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What technology was allowed to operate in War of the Worlds?

Early in War of the Worlds (2005), it is made explicit that 'nothing was working' in terms of cars, electronics and mobile phones, for example, as the attacks began. A few minutes later, a handheld ...
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Why did the tripods make a loud horn sound?

In War of the Worlds (2005), the tripods attack various cities and incinerate humans. Periodically, they blast a loud (and scary) horn sound. It doesn't seem that ...
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How were the force fields of the tripods disabled in the War of the Worlds remake?

When Tom Cruise sees birds on the alien ship at the end of War of the Worlds, he told the major. But how/when was the armor of the alien ships removed? That was not described properly.
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What were the tripods spraying and what does it have to do with the red weed in War of the Worlds?

in the remake of War of the Worlds (2005), what exactly were the aliens spraying on the ground after they captured and drained a human? I understand that a human gets captured, the aliens suck ...
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