Holy moly it just hit me. Russia warns of EMP attack.

[biker_bill]

I guess some of you guys don't remember the 70's and 80's. USN and Soviet warships used to trade paint all the time in the Black Sea.

Oh yeah we mooned a Russian Bear that flew over our LST while our platoon was PT'ing.
Happened all the time.....

 

[IMaDad]

Your safe should already be a Faraday cage

No it's not. According to the mil-std

 

[rbstern]

No it's not. According to the mil-std

A Faraday cage is any metal structure that exhibits the behavior Faraday proved: That an electrical charge applied to the outside of the structure remains on the outside of the structure.

 

[IMaDad]

A Faraday cage is any metal structure that exhibits the behavior Faraday proved: That an electrical charge applied to the outside of the structure remains on the outside of the structure.

So why does the military have much more specific standards?

Probably because faraday cages, when they were designed, weren't designed specifically against an EMP attack.

You can, however, build faraday cages to certain specs so that they will fight an EMP.

Keep in mind, the military is one of the only groups on earth who has actually measured emp from nuclear explosions. They likely know what they are talking about.

 

[IMaDad]

Double tap

 

[rbstern]

So why does the military have much more specific standards?

Probably because faraday cages, when they were designed, weren't designed specifically against an EMP attack.

You can, however, build faraday cages to certain specs so that they will fight an EMP.

Keep in mind, the military is one of the only groups on earth who has actually measured emp from nuclear explosions. They likely know what they are talking about.

I'm sure the military has done a fine job with their spec. The military is rather famous for getting academia to do the heavy lifting on science topics. And plenty of non-military research work has been done on Faraday cages. Thorough enough that humans put their lives in the hands of those who know the science. All day, every day.

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[WWG]

Chemtrails

 

[IMaDad]

I'm sure the military has done a fine job with their spec. The military is rather famous for getting academia to do the heavy lifting on science topics. And plenty of non-military research work has been done on Faraday cages. Thorough enough that humans put their lives in the hands of those who know the science. All day, every day.

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good story bro.
point is, none of those things up there ^ are for EMP
second point is, that a gun safe is very far from military specs.

 

[rbstern]

good story bro.
point is, none of those things up there ^ are for EMP
second point is, that a gun safe is very far from military specs.

Point is, a Faraday cage is a Faraday cage, whether the military says it is or not. Are there parameters for tuning to an EMP wavelength for specific situations? Sure. But a gun safe, as a solid metal enclosure, is an excellent Faraday cage, and the wavelength of a nuclear EMP is too large to disturb the interior of such an enclosure, assuming the safe's anchor holes are occupied, and the safe itself is not plugged into an outlet for any reason (like interior lighting).

 

[IMaDad]

Point is, a Faraday cage is a Faraday cage, whether the military says it is or not. Are there parameters for tuning to an EMP wavelength for specific situations? Sure. But a gun safe, as a solid metal enclosure, is an excellent Faraday cage, and the wavelength of a nuclear EMP is too large to disturb the interior of such an enclosure, assuming the safe's anchor holes are occupied, and the safe itself is not plugged into an outlet for any reason (like interior lighting).

what?
if thats the case, why does the miitary specify that steel not be used, due to its conductive ability?
I mean since a faraday cage is a faraday cage, amiright?