Jan 3, 2025
In the United Kingdom, a phenomenon known as "TV pickup" occurs when large numbers of viewers simultaneously switch on electric kettles during television program breaks, causing significant surges in national power demand.
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In the United Kingdom, a phenomenon known as "TV pickup" occurs when large numbers of viewers simultaneously switch on electric kettles during television program breaks, causing significant surges in national power demand.
I wonder how bad the TV Pickup power surge was on the National Grid after Doctor Who? There were probably a LOT of kettles boiling!
(Mine certainly did)
"Television pickup is a phenomenon affecting the British National Grid electricity transmission network. As the British public tend to watch the same TV programmes and take advantage of breaks in these programmes to operate electrical appliances (particularly kettles) they cause large, synchronised surges in electricity consumption."
From the "Television pickup" entry on wikipedia
This is the most amazingly hilarious thing ever!