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So a bit of downtime while spare parts are installed, or older tech put back in use... A major disruption, maybe, but not the end of the world.
by Frenchgeek 4y ago
So a bit of downtime while spare parts are installed, or older tech put back in use... A major disruption, maybe, but not the end of the world.
- lettergram 4y agoYou should read up on what happens if the grid goes down. It’s not like you can “flip a switch”. If it’s global you’ll have the inability to fix many transformers.
- LargoLasskhyfv 4y agoIt doesn't even have to be global. Just look at how long it takes to produce and deliver only one today, under normal circumstances. With many long detours. It's a spectacle for rail-, transportation-, and logistics-nerds. Often documented on youtube by all involved parties.
- ben_w 4y agoAt this scale, there wouldn't be enough spares. You'd have to wait for replacements to be made, and everywhere in the world is also waiting, but the factories will have to be reworked first so they don't rely on electricity either. I'm sure there are civil engineers working on making sure none of this is necessary, but I kinda doubt the politicians are giving those engineers the resources needed to preemptively build and deploy solutions.
- LargoLasskhyfv 4y agoYou mean the stuff we have dismantled, and exported elsewhere as trash for recycling?