This day began in Sydny, Australia in 2007 when millions of homes and business's turned off there lights for one hour to promote energy awareness. People of all nationalities from all parts of the world have pledged to turn of their lights this year. Many famous land marks and cities that never sleep will be dark. So I'm asking you to take part in this also. For one hour from 8:30- 9:30 on Saturday, March 28 what ever time zone you are in I am asking you and your families to turn of those T.V's, pull the plug on the computer's and black out the lights in your house.
Fun things to do in the dark:
1. Take a shower in the dark. Or you could take a bath with candles around it. It's really nice to Technically this still requires using power because water takes power to pump but it's still fun.
2. Ok, perhaps it's only me, but simple things that I normally don't enjoy are so much more entertaining in the dark. For example, try cleaning your room with Absolutely no light. It's really funny.
3. Have a dance party in the dark. It's fun to be able to dance with out worrying that people are looking at you (especially if you're like me and can't dance at all)
4. This was most definitely the most fun of all of them. My sister and I each invited a friend over to celebrate Earth Hour with us. Then we played Sardines with them. My sister and I had a slight advantage over our friends because we knew the house, but it was totally different playing in the dark. ( I walked into our couch.) For those of you who don't know, Sardines is like the opposite of Hide and Go Seek. One person hides and every one tries to find them. Once you do find them, you secretly go into hiding with them.
My friend and I were both stealthily crawling across the floor trying to find my sister, (we had to crawl because we couldn't see where she was) when we both felt a hand touching the other. We both started screaming and then collapsed in a heap laughing when we realized it was the other person.
Will you flip the switch? Do you have any other idea's of cool ways to spend the hour? General thoughts on the climate?
For more information go to earthhour.com
