Walmart power outage.

[@theunowhoknocks]

Glad no one let out a high pitched scream

[@DeletedDevilDeletedAngel]

we didnt see the full scenario though so who knows?

[@zackwyatt169]

I hate it when people do that

[@basedneutral1173]

its always those females 😂

[@Clooger-]

There's always some idiot that has to scream like a banshee whenever something our the ordinary happens. It's just a rule of life

[@Duskwater19]

@@Clooger- i mean - could be a genuine fear of the dark? idk

[@MotorVelocity]

KZbin decided to recommend this to me 12 years later and I’m all for it

[@virtualsabrealt]

Yo saame

[@soullessprincess6473]

@@virtualsabrealtsame

[@Rachel_Playz]

Same

[@Felix-ql9pi]

same

[@DelmarvaRailProductions]

Same

[@jaimeekinman3701]

Mr. Krabs: why should I waste money lighting the whole store?

[@avocadopeanut]

...when we could sell night-vision glasses! lol

[@mohammed_mubashir]

​@@avocadopeanut 😂😂😂

[@gdottothegamer1001]

​@@avocadopeanutI could see him saying that and then make you pay for those night vision goggles but they aren't actually for sale, they're for rent

[@thelegendmaster3935]

Did someone say evil

[@jaimeekinman3701]

@@thelegendmaster3935 holy oil spill! It’s mermaid man and barnacle boy’s arch-nemesis, Man-Ray and the dirty bubble

[@gameoholic1994]

Why did KZbin take almost 13 years to recommend this to me?

[@D0ntTaseM3Br0]

SAME!

[@AlexKS1992]

The algorithm is a strange but powerful thing.

[@r3b3el]

The incident.

[@flufferpupp]

real

[@soapyywater]

Fr

[@brady72.]

Back when Walmart actually had employees

[@draydenferguson3128]

Bruh, I have been to Walmart several times in the past few months and there were lots of employees. Probably just your specific store.

[@albertgonzalez6384]

R/whoooooosh

[@teddylongplaya10]

​@@albertgonzalez6384r/deadmeme

[@OakBlox]

@@draydenferguson3128r/whoosh

[@draydenferguson3128]

@@albertgonzalez6384 You think this is Reddit funny? It's not. This is an actual problem that the world is facing.

[@ddoesvlogs2151]

*everyone starts shoplifting*

[@jeremiahsimpkins5943]

Vito-Inc. 😆😆😆😆😆

[@sirMAXX77]

Totally, that would be the perfect time, just grab anything and walk out the door.

[@alexfrog546]

Vito-Inc. I would do that

[@legendofthecommentsection6513]

Emillio Melendez dude it's a fucking joke

[@williejeanmaybin6734]

*Grabs deodorant*

[@alexfrog546]

Walmart owner: aw crap forgot to pay the electrical bill

[@defaltusernamehere4813]

alex corpus lol

[@TheTransportExplorer]

alex corpus they should have emergency lights on the celling

[@MIW_Renegade]

alex corpus lol

[@emballofficial3252]

alex corpus doesn't every walmart

[@catfish.mp5361]

It was a transfomer

[@EL-iv2qm]

Imagine some one in the bathroom when the lights went out XD

[@rileyn54]

Turtleandbunny Tv oh no...... TIMMEH!!! WHERE ARE YOUUUU!!!!

[@skybaker18]

Turtleandbunny Tv happened to me but me and a old lady in the movies. I was with my class last Christmas

[@MelvenJones]

Pucca 21 Imagine if that happens while working through the graveyard shift.....AND YOU'RE ALONE😨😨😨😨😨

[@TypicalNerds]

Pucca21 Blogs and more if that happened to me I would be terrified and i would wanna have my IPad Air 2 or My IPhone 5 with me and a battery pack so i can see now im scared of shop toilets when im by my self

[@abbycollins]

Pucca, If that happens, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN!

[@thisissupposedtobeanonymous]

Aaaannnd this is why you don't go opening portals to a twisted, darker version of our world.

[@FREEPALESTINENOW000]

Yoo u also got recommended too 😂

[@faxymachine]

they went into the upside down

[@jesuusch]

Vecna must be low on supplies so he’s sending his minions to steal some stuff while the power is out

[@DavidLS1]

Are you sure ours isn't the twisted, darker version of some other world?

[@adamscarsandstuff4969]

*this is the scp foundation. we are currently experiencing a CK-class reality restructuring event because little timmy wont stop playing with THE DANG DARK MAGIC PORTALS AGAIN-*

[@angeloh1704]

Imagine being a lost kid, and all of a sudden the lights start to flicker and then turns off

[@WickerBasket9]

I'd shit my pants. It's like the Roblox game DOORS, but in real life.

[@cainster]

This was Wal-Mart's sneaky way of sending people to their flashlight section. There's a reason those bastards charge $20 for one.

[@MelvenJones]

@@bluefang3873 Sounds like you pulled that stunt before!!!😆

[@ryans413]

If they could find it in the dark lol

[@NextNate03]

It's up to $1,000.

[@sam-yt]

What about peoples phones

[@YoungMrBlue]

They already scrambled up the locations of everything so people would rather shop online

[@torontomapleleafer]

Considering that 90% of the lighting in Walmart is un-dimmable fluorescent lighting, any drop in the voltage is going to mess with the ballasts inside the light fixtures. The ballast will try to run at full power to power on the fluorescent lighting, as they are designed to do. Doing so draws power from neighbouring fixtures, causing a daisy chain of constant flickering as each light is struggling to turn on and maintain said power. The LEDS in the display cases are dimmable as LEDS are, but since these are not designed with a dimmer in place, they will also try to run at maximum power. Therefore leading to a psychedelic light show few people get to see in real life.

[@christophercoleman1895]

yeah exacatly right eh ? i love the maple leafs

[@ajarofmaeo7405]

NERD!

[@sydneyredgem6953]

Toronto Maple Leafer Wow...I'm in the gifted and talented (Really smart kids)Program at school and I want to be a nero cardioathic surgeon and even I can't understand the words you used on this digital device.

[@tventrca]

So would loosing a phase do this? I read somewhere that loosing a phase can drop the voltage.

[@andrewalsid1500]

Toronto Maple Leafer pp

[@ctothedubya]

Reminds me of when I worked at Walmart. A big windstorm (straight line winds of 100 mph) came through. It knocked down a TV station tower a few blocks from our store - and because it was tangled in power lines our store was out for about 10 hours. Needless to say it got very hot, and quite smelly in that store in 10 hours on a hot summer day.

[@NextNate03]

Sounds like I got lucky. The Walmart I worked at had 2 💣 threats. My job before that had a fire, it was caused by a off-duty Volunteer Fire Fighter, it was an accident. He dump ash tray into the trash can and dump the trash can in the dumpster.

[@Blood-PawWerewolf]

Had 2-3+ inch hail bust through our supercenter’s skylights. They had to close down for a while due to the repairs and water damage.

[@SaulTeeNutz]

I have a core memory of mine when I was very young when our local Walmart actually lost power. I’m now 19 years old, and have never seen it happen since.

[@heartracing4you]

0:11 ngl, this looks like someone is filming a music video 😅

[@Electrooplant7380]

For KSI's new single called "Low"

[@marty3888]

This happened yesterday. They only had 20 minutes of backup power so they told everybody to leave their baskets and walk out the front door and leave. Nobody except maybe people who were already in line were able to finish their shopping.

[@wheedler]

Seems like 20 minutes is plenty of time for everyone to pay for what they have. Maybe I'm underestimating the amount of people in the store.

[@1nm1]

I am sure that is what they told you, but I highly doubt they only had 20 minutes of backup power. More likely it is company policy to EVACUATE the store when the power goes out for safety (and shoplifting) concerns. If they REALLY only had 20 minutes of backup power, they would lose all their refregerated / frozen food, which is why grocery stores typically have backup generators onsite to keep emergency power on till the regular power comes back.

[@Jenna_Talia]

​@@wheedler20 minutes is more than enough but when you've got even an average amount of people all suddenly pouring into the checkout lines? Nah

[@Roadent1241]

I get they wouldn't be able to open the tills but couldn't they just write down what people had bought and just take the money? Sort out change later.

[@vibe1884]

​@Roadent1241 that would be extremely tedious if not short of impossible

[@texasbmx246]

Hell no id be gettin out of there, that shit would turn into the purge real quick at a Walmart

[@aheimdahl5201]

Omg..ROFLMAO XD

[@kreuner11]

Without taking a brand new controller first?

[@toddlindsay8846]

@@kreuner11speaking of which, I would grab for Mario Maker 2 fir the Switch and a new PS4 controller

[@JGProductions6581]

the matchbox hot wheels maisto majorette and green light cars will be mine.

[@forestgriefermc84]

420 likes 8 years later. I was the 420th

[@vupatu3919]

Imagine the purge warning being played on the intercom when it goes completely black.

[@meplayzrblx2503]

Blake THAT WOULD BE FREAKING SO SCARY MAN

[@thepowerfulwolfspirit.2581]

Or hearing a creepy sound or a creepy voice over the intercom.😧

[@void9322]

That would be cool as hell ngl

[@ShorkBoi]

This is a true r/cursedcomments moment.

[@kpoperese]

Its called a brown out

[@Mortis-h3m]

W to move forward A to go left S to go backwards D to go right Ctrl to crouch Shift to run

[@kjj26k]

*Tab to look back*

[@H34RTSFORB3LL3]

@@kjj26kpower off to turn off

[@edmdeathmachine]

*freddy fazbear appears*

[@tabletgenesis3439]

FIVE NIGHTS AT WALMART'S

[@DivineZenAstralSpecter]

Nah this predicted the anglers in roblox pressure

[@Gojistudios_yt-rg1nl]

Sir this is 2011 not 2014

[@T0xicdaf0x24]

SHI RUN

[@Mememaster55yt]

@@tabletgenesis3439har har har har har

[@dragonrider4253]

Looks like a brownout (voltage drop) caused by said transformer fault. Things tend to act a bit weird when there is not quite enough power available, as seen here.

[@sidvicious332]

Precisely

[@therealloganyt237]

Or, someone opened a portal to the upside down.

[@bryanjk]

Probably. Coupled with cheaper led fixtures that can’t dim with voltage I’d imagine that’s what’s going on

[@diode_exe]

@@bryanjk The display cases can, but they weren't designed to do that

[@ahhhnaurahhh720]

“Only at your local Walmart.”

[@zcwte]

cringe

[@YoyoGamez-0]

@@zcwte bro did you seriously reply too this comment years after?

[@Dinkleberggaming]

@@zcwteit was 3 years ago

[@aldogallegos3209]

Quick steal everything you can

[@limechecksout]

+Aldo Gallegos Rofl

[@JesusReyes-tc6zs]

Ikr

[@christophercoleman1895]

Jesus Alarcon hell yeah shopping spree in the dark lol

[@SparkShark101]

KoolKidsKlub TM thats a great idea :)

[@kuromiswag3639]

KoolKidsKlub TM if i was there i would steal like you said like blankets food pillows. and other stuff and flashlights

[@TrainerTray]

“Wait why do I see bright white eyes and hear a strange jingle??”

[@SCP-106]

its me :)

[@TDAuroran]

AAH MARIAH CAREY *IT’S TIMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*

[@creativegamer_03]

feddy foosber

[@HoyoGoblino_OSC]

Freddy fazbear 💀

[@SquidCena]

Har har har har har har har har har harr, har har har har har har har har

[@case18capcut]

Walmart: “We’ll match the advertised price to any competitor.” Electrical Bill: “Pay this”

[@bistostudiosentertainment4986]

Imagine the lights go out and the five nights at Freddy’s power outage theme plays

[@robinausbayern1999]

Oh god, that would be creepy...

[@rileykazama3145]

Or undertakers theme song

[@brainy_tx]

NO NO NO NO

[@khrisbro]

O cholera, czy to Fredi Fazber?

[@UniversalGuardian007]

Thats what I'm saying to 😂

[@Crochet_kitty]

Lights go out. SNATCH AND RUN!

[@MelvenJones]

meow Wishful thinking we both have!!!!

[@catofthesirens2132]

Listen to scaredy face. Scaredy face says never to shoplift or your arrested. (o-o) /|\ /\

[@niyah7499]

meow “run” NO STEAL EVERYTHING YOU CAN

[@mehchocolate1257]

@@MelvenJones runs off to the candy aisle 😂😂😂😂

[@coreyverrett8117]

Shorty from Scary movie lol

[@lifeofbean2556]

Also, most Wal-Marts I've been in don't have backup generators. The ones that do seem to bring in a trailer-mounted one for extended outages; I've been in a few of them when the power has gone out and was stuck in the dark, sans battery powered emergency lights and exit signs.

[@briggscarson]

the battery emergency lights that **Usually do not work b/c Walmart can't care enough to maintain their shit once it's built**

[@ya_homeboy_prophet]

Power goes out and comes back on Employee: Where did all of our merchandise go? Me with a suspiciously 16" flatscreen TV shaped backpack:

[@positronundervolt4799]

A 16" flat screen.....

[@EvilNeuro_IITPP]

And this is why emergency lights are important you needs emergency lights so you can locate the exit

[@1nm1]

This is why you should always have an emergency light source with you (flashlight preferably, so the smartphone battery stays strong), especially if you shop at big box stores on a regular basis.

[@Boba-Fett-GS1150Ez]

@@1nm1 A tactical flashlight with a serrated front hood because some panicking fool will probably try to take your light.

[@sonconmas]

@@1nm1 Don't know where you're from but here in the UK any commercial premises has to have a good coverage of emergency lighting and exit lights, so no need!

[@shamancredible8632]

@@sonconmas it also has a good coverage of illegal immigrants

[@TheReduxGB]

I did notice certain lights were always on (until the end), could they have been emergency lights that straight up failed or something

[@MrClean-Official]

People better be stealing Mr.Clean products

[@hekkn]

Please tell me this account is still active

[@AidanDaGreat]

@@hekkn I'll go check. Reply to me so I can come back to this comment when I find out

[@hekkn]

@@AidanDaGreat I checked, it's active as of 2 months ago and their humor is "edgy" (thinly-veiled excuse for blatant bigotry).

[@AidanDaGreat]

@@hekkn yeah it's just posting slurs because "sHoCK vALuE=fUNnY" Alas.

[@chick8526]

perfect time to steal

[@catofthesirens2132]

(O_o) Scaredy face says to never steal or police arrest you. /|\ /\

[@RatixZhd]

Lady Wither Girl uhhh, YES

[@codymcaleer7209]

WERE SLASHING PRICES! EVERYTHING MUST GO!!!

[@tear140]

angela pruitt thats what im saying hahaha

[@Y2KLxve]

angela pruitt just grab a flashlight and grab

[@thephantom1492]

For those wondering why it flash in that pattern: big building use tri-phased power. To keep it simple, just see it as 3 power wires. It look like two of those power wires got issues (probably arcing between the two, shorting each others). Some transformers will have the three power wires going in it, hence why it can arc between each other. It can happend due to many factors, like contaminant, oil leak (they are oil filled, for cooling and oil is a good electrical insulator. No oil = will arc = high temperature = oil boil and catch fire and boom), internal failure, oil degradation and more. When the transformer did blew up it killed the three phases and boom, black out.

[@Ignisan_66]

I know what three-phase power is.

[@paul_ko]

@@Ignisan_66Good for you. You're not the only person on youtube though ;)

[@PERTEKofficial]

That’s what I was thinking considering the lights are flickering on and off seemingly at random. Get to see which lights are wired to which phase. That would be wild to put all of those lights on to a single circuit

[@PERTEKofficial]

@@Ignisan_66for anyone who doesn’t know, AC electricity works by starting at 0 volts, increasing to 120v+, going down to 120v-, and then coming back to 0, 60 times per second. This is what “120v60hz” refers to. If you’re not in the US, it’s usually 240v50hz, same idea except twice the voltage and fifty times per second. In a three phase system, you can think of this sort of like having this exact thing happen once, and then a few microseconds later you have a second power cycle like this, and then another few milliseconds later, you have a third identical power cycle. This is why when you look at a distribution line, you typically see three wires; each one containing a different phase. Each phase is slightly offset from eachother, and this allows you to have more circuits without creating more load on any single wire, and has the benefit of allowing you to create a circuit that draws a higher voltage. You can get 240v by treating phase A as the “hot” and phase “B” as the neutral (so to speak, trying to keep it simple) I could explain this stuff a lot better if I wasn’t drunk so I’ll leave it up to people in the comments to correct me and elaborate further and all. Cheers lol 🍻

[@tezcanaslan2877]

@@PERTEKofficial you explained well

[@cryptic7113]

This is not IKEA but "The store is now closed, please exit the building" starts playing

[@Pallw-j8v]

Thanks KZbin for recommending this 13 years later

[@incrediblythin6896]

Honestly one of the best light shows I have seen in my life.

[@catladynikki2024]

😹😹😹😹

[@NoobyShorties]

Better than tesla ngl

[@proneczarniecki2833]

Love seeing this happen to a Wal-Mart because I used to work for one in mid Wisconsin

[@baltakatei]

Meanwhile, in an electrical junction box, one mouse is like: “UNLIMITED POWER!” ⚡

[@firestar6]

Working at a Walmart since 2023 just know they don't care if power goes out during a storm. We were still stocking the shelfs while they were using floor scrubbers and power lifts. All we had were head lamps and lanterns

[@MaltaMcMurchy]

Wal-Mart is rolling back the voltage once again! ⚡

[@Vulpio7775]

0:31 *Insert El Torador March music box and glowing eyes here* It's perfect.

[@SoggySaltine]

LOL, you know FNaF!

[@albertpetrovichiii]

***** Me too!

[@GloriaLOrtiz-fo8gz]

R U ready 4 Freddy?

[@cooperlee7216]

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[@legendarygodzilla3577]

@@SoggySaltine I'm gonna try editing Freddy into this later

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

Employees: So we can go home right?

[@RyanCWilliams]

Nope. In retail when the power goes out EVERYONE has to help empty the bunker coolers on the floor into the walk-in coolers in the back.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

@@RyanCWilliams Thankfully, from my almost 9 years in retail (not a Wal-Mart, but a supermarket nonetheless), I've never worked through a blackout, because *GOD THAT SOUNDS ANNOYING.*

[@roberthayes6488]

Someone in the toilet must been freaking out and accudently pissed his pants when the lights flashing and the lights turn dark

[@MorreskiBear]

People seemed quite pleased when everything went dark. Such a happy Walmart.

[@zachaviationflight]

I can’t believe such store can have a power outage like this!

[@myrealghostbusters]

I’ve been watching this for years. It’s always eerie at the end when the power goes out.

[@shadowdragon3126]

I hope a bear wearing a top hat and bowtie doesn't let out a menacing tune

[@H-258]

I love it when things go wrong at walmart.

[@elementemerald]

Yeh

[@NostalgiCrazy]

Lmao why

[@jm08a31]

Stephen Shirey Walmart. The place where Walmart gets its own lights.

[@xItzKillerx]

it’s super ghetto lol

[@angelwayne2872]

Lol

[@Official_Haazki]

imagine coming back to this on the EXACT day from 13 years ago

[@deadma9kk265]

Is this also being recommended to y'all too all of the sudden?

[@NovaQuinzel]

It’s crazy to see she is the only one filming pretty much. How times have changed drastically. You know everyone would have been pulling out their phone

[@hammerdomplayz]

"Excuse me, please exit the building!"

[@deoxi3207]

The ten robbers putting on their night vision goggles as part of the plan: *Its go time boys*

[@PandaJerk007]

I'm picturing the Penguins of Madagascar, they were like spies / secret agents :)

[@Longlivexandjuice]

This is hilarious that this got recommended to me 13 years later on the same day

[@benignotzul5027]

13 years later is crazy

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

Walmart having a seizure.

[@theguywhoasked5591]

I like your name

[@ShawnTufford]

I was thinking the same thing lol

[@lu7s687]

ISLAM is Satan's masterpiece - est satanique Aka Juice WLRD

[@a.conner6565]

Walmart, more like seizureMart

[@Warp2090]

@@a.conner6565 I see why it was called Hypermart back in the day

[@AlienAnthony]

"Attention walmart shoppers! Its now tine for our annual power outage sale! The moment the lights turn completely out. Anything outside of the building within the next 50 seconds is FREE!"

[@CreatorOfTGCFS]

The worst part is, imagine you’re in line and this happens while eas notification goes off on everyone’s phones! 🤦🤦‍♀️

[@Boba-Fett-GS1150Ez]

Or the tornado sirens.

[@CreatorOfTGCFS]

@@Boba-Fett-GS1150Ez G sus

[@suns210]

and then you hear "The store has now closed, please exit the building."

[@HandlesAreReallyBad]

I remember watching this like 10 years ago when I was a kid, how did it come back in my recommendations?

[@Ardeact]

"Remember, grab as much as you can. Valuables first."

[@theonecommenter]

People with epilepsy:

[@real_abender]

Surprised the Purge didn't break out right then and there

[@TahaBloxYT]

ah yes it feels good to get this recommended 12 years later

[@Alyssa-the-weirdo-of-recroom]

pov, vecna wanted to buy some groceries:

[@DrSurprise]

this was probably planned because it made for a nice light show.

[@jtray3]

This is the scene from that power outage movie.

[@FubarMike]

yeah American Blackout. But that came out in 2013 but this video is from 2011. So I think american blackout may have used this clip. I could be wrong though

[@JaeLever]

FubarMike You're 100% correct . They bought this clip from me to use in the film

[@jahmalonbethel1307]

i know i saw the same thing.

[@redcowcat8705]

+Jae Lever wow cool

[@t-bonethepowerlineworkerfi4120]

@@JaeLever I'm a lineman at Toledo Edison

[@NostalgiCrazy]

Play some Hardhouse and bring out the glowsticks!

[@mr.commentboi3707]

Sebizzar lawl

[@NostalgiCrazy]

@@mr.commentboi3707 How's 2021 for you?

[@tehpanda64]

amazing how many employees worked at this one walmart. I've never seen more than 3/4 cashiers and a greeter in current year..

[@arielfriebel4141]

Imagine the lights turn back on and you see endless yellow walls, signifying you've teleported to the Backrooms.

[@Poland24-vy8ok]

Why are all the comments new why is this getting recommended 12 years later 😭😭

[@DESUDESU24]

Love how they cheaped out with the emergency lighting. Then again, it is walmart, They don't even spend money on employees so no way in hell they're spending money on emergency lighting.

[@TheExitSignDudeOfficial]

True, they however are old, they might have used Dual-Lite LMW emergency lights, they used those emergency lights before they installed Dual-Lite EVHCs in Walmart, maybe the emergency lights has dead batteries, that the self-diagnostics might have scanned the trouble. They should replace the batteries in the emergency lights

[@Sukanawillfindu]

Oh no guys rush is coming!!!! ( why is this recommended 12 years later)

[@FurryWrecker911]

I appreciate the cooing and cheering at the end when it finally gave up. I'm so used to people panicking and screaming that _not_ doing that is a fresh breath of air.

[@crowngamer901]

Shoutout to KZbin for randomly recommending this to me

[@gb9727]

Shop: Power turns off Everyone: Starts screaming

[@TimberLineFern]

"When you're walking down to the fridge and the power goes out..." -Tom Servo

[@blurryybunny]

straight out of stranger things

[@Rusty-2010]

It’s all fun and games until the Martians show up and cause calamity.

[@ather1717]

I thank the algorithm for sending me this for 12 years ago

[@jessicahowe1838]

Just like when I was at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College. I was in school and the lights went out because a storm rolled through and lightning knocked the power out. Everyone in the school just sat around and hung out. Eventually, the lights came back on a short time later.

[@Agvazela_Vega]

L for any epileptic who just wanted to go shopping

[@Casonplayz]

**Christmas 12/24 (instrumental) starts playing** 0:01

[@liferockedmelikemotley]

I miss the early 2010s

[@lizapeterson9911]

at my school when someone accidentally flips the light switch off in the cafeteria everyone screams so when it happens we just do little girly screams cuz it’s funny

[@SwaggieSteve]

Crazy how this was the last ever power outage world wide

[@FREEPALESTINENOW000]

how we got recommended this after 12 yrs fr 😂

[@scott7305]

World wide? This was just for this store

[@faxymachine]

i get it, but i dont

[@STCloud-xg6zc]

The people replying seem slow in the head

[@japanfanatic1415]

Are you d*mb?

[@Crazed_Commando]

Freddy is about to spawn

[@thediscof24]

Imagine working at the jewelry section and then the lights go insane

[@manthatornado427]

This was a different time, everyone just chilling, laughing, having fun. This is nostalgia

[@Bananazcakies]

oh shit someone hacked the lights.

[@Bananazcakies]

***** no nawt me

[@dachshunddoggo2764]

Lol, watch dogs 😂

[@Axodus]

hacking into the mainframe now

[@AdtoonFamily]

Disco party 0:12

[@Peanutbutterontoastedbread7]

😂

[@omarfierro630]

That moment when you hear purge sirens "START MY BOIS"

[@ML-gc2fi]

13 years ago, crazy!

[@MichelSkaleski]

I found this video 13 years later and I'm in it.

[@SwitchZetto]

Nice! A live recording of a poltergeist attack

[@The_WALster]

When it goes out: *fnaf music starts playing*

[@chronically.advocating]

This is an outage due to either losing the third leg of three phase power, or a really bad neutral out on the poles. Both will cause voltage sags (aka the American version of a brownout). LEDs, florescents, refrigeration, and large ventilation fans all run on 3 phase power. So that voltage sag wreaks havoc on those, because they are ultra finicky to incoming voltage. Like literally the florescents alone can't sustain the electrical arc through the fluorine gas if the voltage drops by more than 2 volts, and I'm a voltage sag such as this voltage can drop by up to 100 volts. On an interesting side note those large ventilation fans I mentioned will actually run backwards, because of both an imbalance in the voltage, and because they're circuitry is not designed to be able to reconcile such a low voltage.

[@brady72.]

Thank you for explaining

[@shamancredible8632]

I can't take anyone seriously who calls it a third leg. Just no. Go back to your pride parade, you face-diaper wearing weirdo. I also just finished reading your comment. You have no idea what the hell you're talking about. A brownout is a drop in power from sudden increased load on the grid before returning to normal levels, and a blackout is a total loss in power. What happened in the video was a really bad surge followed by a blackout. That being said, only very large equipment receives 3 phases, everything else like lighting is run off a single phase. There is no fluorine gas in fluorescent bulbs, only mercury vapor and noble gasses. There is no way large ventilation fans are going to run backwards because a single phase is disturbed for a few seconds. They have way too much inertia. And obviously, electrical circuits are designed to run at nominal voltage. Who'd a thunk it??

[@FUNNYANDCOOL-e1m]

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[@kakao-katze]

"it's a hell of a freaking light show; You're gonna love this"

[@LemarSullivan821]

I am so thankful to not hear someone screaming when the power goes out