2007-10-24 02:25:23 · 3 answers · asked by tstep_1868 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Our body functions do NOT rely on electrical impulses. The nervous system is primarily chemical. An electric shock can disturb heart rhythm, but EMP has such a high effective frequency that it would just cause warming, like a microwave oven. Metal prosthetics would be affected more. Life support electronics like pacemakers would be seriously at risk.
2007-10-24 15:05:10 · answer #1 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an EMP is just a large radeo wave so if you redused the wavelength you could make the equivalent of a microwave gun that could kill a person by burning them, but at its current wavelengths it wont effect the body.
2007-10-24 09:32:18 · answer #2 · answered by Gengi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if they have a pacemaker
2007-10-24 09:33:45 · answer #3 · answered by Wayne ahrRg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋