Electromagnetism
Electromagnetism exists everywhere. When people drive, walk, or even go to
the
beach. However, due to the extreme complexity of the topic,
electromagnetism has
proven to be a subject studied by those who are crafty
and willing enough to
explore the domain. The ideas of electricity start from
simple objects such as
springs, coils and magnets that simply created a
current for some sort of affect
to either start or light some object. Now
these theories have expanded to a
point where our everyday lives are affected
by it. When people start their cars
for example, a magnet turned by a
flywheel generates current through coils to
help ignite the cars electrical
system. In short, electromagnetism exists
everywhere in our everyday lives.
There are many examples of electromagnetism
effecting technical objects of
today’s society. One particular example would
be radar devices used for
tracking ships, cars, or even submarines. The ideas of
sending out a signal
composed of a wave of certain frequency and wavelength
returned at a certain
time can be used to find objects or map out underwater
territory. Use of
similar techniques allows for policemen to radar speeds of
drive-by cars.
Although, crafty engineers have created stealth devices that are
able to mask
their speed by accepting the radar beam and by scrambling it via
frequency
changes or simply send the same signal back at a delayed time thus
justifying
a slower speed. This is just a mere fraction of the uses of
electromagnetism.
Another possible use for electromagnetism would be on the vile
side of
destruction. There are many aspects of electromagnetism. One of the
fiercest
uses is as a weapon. EM guns, tanks, and devices are harmful and
more
dangerous than normal guns and missiles due to their non-ballistic style
of
weaponry. Unfortunately, this horrendous idea is true. Dates as far back
as 1940
have shown that EM guns have been able to destroy cars, technical
devices, and
live mammals just by the use of electromagnetism. Different
wavelengths of EM
waves proved to create different effects for both cars and
humans. And there
have even been reports of EM guns being used against
countries. For example,
around the 1970’s a US embassy within Russia
encountered a fire to one of the
tables in an office within the building and
the cause was never found until a
certain scientist defected with another
country and told his story. His story
entailed the Russians "testing" their
EM capabilities on a live target just
to ensure their technological advance.
In short, EM guns and electromagnetism in
general pose a harmful threat to
society for those people wish use it for the
wrong reasons. Further research
on EM guns or gauss guns is given in detail by a
lot of work done by the
University of Texas. Attached are points of contact and
a brief overview of
the endless possibilities of this topic. The new wave of
weaponry exists in
EM guns. The idea that a command post can destroy an armored
tank or vehicle
from 5 to 10 miles away is too enticing to those who thrive off
the ideas of
war. Or even the truth that that same command post can destroy a
whole army
of soldiers by just waiving an invisible beam in their general
direction
causing the soldiers to wallow and cry in pain because their bodies
hurt so
much. The concept of electromagnetism is a wonderful subject and
beautiful
art within itself. Unfortunately, like other things, when used the
wrong way
even beautiful things have the capability to be turned ugly.