| From: | Alfredo B Alves <dghost@****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Interesting idea |
| Date: | Sun, 31 May 1998 15:12:17 -0500 |
<nathan.olsen@*******.MSUS.EDU> writes:
>I had an idea recently and was wondering if anyone had done anythign
>similar to this. Basically there's a massive solar flare that erupts
from
>the sun and completely disrupts all electricity and power worldwide over
>the course of 1 week. The matrix goes down, electricity-driven machines
>fail, many types of cyberware stops functioning, etc. I imagine that
the
>effects of this would be near apocalyptic in scale considering the
extent
>of technology in the SR world. There would be chaos; there would be
>bloodshed; there would be fun for the whole family. Any other thoughts
on
>this scenario?
>
>Wolfchild
<SNIP Sig>
uhm ... /IF/ a solar flare can do all that, it'd cause lotsa death ...
(those people with cybered vital organs, on Life Support, etc ...
however, I don't think it can ... most likely it'll screw over
transmissions ... It also might make SubOrbital Travel dangerous, dunno
... Also, how badly will a Solar Flare affect FiberOptics?
D.Ghost
(aka Pixel, Tantrum, and RuPixel)
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