Posted on 05/13/2002 11:25:37 AM PDT by ReveBM
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/5971/emp.html
Another possibility?
My opinion is that an older diesel truck with an air starter is your best option. The on board fuel tanks would store anywhere from 200 to 300 gallons of fuel which can give you quite a distance to drive before refueling.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/5971/emp.html
Lightning is charge transfer that occurs in a localized "ion channel"; and, this propagates kind of slowly. EMP is more like a wall of high energy photons. These photons are emitted from charged particles that gained thier energy from an intense gamma ray burst. Lightning arrives in a stream. EMP gets you all at once.
My point is that EMP is EMP no matter if it is created by nuclear blast or lightning.
If it's lighting caused EMP you're worried about, you needn't worry.
If it's the nuclear bomb EMP you're worried about, you should worry about the nuclear bomb, not the EMP.
If the nuke is detonated in the stratosphere, then the EMP is the greatest danger in a wide area. The spot right under the detonation will suffer radiation affects; however, not as intense if the burst were lower. The area affected by the EMP may be a couple of thousand miles in diameter.
The EMP is the weapon in this case. Direct affects of the the nuke is not the biggest problem in that case.
You worry about it. I'll worry about a heart attack or getting squashed while driving.
I believe the EFI systems can deliver more horsepower, as long as you have proper flow-rate injectors and a sufficient fuel pump to keep them at full working pressure. I've used desktop dyno before, too - it is remarkably accurate. Honestly, carburetors can be a real hassle to keep tuned. EFI is so much superior for real-world driving, however, drag cars can forego the smooth-running attributes of EFI and just use a big honkin' carb (carbs do the WOT thing really well).
What year car do you have? As long as it is a 5.0 or 5.8 Windsor V-8, you do have the option of going "retro". :-)
My '65 Fastback is currently running an '87 5.0 engine, fitted with the old 289 intake manifold and distributor while the 289 is being rebuilt and balanced. *** Note: you've gotta run a Ford Racing Parts/SVO billet steel distributor gear; the roller-cam engines have steel camshafts that will chew up older engines' cast iron distributor gear.*** There are a few other early/late parts interchange issues, but it can be done.
I'm not worried about it. I was merely attempting to render the requested explainations to one I presumed not to know the physics.
In the case of an EMP attack, I'd assume that the EMP producing burst was indended as a prelude to near-ground bursts at optimum altitudes. So, the EMP and its source wouldn't really be the main concern.
Your questions seemed to ask the physical difference between EMP and lightning, not the difference in the probability between being struck by lightning as compared to EMP. Were you baiting for this line of conversation?
Glad you're not losing sleep over it.
John MIT'67
Other than that, I suggest you turn off the engine and remove the key when you see the flash. (then kiss your ass goodbye)
Park any car or truck inside a conex box and it should be fine...
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