620 Million lose power in India. Worlds largest blackout.

[CAMAROBOY69]

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20120730/AS.India.Power.Outage/?cid=hero_media

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/...ts-power-to-more-than-600-million-people?lite

 

[Dotini]

It's awe-inspiring to think of 620 million people losing the benefits of electricity in their lives.

Could it happen to the rest of us?

You bet your sweet bippy it could.


Respectfully,
Steve

 

[wfooshee]

Is anybody answering the phone at Microsoft?

 

[homeforsummer]

Could it happen to the rest of us?

You bet your sweet bippy it could.

Quite. Given some particularly heavy solar activity huge areas could find themselves without power for quite long periods. And I suspect the developed world relies on it even more than those in much of India do...

 

[Furinkazen]

And thats what happens when you hit the kill switch guys....

 

[Phoenix]

And thats what happens when you hit the kill switch guys....

Seriously though, a blackout in a huge country like India must be devestating.​

 

[Hollow]

Situation would only get worse over time, power outages really scare the 🤬 out of me. Just thought about this scenario happening here, and realized I would barely even survive a week if electricity went out.

 

[MSTER232]

Situation would only get worse over time, power outages really scare the 🤬 out of me. Just thought about this scenario happening here, and realized I would barely even survive a week if electricity went out.

I would probably survive more than a week without electricity, but I will be bored to the death during the process.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I would probably survive more than a week without electricity, but I will be bored to the death during the process.

Ditto.

Edit: I wouldn't have a job either...

 

[Hollow]

I think obtaining water after an outage would be the biggest issue. Food would go bad because refrigerators would stop working, cars with no fuel, and no planes. Going back to basics would be tough as hell.

 

[Pupik]

Is anybody answering the phone at Microsoft?

Or "US" Airways.

 

[a6m5]

If something like that happened around here(Oregon, U.S.A.), I don't even know if it'll be worth going to work. While we are not L.A. or anything, traffic might suck, too.

Losing power is one thing, but a lot of work places would lose their capability without the computers we rely so heavily on.

 

[CodeRedR51]

If something like that happened around here(Oregon, U.S.A.), I don't even know if it'll be worth going to work. While we are not L.A. or anything, traffic might suck, too.

Losing power is one thing, but a lot of work places would lose their capability without the computers we rely so heavily on.

The company I work for is 98% internet sale based. They would be toast.

 

[Swara]

I have a feeling that my grandparents were affected by this power outage...because I tried calling them but they did not answer. I know for a fact that they don't go out of the house after 10 PM.

By the way, my grandparents live in Thrissur, Kerala.

 

[Antonisbob]

600 million! I didn't think that many people had electricity there, or that there was even that many people there to begin with.

 

[Swara]

600 million! I didn't think that many people had electricity there, or that there was even that many people there to begin with.

They say that Mumbai is going to live in a dark city tonight...

 

[Antonisbob]

Well I know that I would not want to be in that situation tonight. It's been a fairly hot day!

 

[Keef]

It's awe-inspiring to think of 620 million people losing the benefits of electricity in their lives.

Could it happen to the rest of us?

You bet your sweet bippy it could.


Respectfully,
Steve

It could, but luckily our power grid isn't built from twigs and fishing line, nor do we set toddlers at the computer screen. They didn't shut down 20,000 people like a tornado might do, or 100,000 like a hurricane or earthquake or tsunami. They didn't blacken the streets of New York City. When power levels get too high in the States they issue brown-out advisories for neighborhoods but keep the hospitals running. No, that's not what happened. They shut down a most-powerful-country-in-the-world's worth of electricity...twice. That's a ****ing accomplishment. Short of an two impossibly huge EMP blasts or a two cataclysmic solar events, that is extremely unlikely to ever happen Stateside. Holy somebody's getting fired, Batman!

 

[The Bman]

That's insane. And you have to think, this is a possible scenario anywhere in the world, not just India.

 

[gogatrs]

Nobody has any generators?

 

[The Bman]

Nobody has any generators?

I'm sure that some do, unless generators are illegal in India. (I don't know much about laws in other countries.)

 

[Phoenix]

Reading over the newspapers on the web now, and some say that at least 600 million people has got their electricity back.

 

[Omnis]

I think obtaining water after an outage would be the biggest issue. Food would go bad because refrigerators would stop working, cars with no fuel, and no planes. Going back to basics would be tough as hell.

You live in a desert floating on oil, so, yeah. Electricity won't get you water you can drink without a source, but at least you have plenty of cheap fuel to run generators.

When we lose power from hurricanes, etc, the first thing that goes through your mind after a few hours without power (after your house gets hot) is how soon and to where you're going to move.

 

[gorsad]

I'm sure that some do, unless generators are illegal in India. (I don't know much about laws in other countries.)

Generators are allowed here, luckily I wasn't affected by the blackout, but many of my relatives were. Most of the generators aren't extremely powerful so I doubt they'd be able to hold out for nearly 2 days.

I have a feeling that my grandparents were affected by this power outage...because I tried calling them but they did not answer. I know for a fact that they don't go out of the house after 10 PM.

By the way, my grandparents live in Thrissur, Kerala.

My grandparents live in Kerala too, and from what I heard there was no blackout there. It seems only the northern and eastern states were affected.

I think the problem is that the demand for electricity outweighs what we currently get.

 

[TheCracker]

620 million people without power? That must a black out covering at least ten square miles!

 

[Cano]

I cannot even imagine 620 million people. Let alone in the dark. It's overwhelming. I'm... er, really curious to see the aftermath of this.

 

[Keef]

I think obtaining water after an outage would be the biggest issue. Food would go bad because refrigerators would stop working, cars with no fuel, and no planes. Going back to basics would be tough as hell.

Our local system is gravity-fed from water towers so it's not an issue for us until the bazillion gallon tank is empty.

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

We have power outages a couple times a year in our neighborhood especially when its windy. I have my mother in laws generator at my house at all times. First thing I hook up is the refrigerator. Next is usually the 360 and TV. When the power goes out it is indeed a huge pain to deal with. Especially in the winter. I cant imagine that many people trying to deal with a power outage like this.

 

[gorsad]

We have power outages a couple times a year in our neighborhood especially when its windy. I have my mother in laws generator at my house at all times. First thing I hook up is the refrigerator. Next is usually the 360 and TV. When the power goes out it is indeed a huge pain to deal with. Especially in the winter. I cant imagine that many people trying to deal with a power outage like this.

You use the TV and 360 even when the power's down?

 

[Joel]

I remember last year the power went out in January on a Saturday, on a day when Montreal was playing Toronto, so we hooked the generator up to the TV and the satellite receiver to watch

When the power goes out here, usually we just hook the generator up to the fridge and a couple lights. We have gas stoves and a gas barbecue outside, so cooking without electricity is fine. We have a fireplace downstairs too, so we just light a fire and chill downstairs.