Spam leads to global warming

Nitz · Apr 17, 2009

All of those junk e-mails that clutter up your inbox aren't just a massive annoyance but a colossal waste of energy.

According to a report released this week by computer security company McAfee, spammers last year generated a whopping 62 trillion junk e-mails.
What does that mean in terms of energy?
Instead of sending messages asking for money or marketing Viagra, the electricity used sending the e-mails could have powered 2.4 million homes for a year or driven a car around the planet 1.6 times, according to the report.
That waste of energy is also polluting the environment.
Anything powered by electricity also emits greenhouse gases. McAfee researchers say each junk e-mail emits 0.3 grams of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2). That may not sound like much, but when you consider the volume of global annual spam, it all adds up.

Insane..... and here I thought spam was just BS for businesses ;\ :banghead::2guns:

The Legendary Saviour · Apr 21, 2009

Do they seriously think they make any profit when they are sending out all these spam mails? I cant imagine anybody who would fall for the crap o.o

Hyuuga Neji · Apr 21, 2009

O.O
i wanna be the person to claim the energy when the spamming finally stops!!!
FREE ELECTRICITY FOR A YEAR!!!
lol and at first some how i thought it meant like SPAM the food XD

Nitz · Apr 22, 2009

The Legendary Saviour said:
Do they seriously think they make any profit when they are sending out all these spam mails? I cant imagine anybody who would fall for the crap o.o

Actually.. sadly.. about 1-5% of spam GETS ANSWERED.. yes.. so 1-5 people out of 100 are going to fall for it.....

maru · Apr 22, 2009

A year-supply power to 2.4 million homes

=

A car around the planet 1.6 times

?

Sergeant Dreamer · Apr 22, 2009

Wow, that is sad. the only profit they get is the satisfaction from seeing their product put on the news or written in blogs on the internet.

Nitz · Apr 22, 2009

Sergeant Dreamer said:
Wow, that is sad. the only profit they get is the satisfaction from seeing their product put on the news or written in blogs on the internet.

Yup... very sad... Shows how greedy company's will get and how they will choose themselves over the planet.....