5 EMP Myths Even Preppers Still Believe
Think an EMP means every car dies, the grid is gone forever, and a single gap ruins your Faraday cage? Hollywood and a lot of prepper content get these wrong. In this video I go through five common EMP myths, what the research says, and how the real picture should change where you put your prep effort. I added some sources below.
⏱️ Chapters
0:00 – Hollywood EMP vs. reality
0:30 – Myth 1: Every car will instantly die
1:45 – Myth 2: It happens with no warning
2:45 – Myth 3: It fries anything with a battery
3:45 – Myth 4: We’d be set back to the 1800s forever
4:45 – Myth 5: A Faraday cage has to be perfect
5:40 – The takeaway
The reality sits between “instant apocalypse” and “nothing to worry about,” and that middle ground tells you where to spend your time and money.
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EMP Commission, Report of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from EMP Attack: Critical National Infrastructures (2008), covers vehicle testing, grid effects, and recovery: https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA484672.pdf
Congressional Research Service, High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) and High Power Microwave (HPM) Devices: Threat Assessments (RL32544): https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/RL32544.html
Oak Ridge National Laboratory / Metatech, Meta-R-320: The Early-Time (E1) HEMP and Its Impact on the U.S. Power Grid (2010): https://www.ferc.gov/sites/default/files/2020-05/ferc_meta-r-320.pdf
Oak Ridge National Laboratory / Metatech, Meta-R-321: The Late-Time (E3) HEMP and Its Impact on the U.S. Power Grid (2010): https://www.ferc.gov/sites/default/files/2020-05/ferc_meta-r-321.pdf
ORNL, “Study probes risks to power plants from electromagnetic pulse” (notes exposed systems outside facilities, and inverters, are especially vulnerable): https://www.ornl.gov/news/study-probes-risks-power-plants-electromagnetic-pulse
U.S. Department of Energy, Large Power Transformer Resilience Report to Congress (2024): https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/EXEC-2022-001242%20-%20Large%20Power%20Transformer%20Resilience%20Report%207-10-24.pdf
GAO, Electricity Grid: DOE Could Better Support Transformer Reserves (GAO-23-106180): https://www.gao.gov/assets/d23106180.pdf
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, for CME and geomagnetic storm forecasts and watches: https://www.swpc.noaa.gov
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