# Could Your Home Survive a 30-Day Global Power Outage - Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2117770057849708861 - Source account: [@F8_K10](https://x.com/F8_K10) - Source language: Arabic - Target language: English - Duration: 9:19 - Published: 2026-11-05 - Machine translated. Check the original before quoting. - Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage - Original-language version: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/ar/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%83-30-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8B%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1.md ## Transcript [0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage) It’s nine at night. Thursday. The AC is running, and your phone’s in your hand. [0:06](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=6) Then suddenly, the AC goes quiet. The lights go out. In the corner of the screen, one word. [0:12](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=12) No service. You say, “It’s fine. The neighborhood’s lost power.” And you go to the window. [0:18](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=18) It’s not just your neighborhood. The whole city is dark. [0:21](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=21) No streetlights, no traffic lights, no cell tower. [0:25](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=25) And you hear a sound you’re not used to hearing in your city. [0:28](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=28) Silence. What you don’t know yet is that this isn’t a power outage in your neighborhood. [0:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=33) The entire planet has gone dark, and it’ll stay that way for 30 days. [0:38](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=38) So the question is: how many days can your home last? [0:41](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=41) For the first hour, everyone laughs. A forced vacation. [0:46](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=46) But your grandmother isn’t laughing. She gets up and says, “Fill the water now.” [0:52](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=52) And you don’t understand why. The house has a tank underground and a tank on the roof. [0:57](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=57) And water can only get from below to above with a pump. [1:01](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=61) And the pump runs on electricity. So the water in the tank upstairs is all that will reach the faucet and after that, not a single drop. [1:09](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=69) So you fill everything the pots, every empty container, and the bathtub Because a person needs about three liters a day just to drink, and more in the heat. [1:20](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=80) In the morning Your mom wants to open the fridge, and your grandma stops her. “Don’t open it.” [1:26](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=86) Because a closed fridge keeps things cold for only about four hours. [1:31](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=91) And a full freezer can last maybe two days. [1:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=93) Every time you open it, the cold escapes and doesn’t come back. [1:37](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=97) So you open it just once and take out all the meat. [1:40](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=100) And the rule is, whatever spoils first, you eat first. [1:44](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=104) That night, the smell of grilling fills every house. [1:47](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=107) A dinner like no other in years. But no one knows this is the last fresh meat they’ll see for a month. [1:55](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=115) The next day It’s 47 degrees outside, and inside the house is like an oven. [2:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=122) Your little brother is quiet, and his face is red. [2:05](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=125) You touch him. His skin is hot and dry, without a drop of sweat. [2:10](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=130) And that’s the frightening sign, because the body cools itself by sweating, and when sweating stops, the temperature rises in the brain. [2:18](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=138) It’s called heatstroke. You wet a cloth and put it on his neck and under his arms. [2:23](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=143) You give him water little by little, and he starts talking again. [2:28](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=148) That night, your grandma says, “Up on the roof, like old times.” [2:31](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=151) You spread out your bedding up there, and the air is much cooler than inside the house. [2:35](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=155) You look up and see stars you’ve never seen above your city. [2:41](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=161) The fourth day You get in the car to fill up with gas, and the station is open, but it doesn't work. [2:48](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=168) Because the gas pump runs on electricity, and the gas underground can't be pumped up. [2:54](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=174) And that's when everything starts collapsing, one thing after another. [2:56](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=176) No gas means the trucks are stuck. And trucks being stuck means no vegetables, bread, or milk. [3:04](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=184) The grocery store next door has empty shelves by the third day. [3:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=188) The hospital is running on a generator. But the generator needs fuel. [3:12](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=192) And the fuel isn't getting through. A few days later, it runs out. [3:17](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=197) You turn off the car and walk back home. [3:20](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=200) Because the gas in your car has become the most valuable thing you own. [3:24](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=204) But the hardest thing in the first week isn't hunger. [3:28](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=208) It's not knowing whether it's just your city, or the whole country, or the whole world. [3:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=213) Your phone is at 12%. You turn it off and decide, every Friday, you'll turn it on for one minute to see if there's a signal. [3:41](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=221) After evening prayer, people gather at the mosque entrance. [3:45](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=225) One says it's a war. Another says it's a solar storm. [3:50](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=230) A third swears he heard that another city has its power back. [3:54](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=234) Not one of them has seen anything with their own eyes. [3:57](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=237) And in the dark, rumors spread faster than news. [4:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=240) Because the brain hates not knowing, so it fills in the blanks with anything. [4:04](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=244) That’s why you ask anyone, “Did you see it yourself?” [4:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=248) And if not, leave it with them. Day nine The gas cylinder is empty, so your mother cooks over charcoal indoors with the window shut because of the dust. [4:20](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=260) An hour later, your head hurts, and your grandmother falls asleep sitting up. [4:25](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=265) When charcoal burns in an enclosed space, it releases a gas called carbon monoxide that has no color or smell. [4:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=273) It enters the blood and takes the place of oxygen. Its first signs are a headache, dizziness, and drowsiness, and you might never wake up from that sleep. [4:43](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=283) Open all the windows, get everyone outside, and take the charcoal into the yard. [4:48](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=288) And the lesson is: any fire, any generator, any charcoal always belongs outside the house. [4:55](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=295) Day fifteen Your grandmother has diabetes, and insulin injections need to be kept cold. [5:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=302) They last about a month outside the fridge if the weather is mild, but at 47 degrees, they spoil much faster. [5:09](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=309) Your grandmother smiles. “Bring me the zir.” [5:12](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=312) An old clay water jar from her father’s time. [5:15](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=315) You wet it and put it in the shade, somewhere with a breeze. [5:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=319) The water on the clay evaporates, and evaporation carries heat away with it. [5:24](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=324) Like sweat cooling your body. Inside the jar, it gets several degrees cooler than the room, and you put the insulin in it. [5:32](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=332) And that same day, you go to the grocery store. [5:35](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=335) The card's dead. The ATM's down, and the cash in your pocket— The shopkeeper looks at it and says, "What am I supposed to do with that?" [5:44](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=344) Now, currency is something else. A battery, a bag of rice, a box of painkillers, a candle. [5:50](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=350) And you trade a can of tuna for four batteries. [5:53](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=353) Then you go home feeling like a trader. Your grandmother has become the head of the household. [5:59](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=359) Water. You boil it until it bubbles hard for a full minute, because the heat kills the germs in the standing water. [6:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=368) And you slice the leftover meat thinly, salt it, and lay it out in the sun. [6:14](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=374) Dried meat. Salt draws the water out of the meat. [6:18](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=378) And bacteria can't live without water. Just like your ancestors did in the old days. [6:23](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=383) At night, the streets are dark, so the neighbors take turns guarding the mosque's water tank and the homes. [6:30](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=390) Two hours each. And over time, you get to know your neighbors better than you did in the ten years before. [6:36](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=396) Day twenty. And the problem is now in your head. [6:40](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=400) Your hand keeps reaching for your phone, even though it’s not in your pocket. [6:44](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=404) Your brain is used to thousands of little things every day. [6:48](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=408) A notification, a video, a message. And now, nothing. [6:53](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=413) So you feel bored and restless, and your thoughts run wild. [6:57](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=417) But after a few days, something changes. [6:59](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=419) You wake with the sun and sleep when it gets dark. [7:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=422) And there are more stars above the rooftop. [7:05](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=425) The white band across the sky is the Milky Way. [7:09](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=429) It’s been above you your whole life. But the city lights were covering it up. [7:13](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=433) Your grandmother says, “This was our sky before electricity.” [7:17](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=437) And she tells you about nights you’ve never heard of before. [7:21](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=441) Day thirty. Friday. You open your phone like every Friday. [7:26](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=446) No service. You turn it off. That night, while you’re on the rooftop, you hear a sound. [7:32](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=452) The air conditioner downstairs sputters and starts up. [7:35](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=455) The lights come on in your house, the neighbors’ houses, and the whole street. [7:40](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=460) People shout with joy. You turn on your phone. [7:43](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=463) And your phone won’t stop. Thirty days’ worth of messages all arrive at once. [7:49](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=469) You look up. And the stars disappear, one by one. [7:53](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=473) Your grandmother looks up and says softly, It’s gone. [7:59](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=479) But let’s get back to reality. Surviving a long outage doesn't require a huge stockpile. [8:05](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=485) You need three small things that you should have at home now. [8:09](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=489) First, a small water filter or purification tablets. [8:12](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=492) Because you saw what runs out first isn't food, It's water. [8:17](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=497) And boiling requires a fire. And a fire requires gas. [8:20](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=500) A palm-sized filter removes most germs from tank water without a fire or electricity. [8:27](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=507) Second, an emergency radio that doesn't need electricity or batteries. [8:31](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=511) It has a crank on the side. Turn it for a minute to charge it. [8:35](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=515) It also has a flashlight and can give your phone a little charge. [8:37](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=517) Most importantly, it picks up radio broadcasts even if the network is down. [8:41](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=521) So instead of rumors by the mosque door, you hear the news from its source. [8:45](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=525) Third, a small gas stove like the kind you take camping so you don't cook over charcoal inside the house like on day nine. [8:53](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=533) But even this gives off the same gas, so use it by an open window or in the yard. [8:59](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=539) A filter, a radio, and a stove. Three small things that make the difference between a hard month and one you can't get through. [9:06](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=546) If this happened tomorrow, what would you miss first? [9:10](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=550) And how many of the three do you have right now? [9:13](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ec77tUZ0a2yF/en/could-your-home-survive-a-30-day-global-power-outage?t=553) Tell me in the comments. And if you want another story, harder than this one, subscribe.