The Return of Steampunk

[unixronin]

An interesting question:  Would a nanotech Analytical Engine be EMP-hard?

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[sierra-nevada.livejournal.com]

Depends on whether the metal pathways in the thing were resistant to contact-welding from induced current overload.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's about what I was thinking. As long as the surge currents aren't big enough to contact-weld anything, one would hope it ought to keep working.

[ilcylic.livejournal.com]

If we were at the Diamond Age level of nanotech. I'd imagine diamonds to be pretty EMP resistant.

[7leaguebootdisk.livejournal.com]

Well, as emp is proportional to circuit length, so at a sub millimeter lengths, I'd expect little or no effect.