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X17 Solar Flare Sends 2B Tons of Plasma at Earth
Dr. Zowie writes "This morning a very large solar flare erupted from a
large sunspot group that is crossing the face of the Sun. The explosion sent over 2 billion tons of material hurtling across the solar system toward Earth. Movies from the SOHO spacecraft show the flare
in UV and the associated
coronal mass ejection in visible light as they happened, and the impact of high energy protons that the flare launched at about half the speed of light. NOAA's Space Environment Center shows that the Sun's X-ray brightness went up 100x during the flare. Expect more aurora and geomagnetic effects in the next day or two!"
We need more warning next time!
Sunspots.
"Remember, any tool can be the right tool." -- Red Green
Now I can put out my plasma nets and catch some of it. I was beginning to worry that I'd never be able to restock my dwindling supply!
I am a filthy pirate.
Skinner: Ah, there's nothing more exciting than science. You get all
the fun of sitting still, being quiet, writing down numbers,
paying attention...[chuckles] Science has it all.
And I for one welcome our new plasmotic overloards!
Time to find the ethernet cables and plug in all those wireless laptops...
No 802.11b, 1 year!
I'll have to take off my tinfoil hat!
I knew it... sooner or later those evil aliens would find a way to read my mind.
If we don't stop these constant barrages from the Sun then the terrorists will win!
Thank god we've got all that extra CO2 in the atmosphere to protect us!
Anybody want a peanut?
This unprovoked attack on the planet Earth cannot be allowed to go unpunished! I say we take a page from the Israelis and build an orbital wall that will prevent any further such incursions in the future!
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
I told the sun last night that those eight beef soft taco supremes were a bad idea. But did he listen to me? NOOOooooo.
"I'm a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar."
-Hoban Washburn
And people told me my tin-foil hat wouldn't come in useful!
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...that tinfoil lining will come in handy.
Ignorance is the root of all evil.
Of course Sunoco's stock price is up. When the power grid collapses tonight, everyone's going to need gasoline to run their generators.
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The mighty and powerful X10 Corporation is now exacting its revenge upon its enemies! No popunders, you say? Fine! They have now upgraded from X10 to X17, and instead of simply displaying popunder windows they will now bombard the Earth with fireballs!
(...and the followers of Mammon shall tremble.)
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Headline: SUN BRINGS DOWN SUNS
damn lamenss filter.
It's cloudy and rainy in Vancouver. :-(
If you don't want to repeat the past, stop living in it.
We will not be scared of these "solar evil-doers." The Sun is part of an "axis of stellar evil" that we must stamp out. We will make no distinction between solar flares, and the stars that sponsor these flares. Our nation will launch a campaign to stamp out all stellar terrorism in our galaxy. These nukyular furnaces of fear will no longer terrorize our nation, or Texas. Anybody wanna peanut?
I always thought of a sneeze as my most violent respiratory function.
Well, obviously, you've never had a nose "flare" before. Very messy.
Karma: Chevy Kavalierma.
(runs off to Staples...)
(Fortunately for you Ra is not paying attention, or he would certainly mod you down).
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Together, we will drive the rats from the tundra.
Yeah but it's missing all of the space sounds! What a ripoff! ;)
"The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved." -- John Ashcroft
On behalf of al-Qaida we claim responsibility.
Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder.
There are no solar flares! The mass ejections have been driven out of the solar system, and are committing suicide as we speak! The rumors that the so-called flares are nuclear powered are fueled by the delusions of madmen who are sick in the head! Sick, I tell you!
Well duh. It's obviously President Bush's fault. Our increased reliance on fossil-fuels has always been a major problem. And then he goes and abandons Kyoto. Not to mention his lack of activity on curbing SUV growth. *sigh*. I'm just not surprised that this didn't happen sooner...
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I'm guessing nobody told you. They have to be female virgins. You and your 12 roommates won't accomplish much.
Karma: Dyn-o-mite!(mostly affected by Jimmy Walker reading your comments)
Moe: Let's go burn down the observatory so this will never happen again!
I like my women like my coffee... pale and bitter.
Yeah, but I tried signing up to it with my cell, but everytime there is one of these massive flares I never get the alerts, It's like the service has a hard time calling me during those events or something.
I'm too lazy to compose a creative sig.