I wonder if we were talking about bog standard ac transformers, what the failure mode could really be. Seems to me that it would have to be winding overspec current, sustained long enough to melt the copper winding. On the one hand, I question. On the other, I can only begin to appreciate the capability of the integral( B dot dA) flux effect , over a very large, city or county-scale, grid-ground loop area.
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ala a targeted "starfish prime" event
it would take out virtually every power transformer on every pole
exhausting all replacements for years
no specialized EMP needed and no direct strike needed
not sure what would happen to homes hardwired with solar
oh it would also take out every satellite in orbit as they would pass through the new artificial allen belt
doubt China would do this, however Putin could get desperate enough if he starts to lose his war entirely
* <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish_Prime" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish_Prime
* <a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/us-tests-ways-sweep-space-clean-radiation-after-nuclear-attack" rel="nofollow">https://www.science.org/content/article/us-tests-ways-sweep-...
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ck2 · · focus · HN ↗
* <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMjo_UY8vEM" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMjo_UY8vEM
Physics Explained channel had a good episode too but the math melted my brain