How a solar storm two years ago nearly caused a catastrophe on Earth

WaPo ^ | July 23 at 3:48 pm | Jason Samenow

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Sounds like the premise of my just released novel ‘EMP’ where a massive CME creates a worldwide EMP.

[98ZJ USMC]

You underestimate the amount of common knowledge exists out here.

I may not have all the knowledge to build a generator but I understand the principles better than most people living in 1900 and its actually what I consider to be common knowledge. At the same time I have a neighbor with serious real world experience in both mechanical and electrical engineering.

I’m not a pilot but I understand the basic principles of flight well enough to put the Wright brothers decades ahead of where they were.

I’m not a biologist but I know that evil spirits don’t cause disease.

Exactly. Given sufficient protection from the new barbaric hordes and totalitarian government fragments, we will rebuild rather quickly. Liberal are screwed. Their Parasite Army will die, en mass.

[The Cajun]

best way to block these Geomagnetically Induced Currents is to put a capacitor in series with the line -

Got to be one hell of a cap :)

[98ZJ USMC]

I’ve got a 5 gallon bucket and a lake 50 feet away. I keep an open hole in the ice all winter just in case the pipes freeze and I need to flush toilets.

Same here, just a bit over 50 feet. I have done that exact thing when my jet pump went out and took me a week to replace/reprime/troubleshoot it. Glad I had all those appropriated 5 gal, Mil-Spec Plastic, Water Cans.

[P.O.E.]

18 to 30 year olds hardest hit

Back during Hurricane Sandy, lot of single moms at the local shelter. Not only for the food & water, but so the kids could charge up their hand-helds. Without them, everyone in the house was going buggy.

[chessplayer]

We dodged two more bullets recently. One only six months ago, and another one last summer.

“Sun storm: Blast 20 times taller than Earth erupts from sun”
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/02/19/massive-filament-erupts-from-sun/

“Massive solar flare narrowly misses Earth, EMP disaster barely avoided”

http://washingtonexaminer.com/massive-solar-flare-narrowly-misses-earth-emp-disaster-barely-avoided/article/2533727

The sun’s been acting up for some time, now. So NASA’s 12% odds are probably on the low side.

[chessplayer]

“After Several Near Misses, Experts Warn The Next Carrington Event Will Plunge Us Back Into The Dark Ages”

http://thetruthwins.com/archives/after-several-near-misses-experts-warn-the-next-carrington-event-will-plunge-us-back-into-the-dark-ages

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

>We’d go back to the 6th century!

No, just back to 1348. (The Black Death)
We couldn’t be so lucky to go back before there were Muslims!

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

>I’m not a biologist but I know that evil spirits don’t cause disease.

Voodoo hoodoo on you!

Let me know how you feel in the morning :-)

[Smokin' Joe]

18 to 30 year olds hardest hit. Most would die due to suicide.

I'm not so sure. Without being able to look up how on the web or their smartphone, they might not be able to pull it off...

[Smokin' Joe]

You underestimate the amount of common knowledge exists out here.

Good point. It isn't like the wheel would have to be reinvented, and there will be numerous examples out there to figure out things.

More primitive vehicles will be at a premium for a while...and anyone with a pre-computer auto/truck could stash spare critical components where they'd be safe from an EMP or Carrington event. (Starter, coil, points, generator/alternator, condensors, light bulbs, etc.)

[cva66snipe]

I was watching Mountain Men a few weeks ago. One guy made fuel for his truck from firewood {chips}. He said it was a method used back around 1900 or so.

[Ellendra]

I’m marking that forum as one of my new favorite websites. I’ve always been fascinated with that sort of DIY.

[1010RD]

I knew several priests experienced with exorcisms who absolutely believed in demonic possession and told very convincing stories as to why.