The World's Biggest Story didn't get much play

[cthulu2016]

Somehow the India black-out just didn't catch on.

But a Hell of a story, nonetheless.

700 Million people without electricity! More than two whole USA's worth of people blacked out.




In case anyone missed it entirely:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/31/india-blackout-electricity-power-cuts

[femmocrat]

1. Nah... everyone was too engrossed in Chik-fil-a mania.

It is the "silly season" I guess.

[slingsam]

2. Hey, Hey......670 million people OK?

liberal bias....and all that...

Yet....large...Bigger than all of the USA

[bunnies]

3. Its India.

Americans dont care about the sweat shops and horrific living conditions either.

[RB TexLa]

4. Our grid here in North Texas failed the other day at 8:00AM

right at the start of business. This happens, it came back on.

[just1voice]

5. 1/3rd of India normally can't even light a light bulb

from the article:

"But despite howls of protest from those whose TVs and computers were not working this week, one-third of India's households do not even have electricity to power a light bulb, according to the 2011 census."

[Hissyspit]

6. My brother is there, in Mussoorie.

He experienced both.

But honestly, I thought you were going to say LIBOR.