TV Pickup

EEndXA about 2 hours ago 2 commentsRead Article on en.wikipedia.org

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JumpCrisscross•about 1 hour ago

“Such sudden huge surges in demand tied to the TV schedule are unique to the United Kingdom.”

Why? (The text source doesn’t make this claim.)

pulvinar•about 1 hour ago

Jump down to the Cause section. Millions of high-powered electric kettles being switched on during a popular show's break.

JumpCrisscross•26 minutes ago

But why is that unique to the UK? Plenty of other cultures use electric kettles and follow soaps. (Also did streaming dent the effect?)