I promised Thunderpants some negativity. Here it is.
Condensed: A giant solar flare could fry the power grid and while rare, could definitely happen in our lifetimes and will go quite far towards creating Mad Max conditions. Also, the power grid could be hardened nicely for a less than the cost of an NBA arena circa 1994. What are the odds we could make it happen? You know what we love to do- pay later!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wonder how CEI feels about this. They love sunspots.
Sun spots worse than Dick Cheney?
Shirley it can’t be so, Dr. Jeff!
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I wonder if the hamster farm that powers Sadly, Non! was hit by sunspots?
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Woe is Noe?
Dick Cheney is so evil that he gives the sun sunburn.
It’s more of a chemical burn.
Dick Cheney is a sunspot. The man-sized safe is where he keeps the emergency freon for his turbo-cooled Cheney suit.
Noe is sloe.
Verry sloe.
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