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		wat10000 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What you need to know about EMP weapons Starfish Prime blew streetlight fuses 900 miles away. I don't think lighting can do that.

grapesodaaaaa 11 months ago [–]

As mentioned elsewhere, streetlights were a very different design back then.

wat10000 11 months ago | [–]

Unless lightning strikes were blowing them out from 900+ miles away back then, I don’t see how that matters to my point.

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