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European clocks ran slow for a bit. British clocks didn't.

Tom Scott
6.54M subscribers
2.2M views 7 years ago
Many people sent me this story: it covers my favourite topics of power grids and temporal anomalies. But when the mainstream press have already covered it, how could I add something more? The answer: by adding another pet topic, Unnecessary British Patriotism. And a teasmade. Press release: https://www.entsoe.eu/news-events/ann... Teasmade: http://amzn.to/2oYrvxb [aff. link] Update, April 8th 2018: they fixed the dispute, and ran the grid at 50.01Hz for a few weeks: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2... If you liked this, you may also like the video I made on how engineers keep the grid stable, and why it's getting more difficult:    • The Problem With Renewable Energy (and how...   Audio mix by Matt Gray: http://mattg.co.uk 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) 📰 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with good stuff from the rest of the internet: https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/ ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/    / lateralcast   ➕ TOM SCOTT PLUS:    / tomscottplus   👥 THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES:    / techdif   ...more
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European clocks ran slow for a bit. British clocks didn't.
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2018Mar 12
Many people sent me this story: it covers my favourite topics of power grids and temporal anomalies. But when the mainstream press have already covered it, how could I add something more? The answer: by adding another pet topic, Unnecessary British Patriotism. And a teasmade. Press release: https://www.entsoe.eu/news-events/ann... Teasmade: http://amzn.to/2oYrvxb [aff. link] Update, April 8th 2018: they fixed the dispute, and ran the grid at 50.01Hz for a few weeks: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2... If you liked this, you may also like the video I made on how engineers keep the grid stable, and why it's getting more difficult:    • The Problem With Renewable Energy (and how...   Audio mix by Matt Gray: http://mattg.co.uk 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) 📰 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with good stuff from the rest of the internet: https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/ ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/    / lateralcast   ➕ TOM SCOTT PLUS:    / tomscottplus   👥 THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES:    / techdif  

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Tom Scott

6.54M subscribers