Electricity Uses

When Benjamin Franklin flew his kite and discovered electricity through a bolt of lightening, he probably didn’t know how important or how far this discovery would go.

Over the centuries, we have come a long way. When we pay our monthly electric bill, we take it for granted. We come home and turn on the lights. We sit down and turn on the television, dvd player, computer, coffee maker, and maybe even cook on an electric stove. For those who have a long day at work, they probably come home and cook something really fast in the microwave which is also run by electricity. Our refrigerators keep foods safe and healthy and without electricity they are useless. Our homes and apartments need electricity to keep us warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Just a simple slice of bread in a toaster needs electricity to toast it to that perfection that we enjoy as part of our morning breakfast.

There are so many things that we plug in without thinking about them that when a storm hits and the power goes out, we feel helpless. We can’t wait for that electricity to be restored. Remember that the next time you plug in your electric toothbrush or shaver that Ben Franklin practically risked his life to discover this much needed resource for the sake of living our much easier lifestyles.