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The Hundred Million Mile Pipe Organ

jd writes "Scientists have announced that the gigantic coils of plasma in the solar atmosphere, known as coronal loops, actually carry sound waves much like a pipe organ. Micro-flares on the surface of the sun create powerful blasts of charged particles, which are then guided through the coronal loops, creating the standing waves. Sheffield University is hosting movies and audio recordings of the sun's performance."

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  1. I translated the song and it says... by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..."La la la, I'm going to heat up and cook that little blue planet, just for the hell of it, la la la...."