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up vote 11 down vote favorite 4 I'm not sure if it's even feasible, but I have a server farm in my book, of a size that puts it on par with Google's. I want to wipe out all the data stored on the hard drives, without destroying the servers themselves, most likely using an EMP device. This is assuming the device is within the farm itself, basically an emergency wipe. An example data center is Pryor Creek (Mayes County), Oklahoma , 980,000 square feet. Google, for security purposes, doesn't release a lot of data. Let's say at least a few hundred thousand servers, as that matches what I have in my book. If this is possible: What sized capacitors would it need? How long would it take to charge said capacitors? What are we looking at for coils? I've read 10-12 coils of copper tubing would create a ra...