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Global Internet Blackout On 16 January 2025?
Nowadays there are numerous discussions on the Internet, about the West’s famous cartoon called The Simpsons and its possible influence on the course of future events. Both from things as simple as smartwatches to massive events happening across the globe, fans have noted at multiple pints, how the show always appears to predict real-life occurrences.
Many posts on social media contain such “predictions” and their authors are jokingly referred to as time travelers. Employing thus that viral factor of the show, a very bizarre rumor has been doing the rounds on the web.
According to it, a special episode of The Simpsons predicted that on the whole Earth the internet will be turned off on January 16, 2025. A similar aversive video has been posted to the social network, which supposedly reveals an episode from the show.
According to the video, the shutdown was to be effective from January 16, the day on which Donald Trump is to assume the presidency. If you do not know, the arrangement for the American President-elect is for the next year that is on the 20th of January and not the 16th of this month. This video has been reposted by many social networks performers and bloggers on the Instagram, who stated that this weird story was predicted in the ‘The Simpsons,’ and they know that it will happen.
Whereas some think of a potential global blackout, other believe that it would be more localised to the US. The edited video had many social network users rolling on the floor laughing; some sarcastically said they would be watching the reel on January 16. It is also mentioned in some versions of the video that a White Shark would be the cause of the outage since he bites an underwater cable.
“16 January ko recharge katam honi wala hai,” joked an Instagram user. Another added, “Acchi baat hai.” A third expressed, “This is impossible.” A fourth wrote, “Karwa de, I work from home… so, meri to off.” Many reacted to the edited clip with laughing-out-loud emoticons.
According to an outlet, there has been a history of teeth marks on the cables, not just from sharks but also from barracudas. Reportedly, Google has started wrapping its underwater cables in a Kevlar-like material to protect marine life from chewing on them.