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The joke is a reference to the strategic petroleum reservers in the US: "The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is an emergency fuel storage of petroleum mainta
by bogomipz 7y ago
The joke is a reference to the strategic petroleum reservers in the US:
"The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is an emergency fuel storage of petroleum maintained underground in Louisiana and Texas by the United States Department of Energy (DOE). It is the largest emergency supply in the world, with the capacity to hold up to 727 million barrels (115,600,000 m3)."[1]
The comment is satirically suggesting the telecom industry has similar reservers for such emergencies. These carriers are notoriously stingy and known for their data caps.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Petroleum_Reserve_(United_States) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Petroleum_Reserve_(U...
- caseysoftware 7y agoWhile the US's Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the most well known, Canada's Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve is way more amusing and fascination especially after they had a massive theft. It was a fluid situation but they caught the sticky fingered thieves and delivered sweet sweet justice. Ref: https://business.time.com/2012/12/24/why-does-canada-have-a-maple-syrup-cartel/ https://business.time.com/2012/12/24/why-does-canada-have-a-...
- bogomipz 7y agoThat's not a national reserve though as it's maintained by and only serves the interests of a cartel of private producers in Quebec.
- saagarjha 7y agoThe US also has a helium reserve: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Helium_Reserve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Helium_Reserve