A friend of mine lived in a deliberate-built uranium mining town about 30 km away from the Trans-Canada Highway. One day, it disconnected from the main grid for

A friend of mine lived in a deliberate-built uranium mining town about 30 km away from the Trans-Canada Highway. One day, it disconnected from the main grid for one reason or another, but still had power from a local hydroelectric dam. The dam ran too slow, and everyone who relied on wired clocks ended up being 15 minutes behind in their day.