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		"Imagine one day that suddenly and without warning, every single vehicle in the United States built after the 1970s was totally incapable of running" (english.pravda.ru)		199
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bingethinker		2011-12-15 01:47:43 AM

Oh look, it's the annual EMP story.

ecmoRandomNumbers		2011-12-15 01:49:48 AM

Meh. I have a couple of Datsuns that still run wonderfully.

DammitIForgotMyLogin		2011-12-15 01:51:18 AM

bingethinker: Oh look, it's the annual EMP story.

Somebody watched NCIS:LA last night

Bladel		2011-12-15 03:06:45 AM

bingethinker: Oh look, it's the annual EMP story.

Kids these days spook easy.

Back in the 80's EMP was the least scary part of our nuclear nightmares.

gopher321		2011-12-15 04:02:43 AM

Perhaps they ought to close the bases, dismantle NATO and bring the troops home where they belong before they have nothing to come home to and no way to get there.

*Pakalert Press

Well, that explains the outlandish rhetoric and saber-rattling. Hey, America! Newsflash! It seems the Pakistanis don't like you much! Oh noes!

Archie Goodwin		2011-12-15 06:19:03 AM

Baby boomer nightmare or Hipster cyclist wet dream?

miss diminutive		2011-12-15 06:53:50 AM

So, should I start wrapping all my electronics in tin foil now or wait until it's on sale after Christmas?

BurnShrike		2011-12-15 07:33:45 AM

miss diminutive: So, should I start wrapping all my electronics in tin foil now or wait until it's on sale after Christmas?

No, but you might want to get those tinfoil pigtails of yours out again.

Red Shirt Blues		2011-12-15 08:16:28 AM

1983 called, they want their made for TV movie back.
2.bp.blogspot.com

Eddie Adams from Torrance		2011-12-15 08:51:49 AM

Wanted for questioning.

i236.photobucket.com

Eddie Adams from Torrance		2011-12-15 08:53:23 AM

Ugh... photobucket phail.

i236.photobucket.com

Headso		2011-12-15 09:06:43 AM

something like that would probably be good for the economy after the initial rough patch.

deffuse		2011-12-15 09:12:53 AM

You cannot communicate with anyone unless you walk to where they are.

Errrr.... Bicycles, Horses, birds, morse code via reflected light, smoke signals, paper dart...

serial_crusher		2011-12-15 09:39:04 AM

Anybody here been to Pakistan recently? I'm sure they would fare better than us, but they probably wouldn't like being EMP'd either. Maybe they should turn down that threatening tone a little bit...

Dancin_In_Anson		2011-12-15 09:48:02 AM

TFA: Perhaps they ought to close the bases, dismantle NATO and bring the troops home where they belong before they have nothing to come home to and no way to get there.

I'm cool with that. Just take us off the #1 spot on speed dial when you find yourself in a pinch.

Mike_LowELL		2011-12-15 09:59:11 AM

If Americans knew about this very real possibility, they might utterly panic. It is up to them to make their government stop angering others, tell the government to mind their own business, take care of the home front and stop interfering all over the globe.

No one seriously believes that U.S. troops overseas are "defending freedom" or defending their country. You defend your country only if you are on your own territory or very close to it, not an ocean away. Fighting terrorism? No, they are aiding and abetting terrorism, creating the conditions that give birth to more terrorists.

Perhaps they ought to close the bases, dismantle NATO and bring the troops home where they belong before they have nothing to come home to and no way to get there.

Well, um, that was an interesting way to close the article.

Dead for Tax Reasons		2011-12-15 10:11:44 AM

Gingrich is doing articles in foreign papers now?

No worries, we can just head to cuba and take all of their '50s era cars

Jackpot777		2011-12-15 10:40:39 AM

And then what...?

cdn2.screenjunkies.com

loonatic112358		2011-12-15 10:41:40 AM

so i could sleep in and not worry about going to work that day

then i'd work on becoming a blacksmith

palelizard		2011-12-15 10:44:41 AM

Jackpot777: And then what...?

[cdn2.screenjunkies.com image 600x400]

What movie is that?

angry_scientist		2011-12-15 10:45:01 AM

time to start printing out the porn then....

cyber_slacker		2011-12-15 10:45:13 AM

Pravda is a real go-to resource for enlightened journalism.

PanicMan		2011-12-15 10:45:31 AM

Clearly bricked iPods are the worst possible outcome of a nuclear attack on the US.

new_york_monty		2011-12-15 10:45:39 AM

orclover		2011-12-15 10:45:51 AM

I would keep the family fed on long-pig long enough to get the greenhouses going. EMP, again? really? So this is the assumption that microchips are in everything?

CheekyMonkey		2011-12-15 10:45:56 AM

Archie Goodwin: Baby boomer nightmare or Hipster cyclist wet dream?

More like hipster nightmare. Their heads will asplode once their iPhone, iPad, iPod, and the GPS on their fixies no longer function...

Tom_Slick		2011-12-15 10:46:01 AM

I have a 65 Beetle in the garage, I guess I would just drive that.

haywatchthis		2011-12-15 10:46:10 AM

wouldn't we be electicuted?

Fabric_Man		2011-12-15 10:46:49 AM

Wait. Doesn't an EMP disruption only last for a few seconds?

Anything with a computer need only be rebooted. We're looking at 10 minutes of downtime, tops.

WellBelowAverage		2011-12-15 10:47:00 AM

And the Amish will rule the land.

/I for one welcome our Amish overlords and their delicious baked goods.

Buckyballs		2011-12-15 10:47:42 AM

Unlikely, EMP's at best would affect only around 50% of electronics on the ground. Major power plants, government and military hardware is all protected against EMP surges. I know this first hand having helped design EMP proof enclosures for Raytheon that are used in Airports / Military / Government offices all across the country.

Russ1642		2011-12-15 10:47:50 AM

Dogs and cats living together. Total anarchy!

Creoena		2011-12-15 10:48:26 AM

loonatic112358: so i could sleep in and not worry about going to work that day

then i'd work on becoming a blacksmith

Don't forget to build up one handed weapon and alchemy. Oh, and avoid arrows in the knee.

wallywam1		2011-12-15 10:49:04 AM

Bladel: bingethinker: Oh look, it's the annual EMP story.

Kids these days spook easy.

Back in the 80's EMP was the least scary part of our nuclear nightmares.

ZOMG iPhone no work!

Father_Jack		2011-12-15 10:49:34 AM

Russ1642: Dogs and cats living together. ~~Total anarchy!~~

the term youre looking for here is "mass hysteria".

ihatedumbpeople		2011-12-15 10:49:48 AM

I think this is a bit extreme...it would take one heck of an EMP to permanently disable something...

/not a scientist

Wellon Dowd		2011-12-15 10:50:02 AM

Imagine one day that suddenly and without warning, every single website in Russia built after the 1970s was totally incapable of running.

angry_scientist		2011-12-15 10:50:06 AM

This is why I keep a several hei distributors locked in a Faraday cage. I'll be rich!

CheekyMonkey		2011-12-15 10:50:21 AM

Fabric_Man: Wait. Doesn't an EMP disruption only last for a few seconds?

Anything with a computer need only be rebooted. We're looking at 10 minutes of downtime, tops.

Umm, no. EMP fries circuitry.

imontheinternet		2011-12-15 10:51:09 AM

Nice try, terrorists. My laptop is plugged into a surge protector.

canyoneer		2011-12-15 10:51:17 AM

I like how TFA is a threat. Imagine blah blah blah NOW GET YOUR TROOPS OUT OF HERE OR WE'LL BLOW UP YOUR IPADS REAL GOOD! WE MEAN IT THIS TIME!

ronaprhys		2011-12-15 10:51:34 AM

CheekyMonkey: Archie Goodwin: Baby boomer nightmare or Hipster cyclist wet dream?

More like hipster nightmare. Their heads will asplode once their iPhone, iPad, iPod, and the GPS on their fixies no longer function...

Well, shiat. That's almost worth the worldwide calamity if it rids us of them.

Of course, I might have to start paying for pr0n until the intrenets come back online, though.

hmmm - death to all hipsters or free pr0n? Considering there's a pr0n store just up the highway, I'm willing to spend a bit out of pocket.

If this was even a remote possibility, it'd be time to get a 60s 4wd. Capable and it'd run.

wilde_at_heart		2011-12-15 10:51:44 AM

gopher321: Perhaps they ought to close the bases, dismantle NATO and bring the troops home where they belong before they have nothing to come home to and no way to get there.

*Pakalert Press

Well, that explains the outlandish rhetoric and saber-rattling. Hey, America! Newsflash! It seems the Pakistanis don't like you much! Oh noes!

More like Eastern Europe/Asia's version of the Weekly World News or Debka.

Even on craziest tin-foil hat forums they ridicule that source.

fluffy2097		2011-12-15 10:52:13 AM

I can only imagine that the US would respond by turning whoever was responsible into an irradiated puddle of goo.

America detonated more atomic bombs then anyone else in the world. Mostly on our own soil. We are also the first and only to use them on someone elses soil.

Go ahead. Try and EMP us, see what happens. Our ICBM's are old and hardened against EMP anyways. If nothing else at all works we will be able to nuke back.

Of course, targeting an EMP blast to take out all of the USA would also probably take out canada and mexico with it. That is a bit high on the collateral damage scale to make any country really use it, assuming they could get the EMP close enough to America to detonate it in the first place.

/more concerned about solar flares

SomethingWitty84		2011-12-15 10:52:26 AM

Luckily our youth has been preparing to thwart this scenario for over a decade.

cdn-www.cracked.com

Russ1642		2011-12-15 10:52:50 AM

Father_Jack: Russ1642: Dogs and cats living together. Total anarchy!

the term youre looking for here is "mass hysteria".

I misquoted a movie. That's a two minute minor around here right? You sit in the box and you feel shame.

Private_Citizen		2011-12-15 10:52:55 AM

What a waste of bandwidth.

I would like to see the US pull every foriegn aid dollar we send to Pakistan. That money would be better spent.....Anywhere else.

/What? They would like us less? Perhaps harbor the most wanted man in the world or actively work against us in a war zone? I'll take my chances - we wouldn't want our money "interfering in their business".

CheekyMonkey		2011-12-15 10:53:58 AM

ronaprhys: CheekyMonkey: Archie Goodwin: Baby boomer nightmare or Hipster cyclist wet dream?

More like hipster nightmare. Their heads will asplode once their iPhone, iPad, iPod, and the GPS on their fixies no longer function...

Well, shiat. That's almost worth the worldwide calamity if it rids us of them.

Of course, I might have to start paying for pr0n until the intrenets come back online, though.

hmmm - death to all hipsters or free pr0n? Considering there's a pr0n store just up the highway, I'm willing to spend a bit out of pocket.

If this was even a remote possibility, it'd be time to get a 60s 4wd. Capable and it'd run.

Oh, it's more than just a remote possibility. That's why all my pr0n is stored on a hardened PC, inside a shielded, underground bunker.

dv-ous		2011-12-15 10:54:10 AM

A missile exploding 300 miles up would have a trajectory and an origin point.

All our military hardware is hardened, including our nukes.

Repairing/replacing the damage to civilian infrastructure would be a big boost to China's economy though.

StoneColdAtheist		2011-12-15 10:54:39 AM

new_york_monty: [www.onesecondafter.com image 505x768]

Enjoyed that book very much...tho I skipped the intro.

haywatchthis: wouldn't we be electicuted?

Not by the EMP.

Fabric_Man: Wait. Doesn't an EMP disruption only last for a few seconds?

Anything with a computer need only be rebooted. We're looking at 10 minutes of downtime, tops.

The EMP lasts for only a few seconds, but the fusing and shorting of all those millions of photo-etched circuits in your computer is permanent.

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