Here are the five loadshedding tips you need in your life
Loadshedding is back in full swing, South Africa! How exciting! Kidding...
Vic Naidoo's producer Rory Petzer is also a comedian, so he came up with a funny way of dealing with loadshedding and we thought of the perfect way to get you laughing, by sharing this with you. If we don't laugh, we will cry...
Now before we move on, let us just say that these ways of beating loadshedding are not real scenarios and have been created for pure entertainment purposes. Please don't try this at home.
1. When there is electricity, put as many jars over your light bulbs as possible and keep those light bulbs on. When the power goes out, quickly remove the jars and immediately seal with lid. The light trapped in those jars should last for six to eight hours.
2. This one is especially useful when loadshedding hits at night. As soon as the power goes out, send a message to all your WhatsApp groups telling everyone to put their hands in the air. Many hands make light work...
3. Spend as much time as you can during the day staring at the sun. Your eyes will absorb all the light which can then be reused when the lights go out. It’s pretty much photosynthesis for people.
4. If loadshedding hits while you’re at work, find the closest manager and stand as close to them as possible. Their power will start to transfer to you, which you can in turn use to create power in your own office.
5. Ask one of your neighbours if they have what is called a ‘book’. It is basically a whole bunch of pages between two covers. These pages have words and can be read. If you read them out loud, you can pretend it is the TV. You might also even learn something. But no pressure.
We've got to admit that #2 is by far our favourite and we will definitely be trying that out tonight. Which one will you try?
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