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As the network fell apart, links between one energy
centre and another, broke. Instead of 300,000 Kilowatts
coming into New York to help meet demand,
1.5 million Kilowatts were draining out of the city
to supply areas now cut off from the network,
but still connected like leeches, to the New York generators. As the overload hit
the New York generators, they too began to trip out
centre and another, broke. Instead of 300,000 Kilowatts
coming into New York to help meet demand,
1.5 million Kilowatts were draining out of the city
to supply areas now cut off from the network,
but still connected like leeches, to the New York generators. As the overload hit
the New York generators, they too began to trip out
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As the network fell apart,
00:00:02.501 --> 00:00:04.097
links between one energy
centre and another, broke.
00:00:05.071 --> 00:00:08.273
Instead of 300,000 Kilowatts
coming into New York
00:00:08.374 --> 00:00:11.609
to help meet demand,
1.5 million Kilowatts
00:00:11.644 --> 00:00:14.068
were draining out of the city
to supply areas now cut off
00:00:14.681 --> 00:00:17.001
from the network,
but still connected like leeches,
00:00:17.999 --> 00:00:19.317
to the New York generators.
00:00:22.822 --> 00:00:24.556
As the overload hit
the New York generators,
00:00:24.557 --> 00:00:26.825
they too began to trip out.
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Movie Summary
Follow James Burke through the history of science and technology in this collection of 10 1-hour episodes, starting with "The Trigger Effect."
