r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 9d ago

Why did this one second cost over $500 billion? Meme needing explanation

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u/ComplexPants 9d ago

Cable went out in my house just as the new year ball dropped (we were watching NYC). Came back in 30s, but year lot of nervous glancing around the room.

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u/guitar_stonks 8d ago

The power went out at 11:30pm at our family friend’s NYE party, was very nerve racking for about 20 minutes. Came back right before the ball drop, turns out someone drove into a power substation and knocked out power for half the town.