Here is a long forgotten test that disabled a lot of Hawaii way back when. If anyone doesn't think it can happen, better think again
Disappeared News: Hawaii was early testing ground for reported new Chinese electromagnetic pulse weapon
Well, lets look at this for a second. It was atomic testing, YES absolutely an EMP type weapon was used and it took out some of the even older 60's car ignitions (how's that for the old car EMP proof theory, huh? Most cars in Hawaii back then were probably 12-18 years older than the year) and yeah, apparently it
was noticeable. You're absolutely right about that. But on the other hand not all of the island was affected, like I said- it didn't happen to everything all at once, some stuff on even the affected zone DID survive the abuse and yet almost everything kept running including relief and public safety efforts. And that is on an island with limited resources. It likely slowed things down quite a bit but I doubt there were bodies in the streets because of it. As I stated in that long post above, it's kinda scarier to even think the freaking communications ALONE would go down let alone a massive EMP that wipes out everything electronic. Matter of fact, if there were like a worldwide freak snowstorm it would be
instant chaos in most of it. And we're talking six inches of snow.
My point is, the rhetoric is overblown and there are much more realistic forms of chaos to prepare for. The other guy posting about the microwave being a Faraday box- yes it is! Use it if that floats your boat. The insulated walls of your house or apartment with it's cage of pipes and wires IS a Faraday cage. It's well grounded. People don't realize that. The worst we have to fear is what's OUTSIDE during such an event. If you're not living in a stick hut you'll be ok. That lost article is proof. They survived an event, so did the previous one in Canada. I'm pretty sure even IF there is an 'event' that not all will be lost. Today's computers, especially ASUS brand stuff and sturdier brands are damn well built. My lady friend spilled a
zima on one of my older ones and it didn't even shut off. Hell, my phone is made of
Kevlar and lexan- it could stop a moderately sized pistol round. There are things that people have overlooked, and things people have blown out of proportion. An EMP still wouldn't claim most of our stuff, it would claim perhaps 50-70% at the utter most- worse case scenario. There's just no realistic facts to back up the theory. Yes, electromagnetic events can frazzle and even disable electronics. And yes, the laws of science and physics still apply. The numbers just don't add up.
I would spend my time on food, water, vehicle parts, shelter hardening, crops, ammo, guns, livestock, fuel sources, land and medicine. After all,
we're preppers Nadja- EMP's can't knock
us out of commission. I myself can wire and solder, troubleshoot electronics and apply it at the deepest technical level. I can replace surface mount components on cell phone motherboards, I'm A++ certed and have been doing electronics since 9th grade, graduated with a vocational diploma. You want to talk to an expert? Here I am. Was taught by the best at a facility next to none for years. Even if there is an EMP event, I can replace the electronics or rig it with salvaged components found in junk along the way bro. Have you seen my videos on youtube? I build solar generators out of junk we find. My sideman Hank is even better at it than I am, he's got all my training, been at it longer AND took four years in a refrigeration school. Once you have a close understanding of electronics and electrical systems this theory falls apart. I have literally fixed a television with a long crack running through the mainboard inside. I am betting any electrician, powerplant worker or wiring expert agrees with me. Even if there is an EMP event, you can bet people like me will be out there and we will be able to fix stuff left and right. That's what this EMP theory lacks-
rationale. Parts fail, people adapt and overcome. We always have. That's what makes us so dangerous.