Today is so hot that...

[Taro Toporific]

Today is so hot that...

...my mechanic can't get any torque on my nuts.

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Dozens Die in North Asia Heat Wave as Power Supply Strained
Bloomberg 2013Aug13
The heat wave heightens pressure on utilities, particularly in Japan where safety concerns have prompted the shuttering of nuclear power stations...more...

[Coligny]

Japan’s utilities have so far been able to keep their reserve margins -- generating capacity not used to satisfy demand -- at higher than 3 percent, which is considered the lower limit for a stable electricity supply, said Takehiro Kawahara, an analyst with Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

With 1 or 2 nukaplant online at most if my memory serves me well...

[Coligny]

Situation in Aichi as of now (Toyohashi being at 45º under the sun, only 35º in the shadow)

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Any reliable source for Tepco in real time / near real time ?

[Coligny]

Comiket switched from camel towing (see Taro's post)...

To nipple slipping:
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2013/08/1 ... -slipping/
(same warning applies)
(bring yer own tissues, I'm out of stock)

Wonder how many died of heat stroke at the end of the day...

And where is the morgue...