Power outage in Spain and Portugal

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QueTal1234

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Power outage in Spain and Portugal

With many of us traveling to Spain, seems wise to be cautious. This from the Guardian. And to think I was only worried about heat and floods.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/29/spain-portugal-returning-normal-experts-cause-blackout

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 29 2025 17:07:28

Piwin

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RE: Power outage in Spain and Portugal (in reply to QueTal1234)

Don't tell anyone, but I'm pretty sure it's because I turned on my toaster when I already had a fan and two other appliances on. It's a powerful toaster, what can I say.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 29 2025 18:43:10

RobF

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RE: Power outage in Spain and Portugal (in reply to Piwin)

There's no way a toaster could do that.

On the other hand, the inter-dimensional time-warp machine that I fired up a few days ago is a bit of a power sap. No idea if it knocked any grids out but, then again, I just got back.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 29 2025 20:24:20

BarkellWH

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RE: Power outage in Spain and Portugal (in reply to Piwin)

quote:

Don't tell anyone, but I'm pretty sure it's because I turned on my toaster when I already had a fan and two other appliances on. It's a powerful toaster, what can I say.

You're not fooling anyone, Piwin. You were really crypto-currency (Bitcoin) mining and with the tremendous amount of electrical power needed brought down the entire Iberian electrical grid.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 29 2025 20:39:21