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The Scream Aliens Hear From the Earth

Posted by kdawson on from the ice-cream dept.

onehitwonder writes "Astronomers have discovered that the Earth emits awful, ear-piercing chirps and whistles that could be heard by any aliens who might be listening, according to an article up at Space.com. The sounds are created by charged particles from the solar wind colliding with Earth's magnetic field. This article explains more about the sounds and links to an audio recording of it."

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  1. Found it on Youtube2 by firewalll · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxOk1pmC2YQ

  2. Nice Try. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The sounds are created by charged particles from the solar wind colliding with Earth's magnetic field.

    I think we all know it's actually caused by people forced to use Vista.

  3. It's not charged particles... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's Obama screaming as he blasts a load of semen on Taco's tonsils.