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I was thinking about exactly how the Halo Array kills every sentient being in the universe. According to pages 170-174 of the Halo Encyclopedia,
When activated, the Halo rings would wipe out all sentient life within three radii of the Milky Way's Galactic center, by sending out radiation, targeting certain cells in the nervous system, which includes, but is not limited to, neurons, by harmonizing all neurological frequencies.
This means that our nervous systems get fried, which also prevents the flood from using our bodies.
However, there are major flaws in this mechanism.
The 7 Halo arrays' firing range is supposed to encompass the entire Milky Way galaxy, which is 100,000 Light Years in diameter. Each ring has a range of 25,000 light years.
-Gamma Rays (radiation) travel at the speed of light. That means it would take at least 25,000 years to kill everything in the galaxy, but the Forerunners supposedly did it in an instant.
-Also, that much Gamma radiation would boil away atmospheres and leave planets incapable of supporting life. But the planets were unaffected and species were returned to their home planets from the Ark.
-In addition, the amount of Gamma Rays we'd be talking about would be unimaginable. To encompass the entire galaxy, you would need the energy equivalent to, well, something we can't even imagine. Like more than a quadrillion nukes times 10 to the 1000th power. (Not exact, obviously, but you get the idea.)
How in the heck could the Forerunners use radiation to kill sentient life with the above problems?