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		protomyth on Sept 4, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Asking for accessibility gets you nothing but grie... Interesting, thanks, never heard that one before. I wonder what part of the religious texts lead to that one.

ars on Sept 4, 2011 [–]

The main one is the prohibition of lighting or extinguishing fire. The vast majority of electricity is generated by burning fuel and using electricity (or turning it off) changes the amount of fuel used.

There are other considerations as well that apply to battery devices, but the main thing is fire.

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