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iuygthyjuk
16y ago
But they don't match the chrome wheels on your cadilac esplanade! Drug dealers are fashion victims too
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iuygthyjuk
16y ago
>then repeat aloud what they're told while showing disaster-porn imagery. Pretty much standard for a royal wedding then
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iuygthyjuk
16y ago
Have you tried public transport in London ? Or the local food.
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iuygthyjuk
16y ago
It's also slightly tricky (understatement of the year competition) to hook up a 50Hz generator station to a 60Hz grid - if there are still 60Hz generators on that grid. What happens is that the rest of the country tries to back drive your g
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iuygthyjuk
16y ago
Not quite - the US has a unique split neutral where an incoming 240V single phase is divided into +/- 120V to drive either 120V to earth or 240V heavy duty appliances. But the dryer supply in the US isn't a multi phase
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iuygthyjuk
16y ago
There isn't really an optimal - it was mostly a set of accidents to do with already installed turbines and the number of generator poles in a particular design. Lower frequencies were easier to build for early components, 50Hz is about the