electromagnetic pulse

[doubleminded]

NASA predicts a solar storm and possible huge emp bigger than the one in 1958.Could have catastrophic consequences.Our bike electrical system and computer wont work if that happens will it?I work in a hospital, in ICU.I have since the navy in 1969.My wife is a retired nurse.We took care of tornado victims in 1979 with limited electricity and no running water.I hope todays technology is better protected for such an event.

[Daniel Meyer]

"Big" emp on a planet-wide/electrical grid scale is still insignificant emp for the small/shielded circuits in cars/trucks/mc's and other devices. The reason a solar pulse can impact electrical grids is because they are so huge. Think of an antenna...ignoring particular wavelength design, the bigger they are the more energy they can pick up. Hundreds of thousands of miles of power lines spread out all over the continent can pick up significant energy from a solar based emp pulse, the circuits in our bikes/appliances will not. They are insignificant on the scale they are talking about.

Unless it's spiked by a surge on the grid, a device isn't going to be permanently affected by any survivable solar event.

[RainMaker]

Don't know the answer to this, but not taking any chances so will ride this year like there is no next year!   Let's ride before the solar flares and Mothra and Gamera take out the ECMs on our Valks!!

[doubleminded]

"Big" emp on a planet-wide/electrical grid scale is still insignificant emp for the small/shielded circuits in cars/trucks/mc's and other devices. The reason a solar pulse can impact electrical grids is because they are so huge. Think of an antenna...ignoring particular wavelength design, the bigger they are the more energy they can pick up. Hundreds of thousands of miles of power lines spread out all over the continent can pick up significant energy from a solar based emp pulse, the circuits in our bikes/appliances will not. They are insignificant on the scale they are talking about.

Unless it's spiked by a surge on the grid, a device isn't going to be permanently affected by any survivable solar event.


Thank you for that explanation.the solar max of 1958 was hardly noticed because computers and cellphones and high tech didnt exist.the usa is vulnerable as is any other country with like technological dependence.The next solar max is predicted to be 30-50% stronger than the one in 1958.

[biguglyman]

Maybe the Mayans saw it coming...just sayin'...

[hubcapsc]

Maybe the Mayans saw it coming...just sayin'...

I was just looking at my VRCC calender... that flipping thing ends after 2012 too!!!!! 

-Mike

[Daniel Meyer]

Maybe the Mayans saw it coming...just sayin'...

[doubleminded]

ha ha ha ha.thats funny dan.I am a Christian.So I beleive what the bible says.I dont try to force my beliefs on anybody.But for the record,my instruction manual aka the bible says not even Jesus himself knows when He is coming back or everything hits the fan.I also know the earth as we know it is going to last at least another 1,007 years.At the end of that time our burnt out messed up bombed up ruined earth is going to be replaced.Or so I believe.

[Valkpilot]

NASA predicts a solar storm and possible huge emp bigger than the one in 1958.Could have catastrophic consequences.Our bike electrical system and computer wont work if that happens will it?I work in a hospital, in ICU.I have since the navy in 1969.My wife is a retired nurse.We took care of tornado victims in 1979 with limited electricity and no running water.I hope todays technology is better protected for such an event.

Have you got a link?  The article I read on the NASA site had no such dire predictions.

[Valker]

The Mayans were wrong! I just bought a half-gallon of ice cream, and it has a 2013 expiration date...so THERE!

[RainMaker]

The Mayans were wrong! I just bought a half-gallon of ice cream, and it has a 2013 expiration date...so THERE!

Hey Valker - you got that right.  I just bought a new battery for my car and it is guaranteed for 5 years!  But I'll hang onto the receipt in case the world ends so I can get a refund.

RM

[Rocketman]

NASA predicts a solar storm and possible huge emp bigger than the one in 1958.Could have catastrophic consequences.Our bike electrical system and computer wont work if that happens will it?I work in a hospital, in ICU.I have since the navy in 1969.My wife is a retired nurse.We took care of tornado victims in 1979 with limited electricity and no running water.I hope todays technology is better protected for such an event.

Have you got a link?  The article I read on the NASA site had no such dire predictions.

I don't think he saw any dire predictions from NASA.  NASA only predicted the event.  Repercussions were speculations made by other parties.

Mark

[Daniel Meyer]

NIBIRU 2012 A.D.

Here's what NASA has to say about it:
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/yoemans20091110.html

"Nibiru, a purported large object headed toward Earth, simply put - does not exist. There is no credible evidence - telescopic or otherwise - for this object's existence. There is also no evidence of any kind for its gravitational affects upon bodies in our solar system."

[Red Diamond]

I know people who still have some water and canned goods from 2K, may they can use the rest of it then.

[Valkpilot]

NASA predicts a solar storm and possible huge emp bigger than the one in 1958.Could have catastrophic consequences.Our bike electrical system and computer wont work if that happens will it?I work in a hospital, in ICU.I have since the navy in 1969.My wife is a retired nurse.We took care of tornado victims in 1979 with limited electricity and no running water.I hope todays technology is better protected for such an event.

Have you got a link?  The article I read on the NASA site had no such dire predictions.

I don't think he saw any dire predictions from NASA.  NASA only predicted the event.  Repercussions were speculations made by other parties.

Mark

Exactly.

[doubleminded]

NASA predicts a solar storm and possible huge emp bigger than the one in 1958.Could have catastrophic consequences.Our bike electrical system and computer wont work if that happens will it?I work in a hospital, in ICU.I have since the navy in 1969.My wife is a retired nurse.We took care of tornado victims in 1979 with limited electricity and no running water.I hope todays technology is better protected for such an event.

Have you got a link?  The article I read on the NASA site had no such dire predictions.

All i did was on google typed nasa predicts a solar storm

[Rocketman]

NASA predicts a solar storm and possible huge emp bigger than the one in 1958.Could have catastrophic consequences.Our bike electrical system and computer wont work if that happens will it?I work in a hospital, in ICU.I have since the navy in 1969.My wife is a retired nurse.We took care of tornado victims in 1979 with limited electricity and no running water.I hope todays technology is better protected for such an event.

Have you got a link?  The article I read on the NASA site had no such dire predictions.

All i did was on google typed nasa predicts a solar storm

Understood.  There's a lot of misinformation out there.  Not vilifying you, just trying to clarify.

Mark

[doubleminded]

try this   http://www.universetoday.com/18977/2012-no-geomagnetic-reversal/

[godfire]

NASA predicts a solar storm and possible huge emp bigger than the one in 1958.Could have catastrophic consequences.Our bike electrical system and computer wont work if that happens will it?I work in a hospital, in ICU.I have since the navy in 1969.My wife is a retired nurse.We took care of tornado victims in 1979 with limited electricity and no running water.I hope todays technology is better protected for such an event.

Have you got a link?  The article I read on the NASA site had no such dire predictions.

All i did was on google typed nasa predicts a solar storm

Understood.  There's a lot of misinformation out there.  Not vilifying you, just trying to clarify.

Mark

You know Mark, since you work at NASA, this is all your fault! What have you been doing at work?

[Rocketman]

NASA predicts a solar storm and possible huge emp bigger than the one in 1958.Could have catastrophic consequences.Our bike electrical system and computer wont work if that happens will it?I work in a hospital, in ICU.I have since the navy in 1969.My wife is a retired nurse.We took care of tornado victims in 1979 with limited electricity and no running water.I hope todays technology is better protected for such an event.

Have you got a link?  The article I read on the NASA site had no such dire predictions.

All i did was on google typed nasa predicts a solar storm

Understood.  There's a lot of misinformation out there.  Not vilifying you, just trying to clarify.

Mark

You know Mark, since you work at NASA, this is all your fault! What have you been doing at work?

I've been busy.  SOMEBODY's got to build and launch those solar probes/bombs.  You don't think solar flares just pop up by themselves, do you?