Hedge fund Manager issues unusual warning on....EMPs

Displaced Bama Fan · Jul 29, 2014

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101875747

Weird.

PacadermaTideUs · Jul 29, 2014

Yeah, I saw this story earlier today and thought it was strange. Not so much that somebody's talking about the dangers of an EMP, but rather, who was talking about it. Stephen Hawking? Sure. But some hedge fund manager?

As for the risks, many (most?) critical communications, defense, and emergency management infrastructure are housed in buildings or rooms which are EMP-shielded. But that doesn't mean the rest of us will still have electricity or connectivity. Refrigerated foods would become scarce in a hurry.

chanson78 · Jul 30, 2014

PacadermaTideUs said:
Yeah, I saw this story earlier today and thought it was strange. Not so much that somebody's talking about the dangers of an EMP, but rather, who was talking about it. Stephen Hawking? Sure. But some hedge fund manager?

As for the risks, many (most?) critical communications, defense, and emergency management infrastructure are housed in buildings or rooms which are EMP-shielded. But that doesn't mean the rest of us will still have electricity or connectivity. Refrigerated foods would become scarce in a hurry.

In totally unrelated news Paul Singer would like to announce his new tin-foil hat and faraday cage company.

TexasBama · Jul 30, 2014

Displaced Bama Fan · Jul 30, 2014

chanson78 said:
In totally unrelated news Paul Singer would like to announce his new tin-foil hat and faraday cage company.

Shh. He's my silent partner.

cbi1972 · Jul 30, 2014

EMP is someday going to make the doomsday preppers say "I told you so"

bamachile · Jul 30, 2014

cbi1972 said:
EMP is someday going to make the doomsday preppers say "I told you so"

The good news is that without internet or cell phones you won't have to listen.

Tidewater · Jul 30, 2014

bamachile said:
The good news is that without internet or cell phones you won't have to listen.

Unless you are rummaging around their food stocks.

cbi1972 · Jul 30, 2014

Tidewater said:
Unless you are rummaging around their food stocks.

At which time they will be speaking the international language

PacadermaTideUs · Jul 30, 2014

chanson78 said:
In totally unrelated news Paul Singer would like to announce his new tin-foil hat and faraday cage company.

Hey, if EMP shielding is deemed by the federal government to be essential protection for their critical infrastructure and it's been part of structural designs for critical buildings for decades, I think that pretty well removes it from the realm of tinfoil hattery.

If I were one to be disposed toward "prepping" enough to build a shelter, and if money weren't an option, a faraday cage wouldn't at all be a horrible idea. Of course, I'm not sure how you could successfully get power from the unshielded exterior of the cage to the shielded interior, other than putting a generator within the cage as well. But then you'd have to figure out how to avoid CO poisoning.

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