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		mynameishere on Jan 7, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Power surges in Britain caused by millions of peop... What? How is that not insane when a 2 dollar watch can use quartz with near-perfect accuracy?

lttlrck on Jan 7, 2013 [–]

Plenty of electro-mechanical heating timers work in this way.

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