No idea how your street light random comment compares at all but:
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I'm pretty sure streets tell you the speed limit ...
If you buy a car that can go up to 230 MPH on an open highway, can you condemn the maker of that car because you choose to always drive it in conditions that never exceed 30 MPH and it gets the MPG that they advertised for driving 30 MPH?
And I'm pretty sure that Bitmain sells miners with an advertised rate that is experienced by the majority of users that purchase them.
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Got any details on how a pool can do it? No? Missing documentation?
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No, but I bet this guy does:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/timo-hanke-62079775/