Yet Another Big Solar Flare

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday October 30, 2003 @08:27AM from the put-on-your-foil-hat dept.

philthedrill writes "CNN is reporting that the sun has fired another large solar flare towards Earth. This one could arrive as early as Thursday (Oct. 30th) afternoon. (insert end-of-the-world statement here)."

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*Yawn* by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-30 08:27 · Score: 5, Funny

Who Cares. I mean after awhile this becomes so boring. Jesus can't we pick on SCO today.
one quote... by kisrael · 2003-10-30 08:28 · Score: 5, Funny

"I have not seen anything like it in my entire career as a solar physicist. The probability of this happening is so low that it is a statistical anomaly."

You know, 'statistical anomaly' is NOT what I want to hear from solar physicists about my particular sun.

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right about now by zephc · 2003-10-30 08:30 · Score: 5, Funny

a kid in rural Kansas is accidentally throwing a tractor a half mile from his farm.

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1. Re:right about now by Santos+L.+Halper · 2003-10-30 09:21 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I've loved in the shower, and my bedroom, but I must admit, I've never loved in Rural Kansas.
  
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Halloween is going to be killer by orn · 2003-10-30 08:32 · Score: 5, Funny

Pun intended.

This could shape up to be a really amazing Halloween. For some reason, that 80's movie about Halley's comet's tail intersecting the earth and making zombies out of everyone that wasn't in a lead-lined room comes to mind. I, for one, will welcome our new zombie overlord masters. :-)

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Ah, solar flares by Digital+Dharma · 2003-10-30 08:38 · Score: 5, Funny

The Ultimate Slashdotting.

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Re:It's those damn aliens by aliens · 2003-10-30 08:43 · Score: 5, Funny

Stop blaming your pollution woes on us!

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Great CNN Headline by Buskaatt · 2003-10-30 09:10 · Score: 5, Funny

Sun delivers yet another shot at Earth

In other news, President George W. Bush as extended the Axis of Evil to include the Sun. "This supposed ally has been flexing its nucular [sic] muscles without U.N. oversight for generations. While small infractions can be overlooked, a direct strike at the U.S. will not be ignored."