Customers Lose Power as Electrical Failure Hits Manhattan’s Upper West Side

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Post by TaylorSwift » Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 12:20 AM UTC

Customers Lose Power as Electrical Failure Hits Manhattan’s Upper West Side
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Re: Customers Lose Power as Electrical Failure Hits Manhattan’s Upper West Side

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Post by anonu » Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 12:29 AM UTC

42 years to the day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_blackout_of_1977

Good time to check your flashlight batteries and your go-pack.

Re: Customers Lose Power as Electrical Failure Hits Manhattan’s Upper West Side

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Post by zaroth » Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 12:38 AM UTC

anonu wrote: post #2

42 years to the day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_blackout_of_1977 Good time to check your flashlight batteries and your go-pack.

I’m trying to come up with a plausible bit width and increment rate which would result in a 42-year rollover interval...

Re: Customers Lose Power as Electrical Failure Hits Manhattan’s Upper West Side

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Post by avs733 » Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 12:50 AM UTC

zaroth wrote: post #3

anonu wrote: post #2

42 years to the day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_blackout_of_1977 Good time to check your flashlight batteries and your go-pack.

I’m trying to come up with a plausible bit width and increment rate which would result in a 42-year rollover interval...

I believe it's one towel unit

Re: Customers Lose Power as Electrical Failure Hits Manhattan’s Upper West Side

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Post by nexuist » Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 1:25 AM UTC

anonu wrote: post #2

42 years to the day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_blackout_of_1977 Good time to check your flashlight batteries and your go-pack.

I remember reading about this in elementary school (in the 2000s). Glad I got to live to see it again, I guess...?