Wikipedia link [0], which describes telegraph operators getting shocked. I don’t think horse wires would be a problem, since I think the induced current depends

Wikipedia link [0], which describes telegraph operators getting shocked. I don’t think horse wires would be a problem, since I think the induced current depends on the change in flux, which needs 100s of km to get large enough. Our high voltage power distribution network though... could make 2003 [1] look like a cookout in the park. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003