How to Have an Extreme Earth Day

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Honor Earth Day by completely obliterating your carbon footprint.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Discipline
Sacrifice
The willingness to annoy others

Step 1: Begin the day by not bathing

Begin the day by not bathing. And, sorry, no using antiperspirant either. Or any other beauty products.

Step 2: Unplug all appliances

Unplug every single appliance in the house, including your coffeemaker. Wake yourself up with a bracing cup of rainwater instead.

Step 3: Turn off the heat

Turn off the heat in your house. Think of it this way—it will prevent you from sweating, and that's a good thing, considering you're going to leave the house un-bathed and sans deodorant.

Step 4: Leave your car at home

Find a way to get to work without your car. Public transportation or hitching a ride is okay, but walking is better.

Tip: If someone gives you a ride, be sure to harass them about staying well under the speed limit—so as not to waste precious fuel.

Step 5: Give everyone a mug

At work, provide everyone with old coffee mugs you've helpfully recycled. Then lock up the disposable coffee cups to enforce compliance.

Step 6: Green the office restrooms

Bathrooms can be very wasteful—be particularly vigilant today to reign in the use of water, paper, and electricity. For example, replace toilet paper with used copier paper.

Step 7: Unplug the computers

Every time your coworkers leave their desks, unplug their computers. They draw power even when they're asleep—or off. Also unplug the copier whenever it is not in use. Everyone will have the opportunity to thank you for caring about the Earth while waiting for the machine to warm up over and over again.

Step 8: Purchase a locally-grown lunch

Purchase a locally-grown lunch. If there's no such thing available, skip lunch. Feel virtuous as everyone else chows down.

Step 9: Party like it's 1899

Party like it's 1899. Go home, light some soy candles, prepare a simple repast that requires no refrigeration or heating, and then bide your time reading until it's time to go to bed.

Step 10: Sleep like a baby

Sleep like a baby knowing that, at least for one day, your carbon footprint could barely be seen.

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[VigorousVixen]

1:10 hahaha! this is one of the funniest howcast videos ever!

[hogsonquads]

AMEN!! its a scare tactic and these idiots believe it!!

[helenlanzarin]

Glad I found this! I really like your video :)

[TheHappyfamily05]

1:23 is super funny

[Nesquikislust]

Lol

[yaymeIamanut]

.... what in the heck? so you do this every day? treehugger :/

[CalvinKhurniawan]

I have an idea for a better title:

How to have an extreme unhygienic & unhealthy lifestyle to contribute Earth while annoying society who will live shorter because of your annoyance, and better yet we have other helpful solutions to make the planet greener other than this video.

That's a long title indeed.

[sdagoth21]

I don't get it. Are you making of fun of the environmental movement or trying to contribute in a humorous way? Some of you video's seam to rail against going green and others seem to support it.

[dancingdork007]

Watch my video all about recycling paper :) it's called Paper Life! I need lots of hits because it's a school project and the video with the most hits wins, so please help me out and I will be eternally greatful!

[elistonium]

"everyone will have the opportunity to thank you while waiting for the machine to warm up over and over again" but warming the copier up creates a footprint

[321beth321]

LMAO!!! at 1:07 - 1:22