2. misc-audio
  3. 189831-20253

Solar flares are here, everyone unplug your dryer!

Turns out we have exceptionally high solar activity right now, with a category 4 solar flair expected to impact the planet, potentially affecting satellite communications, electronics and power grids.

Of course, if history is any guide the news is absolutely over excited over this, at best those in the northern states may see pretty lights at night.  I was particularly amused this afternoon at a CNN weather person recommending you unplug your dryer just to be safe.  I mean, is that really the most important appliance in his house?  🤣

Also, kind of off topic, if you have binoculars or a telescope with the right solar filters you can catch a glimpse of the dark spots on the sun associated with this CME.  Amazing to imagine that it is about 15-16x wider than the earth. 

erik_squires
rodman99999
6,032 posts
 

 ...prepare your home for potential power grid meltdown.   People lived in cold climates before electricity.

       I'm all about having a generator/home power source, in the event of a power outage.   However: if what you're dependent on is not hardened against an EMP (Solar or Nuclear) event, your power could potentially still be compromised.

                                  Anything Solid State can/may be fried!

        I won't derail this thread with a discourse on what's been coming across our borders, of late, but (something to consider):

       https://nationalinterest.org/feature/america-verge-power-grid-crisis-206064

                                     This is no Chicken Little scenario!   

                                                        further:                  

        http://www.empcommission.org/docs/A2473-EMP_Commission-7MB.pdf

                                                          and:

                 https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1127/ML11279A118.pdf

                            Yeah (I know): IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE!

                                               I HOPE you're right!

mahgister's avatar
mahgister
12,889 posts
 

No you are right

rodman99999

 

It is a state priority it must be...

We are not in a cow boy movie,  it cannot be let to the discretion of each one citizen, the grid infrastructure  is one of the most important  public necessities...Not wars...

immatthewj
1,366 posts
 

When a big CME will arrive where will you hope the big money investment could had been allocated by wise leaders : the destruction and wars or maintenance and creation of infrastructure?

I will go to Texas; I understand that they have a good handle on how to handle a power grid.

grislybutter
2,344 posts
 

@mahgister what you are saying about Ukraine, spreading lies and baseless conspiracy theories is absolutely evil. 10s of 1000s of civilians have been tortured and killed by Putin’s thugs and the invasion, which nobody provoked.

There is zero proof for anything that you are saying, you are completely delusional (and/or evil). I came back several times to this thread and stopped short of commenting, but nothing good comes out of letting you spread lies and not refuting them.

You effectively derailed and destroyed this thread like you do most of the time. My apologies to the OP for taking the bait.

erik_squires OP
15,861 posts
 

I so wish this innocent thread hadn't taken this turn.

More to discover