Elevator Energy

I hurt my ankle pretty bad last December (my one year anniversary is coming up), and I made it worse by playing soccer and Gaelic football. It also doesn't help that I haven't seen a doctor. So, for the past semester I've been taking the elevator at school because for some reason walking up stairs is the thing that hurts my ankle the most - even more than playing sports. Besides making me feel lazy, taking the elevator so much made me wonder how much electricity is being wasted because of me. So, I Googled it. I found this blog, where the author calculated out how much energy various elevator trips consumes, and then compared it to the energy common household stuff uses. The conclusion was an elevator doesn't use thaaat much energy - so I don't need to feel too guilty.

Still, if you aren't injured, take the stairs. It's for your health!