Many power outages last two seconds. This happens when a squirrel or some other creature short circuits the line. The power company detects the short and then turns off the power to allow the now crispy critter to fall free. It repeats the cycle three times before shutting down “permanently.”
This is why the lights often flicker before an outage.
The problem is that two seconds is long enough to reboot a lot of electrical equipment. This is why my computers and main TVs are on UPS. They keep going. If the power doesn’t come back on in about 5 minutes then I shut them all down. I now have a number of phone chargers that still work.
I have a “super” UPS that is dedicated to my modem and router. It’s good for about 10 hours.
there was actually a story in our local news just a couple days ago about some crows building a nest in the wrong place, starting an electrical fire, and knocking out power to 130,000 homes in the area… ☺
C about 1 month ago
He was really grounded, salt of the earth guy
tudza Premium Member about 1 month ago
He has been transform(er)ed
Digital Frog about 1 month ago
His induction into the hall of flame.
Cornelius Noodleman about 1 month ago
Liar liar feathers on fire.
PraiseofFolly about 1 month ago
A crispy twitter, right out of the birdbath.
Huckleberry Hiroshima about 1 month ago
Eyeballs didn’t pop. Durn.
dflak about 1 month ago
Many power outages last two seconds. This happens when a squirrel or some other creature short circuits the line. The power company detects the short and then turns off the power to allow the now crispy critter to fall free. It repeats the cycle three times before shutting down “permanently.”
This is why the lights often flicker before an outage.
The problem is that two seconds is long enough to reboot a lot of electrical equipment. This is why my computers and main TVs are on UPS. They keep going. If the power doesn’t come back on in about 5 minutes then I shut them all down. I now have a number of phone chargers that still work.
I have a “super” UPS that is dedicated to my modem and router. It’s good for about 10 hours.
MS72 about 1 month ago
Oops, there goes another rubber tree plant!
purepaul about 1 month ago
In our neighborhood it’s usually a squirrel.
Slowly, he turned... about 1 month ago
Never do that on a fence. Learned that on the farm…
ladykat about 1 month ago
He’s just had a shocking experience.
fencie about 1 month ago
Poor little Fritz.
Frank Burns Eats Worms about 1 month ago
They like to keep up with current events, no matter how re"volt"ing.
xSigoff Premium Member about 1 month ago
In the west they had to separate the power lines double the distance of other places: Eagles and condors wingspan made them vulnerable.
Steverino Premium Member about 1 month ago
This comic is shocking.
eddi-TBH 30 days ago
Birds on a live wire.
gopher gofer 30 days ago
there was actually a story in our local news just a couple days ago about some crows building a nest in the wrong place, starting an electrical fire, and knocking out power to 130,000 homes in the area… ☺
wildlandwaters 30 days ago
Byye…byye…biiiirdeeeee….