Common Misconceptions

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A book aimed at making people think twice about how they use electricity.

Transcript of Common Misconceptions

A book of unfortunate naivety

In deciding her patio was too large to clean in one go, Cheryl decided it was time for a tea break. Knowing she had saved herself an agonising job, she broke a smile and said

“What would I do without

Unfortunately, Cheryl hadn’t seen the bigger picture. She should have really been questioning what she would have done without electricity for pressurising her water.

pressurised water?”

Removing the nasal trimmer from his face, Frank felt quite pleased he had avoided painful plucking. With a snuff of his nose, he left the room thinking of the endless possibilities for the device. He smirked and said

“Thank you precision

Unfortunately, Frank hadn’t seen the bigger picture. He should have been thanking electricity for allowing him to avoid the pain of plucking.

trimming technology”

Sitting back at his board reports, frustrated he couldn’t make the last corner, Chris thought he should be grateful he had the chance to relieve a bit of stress on his childhood game. Turning to the track, he sighed and said

“Without you, my stress

Unfortunately, Chris hadn’t seen the bigger picture. He should have been acknowledging electricity, without which he wouldn’t have been able to race like a young boy again.

would get the better of me”

Standing up after endless hours of antiques programmes, Brenda went to her drinks cabinet and poured herself a large glass of brandy. Feeling rather content, she raised her glass and said

“Heres to you

Unfortunately, Brenda hadn’t seen the bigger picture. She should have been raising a glass to electricity, without which she wouldn’t have been able to watch endless hours of antiques programmes.

antiques daily”

Unfortunately, John hadn’t seen the bigger picture. It was electricity that was taking him back to re-live the memories from the dance floor in the 70s.

Placing his disco ball back in its temporary home, John blushed and chuckled thinking about how his living room must have looked to passers by. After the final song had played out, he sat down and said

“It’s the one thing

that can truly take me back”