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Debaser82

Registered: Aug 2008
Posts: 3477

07-31-12 06:15 PM

Massive power black outs? In the big cities? hundreds of milions of people without power?

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ntt

Registered: Jan 2005
Posts: 21

07-31-12 06:40 PM

Yes, and good luck getting any customer service with many U.S. businesses now.

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gmst

Registered: Jul 2011
Posts: 3745

07-31-12 07:52 PM

what if someday it happens in US - by some evil design, computer virus etc. I am sure if nothing else, there can be a nice movie on this one "Blackout" ... LOL

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oldtime

Registered: Jun 2011
Posts: 7479

07-31-12 08:38 PM

they said 350 million people in India without power.

Yeah Mr. USA, you think you are so big?

To them 350 million is no really big deal. They are lucky it even made the news.

350 million Americans without power and we wouldn't even be able to figure out how to talk about it.

Best you could do is stand on your front porch and ask your neighbor, "Is your power out?"

"Yeah, mine too."

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peilthetraveler

Registered: Jun 2005
Posts: 7105

07-31-12 10:07 PM

I gotta say, in the US it would be so much worse without power. When was the last time you went to a gas station that didnt have electronic pumps? You go without power for a day in the US, thats a day nobody can get gasoline.

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gwb-trading

Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 1730

07-31-12 11:06 PM

I understand the total number without power is close to 620M. This a a demonstration that the grid in India is totally inadequate. This should not really surpise anyone, most of India endures power outages each day that last for several hours. Most people simply accept it as part of life.

I had to visit Bangalore for work multiple times over the past decade. Even in a "major tech center" like Bangalore we tended to lose power for at least two hours each day. Our worksite buildings required large back-up generators.

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