Texas fast-food staple Whataburger is serving more than burgers in the wake of Hurricane Beryl. Instead of ordering food, folks are using the San Antonio-based burger chain's app to track power outages in the Houston area.
The gray Whataburger logos indicate which locations are closed due to a power outage, while the orange logos show locations that are open.Instead of ordering food, folks are using the San Antonio-based burger chain's app to track power outages in the Houston area.
Although the website of Houston-based utility CenterPoint Energy includes data on the number of customers without power — 1.7 million as of press time — the site doesn't provide a map showing which service areas are affected by the outage. The clever hack was discovered by X user @BBQBryan, who shared it Monday evening with other users of the social media platform.
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