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Originally Posted by Anthony
The other thing to remember is that the Star Trigger is Magic; causing EMP effects at multiple parsecs requires near-supernova energy output, which would probably have completely destroyed Darrian and certainly would have sterilized it.
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That is what I was wondering. Using the inverse square law, and turning the distance of 6 parsecs into AU's unit of measure, it would seem that the power of the EMP at 1 AU was roughly 1.53 Trillion times more powerful than it was at 6 parsecs.
I wondered if even the cities beneath the waves would survive the pulse - which is why I was wondering at the shielding properties of water against EMP.
For example, if you need say, 2 meters of water to have a decent chance of protecting against the EMP of a nuclear blast, one might wonder if any ocean depth would be proof against a blast that is 1.53 trillion times bigger than that produced by a single nuclear blast.
I was kind of hoping that was the case - that it would be capable.
Ah well. Thanks.
:)