Comptonrecoil electrons are electrons knocked from orbitals of an atom usually by gamma radiation from a nuclear explosion.
These electrons create a brief current which results in an electromagnetic pulse or EMP which can damage or destroy unshielded electronic equiptment, mainly microchips. Such an event taking place at high altitude would result in wide scale electrical damage.
"our electrical equiptment was damaged as a result of comptonrecoil electrons from the EMP blast"
The engine of a car or truck that has been outfitted with chrome parts for cosmetic purposes. No actual performance improvements or re-building of critical enigne components takes place.
That truckmay look pretty sweet, but it runs for shit. I gave it a test drive, and it's nothing but a Mexican rebuild.