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For You Slim! :D
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| ODST |
Posted on 11/14/2012 20:24:27
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Did a google search after seeing this photo
http://pattysherin.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/hamster-powered-server.jpg
What i found,
"Hamster Powered Servers
I was doing some research on this when I came across this page that explains that 1 hamster on an exercise wheel would make about 1 milliampere. So it'd take about 1000 hamsters running at full speed to light a 100 watt light bulb which requires about 1 ampere to light up.
So we take this into the equation and we take 1 server lets just say we're running a 230 watt computer as a server. 1000 hamsters to every 100 watts, 2300 hamsters minimum to run a server for a very brief period of time assuming every hamster is doing their job and running on their wheels.
Seeing as we can't run a server -a decent one at least- with constant shut offs and turn ons we'd need a lot more hamsters seeing as every hamster needs a break between 'shifts' I suppose you can say. So lets say that every hamster was somehow trained to take shifts and continuously run throughout their shift without stopping. You'd need at least 3 shifts, morning, afternoon and night. That's 6900 Hamsters minimum (2300 x 3).
Each hamster would cost about $1-$5 USD each (pricing varies by location, breed and age.). We'll just go with $5 USD for each so that'll cost us around $34,500 USD before taxes of course. Now we add the cost of food, we'll just use this equation of 1 5lbs bag of Kaytee Forti-Diet for every 5 hamsters so 1 pound per hamster which would cost around $10,474.20 USD before taxes. The general recommended amount to feed a hamster daily is 2 tablespoons of the feed then any left overs must be thrown out so every 1lb will last approximately 16 days so you'll have to buy 1380 new bags every 16 days. Rounding down to 15 days per 1lb you'll be spending around $20,948.40 USD before taxes every month on food alone. As for water, I can't give out an exact number as costs vary from place to place.
Well I would go into bedding and housing costs but I think you get the picture without putting those into the equation. Well seeing as a well taken care of hamster can live anywhere from 4-7 years we'll just add up the costs of how much you'll be spending on food alone over a period of 7 years. So lets see... 7 years = 84 months multiply $20,948.40 by 84 so the total cost being... A grand total of $1,759,665.60 USD every 7 year ($251,380.80 USD a year.). So unless you got some extra "pocket change" laying around, a hamster powered server isn't as economically logical as previously thought.
One is better off getting a fancy server and a fancy ISP for a fraction of the price every year that uses electricity from an outlet which is provided to them by their Electric company -and doesn't use hamsters for electricity-. "
Sorry slim... 
Edited by ODST on 11/14/2012 20:26:58
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Posted on 11/14/2012 20:56:52
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That was interesting to read
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Posted on 11/14/2012 21:59:41
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ODST, you mut have alot of time on your hands. LOL! Nice post. |
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Posted on 11/14/2012 22:03:18
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It took 10 secs, but ok, ty!
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Posted on 11/14/2012 22:21:14
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Oh i see you did a copy and paste from somewhere LOL! |
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Posted on 11/14/2012 22:25:47
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Now that i had my interesting read of the day i can sleep.
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