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Bunnie:
My outlook on life:

if all these had been 'the way' then we would be used/adapted to there being 2 moons

again we would be mad over some other type of motorised 'thing'

we would find another way of communicating our passion but only on a 'local' basis untill we meet at shows. where we would stop and chat at stall or the club stands if there were any.

if we didnt have the medical care we did then there wouldnt be old people around to drive fast.

Evilgoat:

--- Quote from: "Boddle" ---As a result of the cold war and the fact that an atomic produces EMP most Electronics are EMP Protected to a level to which your nervous system is more likely to be damaged. No point in having computer controlled weapons if the enemy can take them out by 1 atom bomb.

--- End quote ---


Military and Satelites yes, based on GaAs (Gallium Arsenide) Semiconductors. In todays climate they are a big no-no and dont perform as well as Silicon tecnology which is used in pretty much anything non-military or isnt going into space. You can sheild it but it wont help to omuch. Although an EMP of that size is liable to do more damage to other things and yes, if it was a bomb you wouldnt worry about it.

However Coronal Mass Ejections from the sun can and do cause mayhem although its normally limited to taking down power lines, communications and the odd sattelite.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronal_mass_ejection

Discovery did a series a few years back along with BBC's Hyperspace that makes you think, it wouldnt take a lot to scythe away all life on the planet.

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