Vampire Electronics
N. Any electronic device which continues to use ridiculous amounts of electricity even when turned off. Often results in unusually high electric bills.
Electric Bill Recipient: "Holy crap! Look at this unusually high electricity bill!"
Significant Other: "Yeah, it's those stupid vampire electronics."
---Even when turned off, the average computer uses about 65 watts of electricity; the colon on a microwave's display uses about 3 watts.---
Significant Other: "Yeah, it's those stupid vampire electronics."
---Even when turned off, the average computer uses about 65 watts of electricity; the colon on a microwave's display uses about 3 watts.---