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Could a powerful solar storm wipe out the internet?
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| Joanna Thompson
Posted on 10/09/2022 4:20:49 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin
Just call Al Gore, he can invent a new one.
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posted on
10/09/2022 6:01:49 PM PDT
by
Huskrrrr
(Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
To: BenLurkin
Yes. I seen it in a movie.
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posted on
10/09/2022 6:02:53 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
To: BenLurkin
How are we going to find out about it? ;-)
I was just thinking about this today when I had some problems streaming with my Fire stick. Having so much riding on the internet could possibly be a bad idea. Would terrestrial radio survive such a storm?
To: Mogger
“Electricity, indoor plumbing, telephones and the internet are just passing fads.”
I see that too. One of the best forms of knowledge to share right now before it is lost is how to heat treat stone for knapping.
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posted on
10/09/2022 6:07:49 PM PDT
by
Openurmind
(The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
To: BenLurkin
A powerful enough solar storm could end life on Earth.
But it hasn't happened yet and nothing we could do about it if it did.
So stick a flower in your hat and be happy.
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posted on
10/09/2022 6:08:55 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
To: BenLurkin; null and void
Or an EMP weapon could take down much of it despite fiber op if it’s in critical areas?
Unless they’re all protected by Faraday Cages?
Heh
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posted on
10/09/2022 6:09:54 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: Big Red Badger
Ping me if it’s down........
😜
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posted on
10/09/2022 6:10:34 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: BenLurkin
...while space weather has been going on for thousands of years... No kidding.
That ka-thunk, ka-thunk, ka-thunk noise you just heard was not your dryer. It was me hitting my head on the desk after reading that sentence.
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posted on
10/09/2022 6:15:25 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
10/09/2022 6:23:17 PM PDT
by
SaxxonWoods
(The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
To: Openurmind
Heat Treat Stone for Napping?
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If it gets to that point I’ll do it the Old Fashioned way— Blanket and Pillow.
To: BenLurkin
The
Carrington Event. It happened before, it will happen again. Like hurricanes and earthquakes it is not a question of if, it is just a question of when.
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posted on
10/09/2022 7:21:59 PM PDT
by
Bubba_Leroy
(Dementia Joe is Not My President)
To: SaveFerris
Been thinking bout
Smoke Signals -—
What ya Think?
To: Big Red Badger
Semaphores?
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posted on
10/09/2022 7:24:42 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: BenLurkin
I’m sure if it happens, it’ll be branded as racist by the Demonrats .
To: Big Red Badger
That might work
A flare gun
Rockets with July 4 starburst shells 🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇
Maybe the Ricola thing from a mountaintop ⛰️🌄
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posted on
10/09/2022 7:30:00 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: hflynn
(more worried about a powerful Soros storm)
That certainly is in progress
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posted on
10/09/2022 8:14:25 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: All
Without internet, I will die. What would there be worth living for? Take away food, medicines, automobiles and cut off my water . . . but leave me with internet.
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posted on
10/09/2022 8:39:46 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(I was born into this world with nothing . . and I still have most of it .)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
10/09/2022 9:22:02 PM PDT
by
minnesota_bound
(Need more money to buy everything now)
To: BenLurkin
Internet's down
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posted on
10/10/2022 1:18:47 AM PDT
by
Samurai_Jack
(This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
To: Big Red Badger
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posted on
10/10/2022 3:16:33 AM PDT
by
Openurmind
(The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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