Gas water heaters are less energy efficient than electric heaters, but the cost of electricity itself makes the running costs of an electric heater higher. Gas water heaters also have a much faster recovery rate, which makes them a convenient option for larger families.
A taboo is a vehement prohibition of an action based on the belief that such behavior is either too sacred or too accursed for ordinary individuals to undertake.[1][2] Such prohibitions are present in virtually all societies.[1] The word has been somewhat expanded in the social sciences to strong prohibitions relating to any area of human activity ...
1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) an object superstitiously revered by certain W African peoples and used as a charm or fetish. 2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) the power associated with a juju. 3. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a taboo effected by a juju. 4. any process in which a mystery is exploited to confuse people.