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Did you say grid capacity or capacititor…(wired.comopen_in_new)
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Claude Gerstle
3 years ago
WIRED

Here Comes the Sun-to End Civilization

Every so often, our star fires off a plasma bomb in a random direction. Our best hope the next time Earth is in the crosshairs? Capacitors.
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