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It's not just rebooting. There will be damage even in stored brand-new equipment
by piuantiderp 3y ago
It's not just rebooting. There will be damage even in stored brand-new equipment
- rini17 3y agoHow it gets damaged? For comparison lightning is stronger than solar flares but only rarely damages stored unconnected equipment.
- deepmauka 3y agoThe earth and everything in and on it is part of an electrical system, as solar emissions wash across the landscape they’ll stimulate the flow of electrons in everything especially metal and circuit based items. Since circuits in many items are delicate things, designed for very specific currents, it will be a near guarantee that electrical components will be damaged.
- throwaway837367 3y agoThis is incorrect. A solar flare is not like an EMP. It's low frequency so only wires that are miles long would be energized. It could possibly destroy electronics that aren't protected by a power strip. But no, it's not going to destroy your cellphone or the electronics in your car.
- deepmauka 3y agoThank you for explaining the distinction, I had assumed the result was more similar to emp.