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Re: Tech Blackout: Huge solar storm which could WIPE OUT modern technology expected by 2020

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In sci.physics Eric Stevens <eric.stevens@sum.co.nz> wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Dec 2016 21:19:45 -0800, Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>On 12/2/2016 8:05 PM, Eric Stevens wrote:
>>> On Fri, 02 Dec 2016 06:26:51 GMT, alt.fan.jai-maharaj@googlegroups.com
>>> (Dr. Jai Maharaj) wrote:
>>>
>>>> TECH BLACKOUT: Huge solar storm which could WIPE OUT
>>>> modern technology expected by 2020
>>>>
>>>> There is a one in eight chance that the Earth will be hit
>>>> by a huge solar storm by 2020 which could potentially
>>>> leave the world without Internet, phone service and many
>>>> more services that modern-day humans rely on.
>>>>
>>>> Daily Express, express.co.uk
>>>> Wednesday, November 30, 2016
>>>>
>>>> http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/737882/solar-storm-WIPE-OUT-modern-technology-carrington-event?utm_source=traffic.outbrain&utm_medium=traffic.outbrain&utm_term=traffic.outbrain&utm_content=traffic.outbrain&utm_campaign=traffic.outbrain
>>>>
>>>> Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
>>>> Om Shanti
>>>>
>>>> http://bit.do/jaimaharaj
>>>
>>> The aspect which worries me is that such a storm could take out a
>>> large proportion of the world's power transformers. This is an event
>>> that cannot be lightly dismissed when you realise that it takes up to
>>> 18 months to build and deliver the biggest ones. Can you imagine the
>>> panic, rush and the waiting time if half the world's transformers have
>>> to be replaced? Deaths are likely to run into the millions.
>>>
>>
>>Can they build them without power? Or, after all their electronics have 
>>been fried?
>>
> There will be power, but we will have to hoist our selves up with our
> boot straps.
> 
> Enough electronics will survive. I'm most worried about transformers
> like http://tinyurl.com/h6k8tj4 or
> http://www.walbridge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DTEFermi_Large_2.jpg
> being fused into a charred lump of copper and steel. Such transformers
> are vital to the national power grid, only a few firms can make them,
> and their construction time cannot be shortened.

See those big spiky looking things on top?

Those are circuit breakers which are supposed to prevent the transformer
from "being fused into a charred lump of copper and steel".


-- 
Jim Pennino

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Re: Tech Blackout: Huge solar storm which could WIPE OUT modern technology expected by 2020 Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com> - 2016-12-02 21:19 -0800
  Re: Tech Blackout: Huge solar storm which could WIPE OUT modern technology expected by 2020 Eric Stevens <eric.stevens@sum.co.nz> - 2016-12-05 10:17 +1300
    Re: Tech Blackout: Huge solar storm which could WIPE OUT modern technology expected by 2020 jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-12-04 21:53 +0000

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