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   Yohan Yukiya Seseㆍ사요한・謝雪矢 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Monday, 08-Apr-2024 11:43:10 JST Yohan Yukiya Seseㆍ사요한・謝雪矢

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   • A group about the Philippines

   @mima Based on what I was told back in the 80s and 90s.

   * Brownout = daytime power cut. The idea was, we can still see each other, and inside homes, it appears to be “brownish”.
   * Blackout = nighttime power cut.

   Officially, electric services in the Philippines actually follow the same terminologies and meanings as the rest of the world.
   * Brownout = low voltage due to high demand. “Mahanda sa mga brownout sa Mayo dahil tataas nanaman ang demand.”
   * Blackout = a huge area lost power supply. = “Blackout sa buong Laguna.”
   * Power interruption = a specific area lost power supply. = “Brownout sa mga Barangay ng Jose at Maria.”

   So, yeah, it's weird how the public use “brownout” and “blackout” differently than the official definitions.

   @pilipinas

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     :mima_rule: Mima-sama (mima@makai.chaotic.ninja)'s status on Monday, 08-Apr-2024 11:43:11 JST :mima_rule: Mima-sama

     • A group about the Philippines

     Anyway why do we #Filipino people call it #brownout instead of #blackout when power cuts out? "Brownout" in other countries means different after all :mima_think:
     
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