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Tsunami Spotted on the Surface of the Sun

Posted by samzenpus on from the mother-of-all-disaster-movies dept.

BigBadBus writes "The BBC is reporting that NASA's twin spacecraft designed to obtain stereo images of the Sun have recorded a Solar Tsunami. The feature includes a fascinating movie of the images captured."

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  1. But... by langelgjm · · Score: 5, Funny

    No sound? Lame...

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    1. Re:But... by evwah · · Score: 5, Funny

      too bad you can't hear the woosh sound of that joke going over your head in space either

    2. Re:But... by S.O.B. · · Score: 5, Funny

      If you play it backwards you hear, "Paul is dead, Paul is dead".

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    3. Re:But... by Zode · · Score: 3, Funny

      actually you hear "Here comes the sun."

  2. Global warming? by reboot246 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Probably caused by global warming. Everything else seems to be.

    (tongue in cheek)

    1. Re:Global warming? by jimmux · · Score: 5, Funny

      This is nothing. Wait until the sun's ice caps melt, then we'll be in trouble.

    2. Re:Global warming? by Krusso88 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Maybe Al Gore will have a Live Sun concert to raise enough funds to prevent future tSUNnami's

  3. Fun on the Sun by Revenger75 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's go mega-surfin' Dude! It will be rad(iation)! I'll bring the 3.0x10^8 SPF sunblock, you bring the Unobtainium surfboards, and Cowboy Neil will bring the beer.

    1. Re:Fun on the Sun by langelgjm · · Score: 3, Funny

      and Cowboy Neil will bring the beer.

      You must be... no, scratch that, you ARE new here.

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  4. Re:Special Effects by yorugua · · Score: 4, Funny

    That movie is pretty cool
    I can't agree. I'd say it's very hot.
  5. SNAP by cpricejones · · Score: 4, Funny

    Your momma is so fat when she steps into the ocean her ripples cause a tsunami ... ON THE SUN

  6. No tourists this time of year by EmbeddedJanitor · · Score: 4, Funny

    The sun is very hot except at night.

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  7. Obligatory... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What would it sound like, anyway? Hmm, what would a wave of gas sound like?

    First, did it come out of Uranus?
  8. Re:Totally Gnarly, Dood! by kylehase · · Score: 3, Funny

    Make sure to use all-temperature wax.

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  9. Re:A Tsunami on the SUN! by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 4, Funny

    Heck, let's make a new word for that. Let's call it "Sunami" :D

  10. The Martian Asks: by Somegeek · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom!"

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