Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat's an experience that is unique to your country of residence?message-squaremessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down11
arrow-up1100arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an experience that is unique to your country of residence?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square158fedilink
minus-squareJadenSmith@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up63·1 month agoPeople in the UK drink so much tea (or coffee these days), that breaks in soap operas (such as Eastenders) cause the national grid to be on high alert, due to the incredulous surge of power from so many kettles being turned on at once. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_pickup
minus-squareInterstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·1 month agoThat’s incredible actually
People in the UK drink so much tea (or coffee these days), that breaks in soap operas (such as Eastenders) cause the national grid to be on high alert, due to the incredulous surge of power from so many kettles being turned on at once.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_pickup
That’s incredible actually