SteveThePurpleCat
SteveThePurpleCat t1_j43f0do wrote
Reply to comment by cardcomm in Intel breaks the 6GHz barrier with $699 Core i9-13900KS processor by Avieshek
230v nominal, it can go up to 250v.
And a 3000 watt socket limit.
SteveThePurpleCat t1_j28apni wrote
Reply to comment by Mr_Charles___ in Britain sends metal detectors, defusing equipment to Ukraine by CathrynMcCoy
Mines are going to be a massive issue for decades yet.
SteveThePurpleCat t1_j258fdw wrote
Reply to comment by dumb_idiot_dipshit in G7 tell Taliban to reverse ‘reckless and dangerous’ ban on female aid workers by misana123
They did nothing to stand against the Taliban, repeatedly. You can't help people who clearly don't want to be helped.
SteveThePurpleCat t1_iwikurt wrote
Reply to comment by Jaggedmallard26 in TIL that the civilian sailors of the U.S. Merchant Marine had a higher casualty rate during World War II than any branch of the armed forces. by p38-lightning
By mid-war the British had air based radar that could detect a periscope or snorkel in the water, by the end it was just damn unsporting.
SteveThePurpleCat t1_iwikdmj wrote
Reply to comment by Jaggedmallard26 in TIL that the civilian sailors of the U.S. Merchant Marine had a higher casualty rate during World War II than any branch of the armed forces. by p38-lightning
US admirals were famously Anglophobic, they actively rejected any advice from the British rather than just ignored it.
Convoys? Anti-sub escorts? Zig-Zag? Turning lights and radios off? Pfft, that's just for the weak English.
Hang on, where did all of our Merchants go? Oh, to bits you say...
SteveThePurpleCat t1_j43fup3 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Intel breaks the 6GHz barrier with $699 Core i9-13900KS processor by Avieshek
>I've never understood where 220 and 110 came from.
Those are the nominal or 'average' voltages. Nowhere has 100% consistent voltage supply. The UK goes from about 216v to 250v. If you were to plot the AC sine wave, the peaks would be nearer 330v RMS. But that variance is of no damn use to anyone who makes devices, or the consumers shopping for something compatible.
So a nominal is used, a nice easy number for everyone to read and go 'oh yeah, that works in my wall socket'.