Power Company Warns Of the Dangers of "Vampire Energy" with Red Ring of Death

The Alabama Power Company created this nifty television ad to talk about how some electronic gadgets still use power when they're turned off.

Unfortunately the message is likely to be lost on gamers who won't be able to help but fixate on those three flashing red lights on the power button of the Xbox 360 tucked neatly away under the gloriously out-dated stereo.

Don't worry, those three rings surrounding a green light may just mean that Alabama Power Employee David Stewart forgot to plug in his kids' Xbox 360 properly. Or, you know, it could be dead.

[Thanks for the tip Scott]