The sun spit out an x flare last week. What I find interesting is the link between solir activity and earthquakes. See Fukushima 2011.
Yes it did. Lucky for us it wasn't earth directed. Today's society will go berserk if all their electronics stop working. Nobody knows anyone's phone number anymore. Heck, most don't even have landlines for communication.
Serious question: what will happen to the cars if they are in motion if/when this happens? Wouldn't the drivers lose their ability to steer and to brake? Don't most cars nowadays have electronic steering and electronic braking?
what will happen to the cars if they are in motion if/when this happens?
A slow grind to a halt. To experience this go find a deserted area and turn your car off while you are driving. Braking is done through hydraulics and that power comes from mechanical motion of the crankshaft to the hydraulic pump. Power steering works the same way. If you have a car that steers / brakes itself you just add a controller to the mix but the basic principle works the same way.
Only retarded cars like the Tesla are pure drive by wire. Most other cars are mechanical steering and brake. Powesteering is nice but you can still turn the wheels as long as the steering column isn't locked (key unlocks it). Brakes are typically a pure mechanical linkage to a hydraulic cylinder with the ABS cycling some pumps.
Maybe some of the push button starter cars would be locked. I'm not sure how those work. I hate those things.
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