October 24, 2006
Australians urged to save energy with shorter showers
Australians were today encouraged to stop singing and daydreaming in the shower after research showed it wasted water and electricity.
The energy provider Energy Australia surveyed 400 people taking a total of 2,500 showers over five days, finding that the average shower took seven minutes.
The research also discovered that children wasted shower time brushing their teeth, while parents were accused of wasting it while they relaxed or exfoliated.
Leg-shaving was found to be the most wasteful activity, adding an extra 10 minutes to the length of a shower, followed by exfoliating the body, which increased the time by nine minutes.
[…] Have you heard - Australians urged to save energy with shorter showers - Australians were today encouraged to stop singing and daydreaming in the shower after research showed it wasted water and electricity. The energy provider Energy Australia surveyed 400 people taking a total of 2,500 showers over five days, finding that the average shower took seven minutes. […]