Would we lose the last 25+ years of culture? I suppose no cars, trucks, or trains would run until the computers were replaced and making new computer parts would likely be a problem because I'm sure the manufacturing of new computers requires other computers. So, no food or anything else would be moving and the stores, pharmacies, etc would be bare within a couple of days.
If you happened to have an old car, pre-computer and you drove it you would likely be attacked and killed for the vehicle.
I guess all digital music and documents would be gone. I am not sure about CDs.
I'm sure I'm not thinking about other things that would be a big problem but "smart weapons" would likely not work. Checkouts at stores wouldn't work. Banking wouldn't work. All government records would be lost. Right?
 
What do you think in a scenario where someone actually was able to explode several EMPs over the USA and maybe some other places.
 
What would happen. Would it really be that bad? Would we lose all music that isn't analog? All e-books, all computers, all cell phones. Would it be the dark ages again for a few months?
I suppose mst guns would still work, at least the ones that don't require a fingerprint or something.
 
I am genuinely curious. I have read things but I don't really know. I do know that a LOT of people cannot eat without opening a can or a bag. I can but I am smart enough to keep my head low and perhaps camp out for a while.
 
So, what would really happen?
 
J
 

Has your house ever been hit by lightning?  The effect is about the same.
 
 

No. Why do "they" say that all digital media and computers would be fried? Is it just conspiracy theory? I am relieved...
 

 
J

It would be like the 1970's. I liked them.

jamesg1213
It would be like the 1970's. I liked them.

There would be Orange Sunshine and good music? Ok then!
 
J

Some of them would fry.  A lot of the effect depends on how perpendicular  and how long the power line feeding equipment are to the source.  The item that surprised me the most was a coffee pot frying, but the computer in the next room didn't have a problem.  A disk drive on another computer went into 'bad' mode, but I was able to recover most of the data on it.

It depends on how serious it was ...local isolated ? or a major grid grinder ?...
 
Life as some folks know would probably change in a very big way ..not for the better ...
Hospitals may have back up electrically .Even then for how long ? and who gets to get helped ?
Socially it would be a disaster in a large metropolitan city. No electricity , no way too communicate easily unless you have a hand crank radio to hear who else is effected in the scheme of GEO .
No more fresh water , no more food delivery's , no more transportation structure .
If you are an average Joe or Jane and choose to hoof it your status in the human food chain has just been reassigned to Prey .
Of course we all know that law enforcement and large agency's Like The Friends w Benefits agency that wanted to crack the Apple Phone  will have some sort of mobility ...
I have been exposed to riots and I can tell you fist hand there is no such thing as having a friend anymore ...
My dog will probably get shot for food unless I'm a quicker draw  .....
Seen this personally ...large groups of people will loot and do things they would never dream of doing ...
Organized gangs will make a power play and try to take control of resources ...food warehouses and  storage facilitys...
The average citizen will be under siege from all ends of the opposing social elements .
Getting the squeeze from the Bad guys and the ummm bad guys that are supposed to be the good guys say aren't they supposed to be following orders   ....
Who's giving them? that's what worries me ...
 
I have said enough ...that is only the tip of the iceberg ...   
 
 
 
signed
PPPssstt Este Loco  ...that 's what they used to call me back in the day before computers , hybrid cars and sobriety     

There are a lot of armies with horses in prophesy.
Just sayin.

Power stations down, sewage treatment plants non-functional, all networks down (home, work, internet, phones, cable, satellite dishes, etc.), anything with non-Military shielded sensitive electronics fried, hospitals in trouble, refrigeration lost...
 
Not a pretty site for our electronically pampered nation!
 
But also one of the primary conspiracy theories for what's coming.

jamesg1213
It would be like the 1970's. I liked them.

We'll be dancing to Saturday Night Fever again?