Old Lady: “Ahh those dang squirrels are out there eating my bird feed again! I’m just trying to pay my bills! Not chase away these annoying animals! My bills are so high that I don’t have the patience to worry about these animals. If only there was a way to keep these squirrels happy and lower these electricity bills. . .” *stares dramatically into the middle distance*
Announcer: “Don’t you hate that those squirrels always eating the bird feed? Do you hate your high electricity bills? Well, we might just have the solution for you!!!”
First Scientist: “Squirrels are all around us and can be used to help us! We can make them our ALLIES! In this infomercial you will learn about how we can use squirrels as our allies and benefit ourselves as well as them. There is an estimated 1.12 billion squirrels in the United States and the average electric bill in North Carolina is $117…show more content… (hold up a diagram of the feeder) The _____ actually encourages the squirrels to come. The ______ releases smells that attracts squirrels to the feeder. Once they are at the feeder, the squirrel jumps onto the platform and applies pressure. The applied pressure signals the feeder to release one serving of food and spin a generator inside of the tube. The newly created energy is transferred through a secured wire and into a specially designed storage unit underground, which can be accessed to supply electricity to small items such as outside decor lights.”
Fourth Scientist/Environmental Dude: “The average residential monthly electricity bill in 2013 was about $110! Around 7% of the total electricity consumption in the United States is from lighting in residential areas. The _______ can help reduce this amount of energy used for lighting. Even the smallest percentage can go a long way if large amounts of people start participating. Just think of the monstrous effects if we all start using products such as this and lower our electricity
