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Sunspot Grows to 20 Times Size of Earth

Posted by michael on from the tan-don't-burn dept.

TheHedgehog writes "A sunspot group aimed squarely at Earth has grown to 20 times the size of our planet and has the potential to unleash a major solar storm. 'The implications of this spot have scientists on the edge of their seats,' NASA said in a statement Friday. 'If the active region generates coronal mass ejections (CMEs), massive explosions with a potential force of a billion megaton bombs, it will be a fairly direct hit to Earth and its satellites and power grids.'"

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  1. Re:I, for one... by NanoGator · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "By the way, where you get those uber slang terms? Oh yeah, the 80's."

    Exactly. Now, why would I respond to your joke with over used out dated slang expressions? What could I possibly be saying about your post? hmmm?

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    "Derp de derp."
  2. Re:I, for one... by NanoGator · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Heh. Actually this is about you, not me. Pity, you touched on it:

    "which stems from the fact that you wanted to use that joke before I did"

    I'll give you a little hint: I didn't make that comment because I wanted to use it.

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    "Derp de derp."
  3. Re:I, for one... by NanoGator · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Of course you didn't want to use it, that's why you're going on and on about it."

    Wrong. Try again. ;)

    "Will that wipe your tears away?"

    Heh. Was that the 'verbal beating' you were threatening me with?

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    "Derp de derp."