[usbseeker]

What don't you get? Power goes in one end and out the other, doesn't seem too complicated, thr problem was somewhere in the middle. Lmao

[JshWright]

The parent comment is pointing out that there are additional voltage drops before it gets to "homes and businesses".

The electrical outlet in your wall does not supply 13,000 volts.

[nomel]

To be fair, this is equivalent to mentioning your home router when an ISP has an outage.

[Meerax]

13000 volts to your home toaster is a bit of a problem don't you think?

[bad-joke]

Not if you've installed Linux on it to run Folding@home!

[ozzmotik]

hey look it's a case study of nominative determinism in action!

that being said, i approve

[Nexxius]

Not if you are a Decepticon or Cylon...I mean really man, think of of your AI opressors for once. <<insert fav Decepticon toaster meme>>