Doug Hughes writes:
Hmm.. I'm not sure I'd want to stand too close when one of those things goes off, but it would be an interesting demo. :)
Maybe behind an EM shield.. ;)
What is it, exactly, that you imagine could happen to you? You realize that you can expose humans to pretty powerful electromagnetic fields without any noticable effect unless the frequency happens to be one that their tissues absorb.
I'm thinking better safe than sorry. None of the studies on EM fields and their effects on humans are causal, but a lot of studies and advice have concluded that caution and minimization may be advisable. It's the un-noticable effects that I'm worried about. ;)
I think there was a question of some microelectronics being permenently damaged because of fusion at the MOS level (burning through the gate),
To do that requires that you transfer energy from your device into the computer you are attacking. How do you propose to do that?
Just relating what I thought I'd heard. It may be wrong, or I may be remembering it wrong. My EM theory is a bit rusty. -- ____________________________________________________________________________ Doug Hughes Engineering Network Services System/Net Admin Auburn University doug@eng.auburn.edu "Real programmers use cat > file.as"