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Re:Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-wee... by lucb1e on Saturday March 14, 2026 @04:14PM (#47380702)
Why? If the voltage spikes on the grid (that's what I understand a power surge to mean), wouldn't even more of it end up in your house (that is: the grid voltage spike even higher) if the neighbors have equipment that doesn't let their devices consume some of that energy?

Edit: wait, maybe I figured it out: those devices must be consuming the excess rather than blocking it. Is that it?

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Re:Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-wee... by JanisErdmanis on Saturday March 14, 2026 @07:39PM (#47382524)
Yes, energy dissipates. Although one still needs to look out for the distance from the neighbours as your ground can be different from your neighbours ground potential.
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