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Old 12-31-2007, 01:47 AM
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Definitely a worst-case scenario!

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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy View Post
Your car has a mechanical fuel pump. A nuclear bomb could go off in space and send an EMF pulse that kills every electrical circuit for thousands of miles and other than losing the radio, lights, CC, and windows.....
Depending on the distance from the event, the driver might not do too well but the engine would be unaffected.
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