Anyone been in a blackout?

ahh i c, brownouts/blackouts theyre still the same for me.. electricity or not.. i can sitll move and not panic.. though theyre both pain in the ass

MixxDreamer wrote:ahh i c, brownouts/blackouts theyre still the same for me.. electricity or not.. i can sitll move and not panic.. though theyre both pain in the ass

That's for sure. I've heard/read that brownouts are more dangerous for equipment, 'cause the reduced voltage makes the equipment run beyond its normal specifications and can cause critical failures...

kndy-nt2099 wrote:

Hiya, this took place in the Central Cali. area. I've never had this problem in the Bay Area or Los Angeles but it happens quite a bit.

kndy

oh man! u scared me there for a sec denis! i tought u meant blckouts occur all the time in san fran! (bay area) i was like wtf? good to hear that it was in central cali!

wow u travel all over the place dun't u dude? and u get to interview FAMOUS CELEBS! (hey interview kaila yu again next for me k? ak her if she has a BF) i love her! .... man i want ur life! .....jk *lol* :P

hey loveless, kaila yu has her own blog..didja know? :mrgreen: seriously.. n im not kidding..

offtopic: well thank you for posting the link..... *sarcasm* :rolleyes:
jk *lol*

bmwracer wrote:
Nope, they're not the same: A brownout is when the voltage level drops way below the norm, whereas a blackout is a total loss of power... :)

What about a whiteout? is there such a thing? :D

Ren wrote:What about a whiteout? is there such a thing? :D

Not that I know of, unless you're talkin' about those little bottles with the liquid in 'em. :hehe:

I suppose you could call a lighting strike a "whiteout," but it would be more of a "blowout"... :)

lovelessemotion wrote:offtopic: well thank you for posting the link..... *sarcasm* :rolleyes:
jk *lol*

well sorry i wasnt planning on plugging here cuz she might just get bombed on alotta fans lol.. but i will tell u in private

lovelessemotion wrote: wow u travel all over the place dun't u dude? and u get to interview FAMOUS CELEBS! (hey interview kaila yu again next for me k? ak her if she has a BF) i love her! .... man i want ur life! .....jk *lol* :P

Would you like to interview Asian stars? If you have good writing skills and would like an opportunity, you possibly can intern at asianconnections.com. I used to be involved with the portal during the beginning stages but had some friends who worked there and they had the opportunity to interview Jet Li, Maggie Cheung and so many more. The backers of the site is Suzanne Kai (one of the first Asian broadcasters on television), Ben Fong Torres (yes, the legendary entertainment guru of Rolling Stone Magazine) and Martin Yan (Yan Can Cook). Sometimes you get to go to those special mega-entertainment events...So, if you can write and if you live near Orange County, in California, you may be able to get that chance!

kndy

Yes, I have been.
this one's for beem...
:hehe:

this isn't about how much you drink every night ya know. :mrgreen:

Wow, this thread has been deep down the GD section for 2 years already. :sweat: Seems like you have suddenly became a scavenger littlemissfab :beaten:

Anything to keep beem happy. :)

Saito_Hajime wrote:Wow, this thread has been deep down the GD section for 2 years already. :sweat: Seems like you have suddenly became a scavenger littlemissfab :beaten:

Her codename is Jacques Cousteau.

bmwracer wrote:
Her codename is Jacques Cousteau.

I didn't get this one. :ashamed: Who's that guy (or girl?) :bonk:

bmwracer wrote:
Her codename is Jacques Cousteau.

not that much of a scavenger..i just went to the last page and picked one that was quite interesting.. :hehe:

A "whiteout" is when it heavily snows, only it's like a sheet or a wall of falling snow. You can't see more than a foot around you when there's a whiteout.

In Canada we get whiteout warnings during winter all the time. I drove from Orangeville to Brampton in a whiteout and it took me five hours! It's only supposed to be a half hour drive. :bleh:

Saito_Hajime wrote:I didn't get this one. :ashamed: Who's that guy (or girl?) :bonk:

Guess I dated myself.

He's a world-famous undersea explorer... See Wiki.

bmwracer wrote:
Guess I dated myself.

He's a world-famous undersea explorer... See Wiki.

I knew who he is. ;) And yes, I have blacked out before...I think it was caused by heat exhaustion.

The question is "have you ever been in a blackout" I think this is like electricity-related. that's why I answered, yes, I have been in a blackout. God knows blackouts and brownouts were a staple in the philippines specially ca. 1992