Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhat's an experience that is unique to your country of residence?message-squaremessage-square129fedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down11
arrow-up180arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an experience that is unique to your country of residence?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square129fedilink
minus-squareJadenSmith@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up54·1 day 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-up14arrow-down1·1 day 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