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Reminds me of the apparently fake story that large numbers of people simultaneously flushing their toilets during breaks in the Superbowl damaging sewerage syst
by spikels 14y ago
Reminds me of the apparently fake story that large numbers of people simultaneously flushing their toilets during breaks in the Superbowl damaging sewerage systems.
I wonder if some kind of evil flash mob could bring down the grid by having everyone turn on all their power hungry appliances at the exact same time.
- snowwindwaves 14y agoyes they could bring down the grid that way. as you can see a million people turning on their kettles at about the same time is something that must be planned for. If it happens unexpectedly, it is unlikely the generation would be ready to be dispatched fast enough
- J_Darnley 14y agoIf you want to make a flash mob big enough to do that you would need to post the information publicly. Then I think there's a good chance of word getting back to National Grid who could then plan for it. The only thing they wouldn't know then is the size of the demand.