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22. I wish I had the kind of power of influence that you accuse me of.

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:09 PM

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Nothing violent. I just wish Moscow was hit with a huge EMT. [View all] Baitball Blogger Feb 2022 OP

EMP? (Electro Magnetic Pulse)? lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #1

Yeah, that. Baitball Blogger Feb 2022 #2

Actually, there's no way to produce that EMP that isn't hugely violent. MineralMan Feb 2022 #3

By that, for the unaware, you mean a megaton-class nuclear explosion. sir pball Feb 2022 #4

Yes. We're not going to do that, I'm certain. MineralMan Feb 2022 #5

Obviously, something we should work on. Baitball Blogger Feb 2022 #14

You know, an EMP that would be effective MineralMan Feb 2022 #18

I wish I had the kind of power of influence that you accuse me of. Baitball Blogger Feb 2022 #22

Of course you don't have any influence. MineralMan Feb 2022 #25

Everything is *not* possible. Dial H For Hero Feb 2022 #30

We'll talk again after the cold fusion Baitball Blogger Feb 2022 #31

Basically, a nuke. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #6

Yes, so that's not going to happen. MineralMan Feb 2022 #7

Right. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #9

Yes. But, the poster didn't know that. MineralMan Feb 2022 #12

True, but it is 31 degrees right now in Moscow. Adults understand Hortensis Feb 2022 #23

Well, it's all a terrible mess, but solutions MineralMan Feb 2022 #24

For sure. Those are not solutions, to put it mildly. Hortensis Feb 2022 #26

Emergency Medical Technician? LisaL Feb 2022 #10

LOL! MineralMan Feb 2022 #13

BIG! And blonde...with a mustache and no t-shirt! ret5hd Feb 2022 #20

My first thought too! BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #29

Because, of course, they wouldn't respond in kind. brooklynite Feb 2022 #11

Apparently not, if it does cause the damage that I'm being told it will cause. Baitball Blogger Feb 2022 #16

It would appear that the armchair prosecutors have all been drafted..... brooklynite Feb 2022 #15

Lol! Treefrog Feb 2022 #17

Uh that's pretty violent, whether it's an EMT or EMP. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2022 #19

That would start WWIII. nt Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #21

The US has tactical electronic aircraft that Deminpenn Feb 2022 #27