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That was great (and scary) thanks a lot.

Is there no other means of creating an EMP?

Almost. http://en.wikipedia....diamond_nanorod

 

 

 

Absolutely.

Thanks a lot

Hi Everyone,

I read that C₆₀ or buckminsterfullerene is the hardest substance known to man. I'de like to ask the following-

Is this accurate?

Could there be something else discovered or invented that would be harder?

I’m sorry for my layman language and thank you for your help with this.

Hi All,

I’ve often heard that an electromagnet pulse can be used to knock out power supplies and wondered if I could ask a few questions to the people on the forum who know about that subject?

Is it possible?

Can you direct the pulse and limit its effect and distance of influence?

What types of power supplies would it affect?

I’m sorry for any terribly bad mistakes in my thinking or questions and for having to use such layman terms.

Thanks

Ok - funny question. Writing a sci-fi book or something?

 

If you suddenly remove half the atmosphere (let's say the northern half - the entire northern hemisphere's atmosphere), then the atmosphere on the southern hemisphere would rush north to compensate.

 

At first, the oceans in the north would boil, but when the air from the southern atmosphere would reach the north, that would stop. I have no way to estimate how long that would take, but we're talking minutes to hours, no more - long enough to suffocate. It would be quite a storm though, with windspeeds higher than ever.

 

Afterwards, the overall pressure would be only 0.5 atm, instead of the 1 atm we have now. The initial massive decompression would cool the atmosphere by a good 70 degrees to -50 Celsius (this is a rough approximation!!). I think that also, in this decompression all the water in the atmosphere would condensate or sublimate (form water droplets or ice crystals), so you get a lot more clouds.

 

After a little while, the sun would surely heat the atmosphere again (rough estimate is that this would take about 3 weeks), and these clouds would disappear. A little more water would evaporate, but nothing significant. I don't think that the sea water levels would change much because of it. But during those few cold weeks, the climate would be quite different. Perhaps it could change forever. That could have long lasting implications.

 

If you can survive the initial complete vacuum in the north, then I think you can survive the whole thing actually. 0.5 bar is enough for people. 0.5 bar is the pressure you find between 5 and 6 kilometers altitude. It would take some getting used to, but you can survive there. We'd be tired all the time though.

Thanks, and yes

Strangely Rhboeus is maybe correct in his comments on the pyramids, but with only a few references in his post on a subject that took years of research it isn't enough information for people who may not be privy to that research to appreciate his comments.

Traditionally the small passages were thought to be "air vents", but with the help of an astrophysicist friend, an amateur Egyptologist proved that the passages aligned exactly in the direction of the stars that the ancient Egyptians revered. It is a feat of engineering that we couldn't even achieve today to replicate with such accuracy. What’s more is the astrophysicist used modern technology to recreate the position of the stars that would have aligned with the passages in the pyramids and discovered that based on that alignment the pyramids were built many thousands of years before what is commonly believed to be the case by leading authorities on the subject and what is written in any book on the subject that you read today.

He also had great evidence, based on what was found in the pyramids, to prove that they had the ability to create light without the use of fire in the pyramids, which explains how they were able to work and not leave soot all over the place ;-)

His comments on Albert Einstein are based on Einstein believing and stating many a time that you create your universe with your mind. Napoleon Hills work were based on the same principle and in his famous works The 16 Laws of Success there is a wonderful account by Thomas Edison where he states the exact same theory.

Too much to explain in a forum post I am sorry to say, but I do know where Rhboeus is coming from with those comments and hope that at least points you in the direction to be able to research his views a little further as they are based on some good facts.

The rest of his comments are probably based on his believing that man isn’t capable of understanding the Universe, but it doesn’t really go a long way for a debate on a science forum, does it.

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Hi All,

I have a hypothetical question and apologise in advance for my layman’s language.

If half of the Earth’s atmosphere suddenly disappeared, would the other half become unstable?

I would imagine so and would therefore like to also ask for your ideas on the following-

How long would the other half of the atmosphere take to collapse?

How long would air be available for us to breathe?

Thanks you so much