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> Actually, what’s the most useful way you’d prepare for a worldwide grid outage? Read One Second After by William R. Forstchen. It's probably the most accura
by zikduruqe 2y ago
> Actually, what’s the most useful way you’d prepare for a worldwide grid outage?
Read One Second After by William R. Forstchen. It's probably the most accurate description of what may happen.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4922079-one-second-after https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4922079-one-second-after
- BenjiWiebe 2y agoI really like that book but it is still highly unrealistic, since the grid going out != every small electronic circuit being fried. I'm not really clear on the issues with EMPs vs CMEs, but CMEs at least aren't going to induce dangerous voltages on a 5 foot long conductor routed inside a piece of metal (car). For sure not inside a cell phone or wristwatch. It's more about tripping out the grid, or sensitive inadequately-protected grid-connected electronics. Even then, the short will likely happen in the input stage of the power conversion, where repairs with salvage parts are not infeasible.