What would happen if Google were to shut down for 30 minutes?

Ashish Kedia, Intern 2015, Web Solutions Engineer at Google In August 2013, Google and all of its services came down briefly for 2-3 mins. And the whole internet traffic went down by a massive 40%. A similar incident also occurred in May 2009. Note that it was just for 2 mins. Imagine 30 mins. It’s highly unlikely but here is what I think will happen –  First few mins people will check their internet connection. Some will even call their Service Provider. Some may even check for hardware failures on their side – which is still more likely than 30...

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