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If that's the case then I have to talk to my electric company about charging me over and over for the same re-used electron.

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You can talk to them anyway since they're using AC which means they're pumping the same electrons around over and over again. Whether it's just one or a couple that they re-use who cares, the fraud is obvious.

moreover they've stolen your only electron and sell it back to you.

Some electrons are leaking into the ground under your apartment. You should pay at least for those.

Wouldn't that just be the one electron also leaking into the ground?

You have to pay for the one electron. Since it's the only electron, the cost is infinite. This results in a buffer overflow. Your utility bill is an overflowed unsigned short, divided by 100. This is why the maximum utility bill you will ever see is $655.35.

It's not even "around". They're literally charging you money to wiggle your own electrons!

My understanding is they are selling the electrical tension (and charging for that) and not the electron.

Yeah, they are charging for continuously sending that damned electron back to you. But, if you wait long enough, it'll probably come back on its own anyway.

What a scam.

They're preying on our desire for instant gratification, no doubt.

Interestingly, the same could be said for the water company.

God no! Please never let the water company switch to AC! Actually, it sounds like something Time Warner would do if they ran a water company....

Electrons as Service (not a product)

If you want a fresh electron, I hear they keep a second one in Area 51.

Electric utility companies charge you for the energy they provide via electrical energy.

I remember reading an article saying that in an electrical circuit it is not the electrons that are moving, but the energy. The electrons are just the medium.

I smell a class-action suit.

Sorry, my robotic exoskeleton needs a clean.

What is the smell of fear?

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