Re: EMP blast - what would happen really?


<mrdarrett@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I've heard that if an EMP weapon were used, *nothing* in the blast area
that relies on electricity would work.

Is this really true?

If you had an alkaline battery, it would still put out a voltage,
correct?

Failing that, one could still take a roll of paper towels, immerse the
towels in a salt solution (table salt should do), place alternating
plates of copper and zinc (or any two dissimilar metals), and obtain a
current... right?

Would motors still work, or would their windings be guaranteed
destroyed in an EMP blast?

Thanks,

Michael


I just saw one of those programs on the telly where lotz of americans get
killed by a tornado then get saved buy the fire department and there were
some really good shots of the electricity stuff blowing up and the bloke in
charge said he knew there were people dieing out there when he saw that.

Anyway, I wondered why he didn't phone up the electricity company and ask
them to switch it off before it got there. Then all of the electricity stuff
wouldn't have blown up and all those americans would not have died.

DNA


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