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Considering how low-power crystal radios are, does the length of the earpiece's wire affect how much energy makes it to the speaker? Would a really short wire have a stronger sound?

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Considering the 1859 Carrington Event's effect of making some telegraph wire spark, would POTS (Plain Old Telephone Systems) be useful after a giant solar flare EMP or would their nature as a series of enormous antennae cause them to be a locus of damage?

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Considering how low-power crystal radios are, does the length of the earpiece's wire affect how much energy makes it to the speaker? Would a really short wire have a stronger sound?	1
Considering the 1859 Carrington Event's effect of making some telegraph wire spark, would POTS (Plain Old Telephone Systems) be useful after a giant solar flare EMP or would their nature as a series of enormous antennae cause them to be a locus of damage?	1