My theory on the electromagnet is that every 108 minutes when they push the button, an electromagnetic field is released. This field puts interference from any radio or gps devices so they cannot transmit. This is why the plane's radio and instrumentation went out.

Now we found out a little about Desmond, we knew that he was on a race around the world, sponsored or ran by the father of his old girlfriend. There's no doubt that the sailboat on which he crashed had GPS. At the end of the second season we see two men apparently in the Arctic and they found a signal. They then called a phone that was answered by desmond's girlfriend. They told her that they found it. This all happened after the key was turned to shut off the electromaget generator.

After the key was turned we saw that the sky turned a weird color and there was a deafening noise. That could have been the electrmagnetic field disengaging.

In the 2nd episode of the third season, we see that The Others have access to the outside world. I thought that this would ruin my theory, but then I remembered the wire that went out into the ocean. It lead into a hole in the ground. Maybe it allows outside communication to a hatch that The Others have control of.

Does this make sense? What are proofs for or against this theory?

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