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Thunderstorms Proven To Create Antimatter
radioweather writes "Scientists using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have detected beams of antimatter from thunderstorms in the form of positrons hurled into space. Scientists think the antimatter particles were formed in a terrestrial gamma-ray flash, a brief burst produced inside thunderstorms and shown to be associated with lightning. 'These signals are the first direct evidence that thunderstorms make antimatter particle beams,' said Michael Briggs, a member of Fermi's Gamma-ray Burst Monitor team. He presented the findings at a news briefing at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Seattle."
So this is exactly like the LHC, right? How can clouds be so irresponsible to create ANTIMATTER that will destroy the entire planet, just because they can! I saw what happened when Neo let a single drop of antimatter fall out of the Millennium Falcon to destroy the elves' homeworld. Why won't Obama do something about this "lightning"? He's in the pocket of the lightning rod industry!
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Scientists think the antimatter particles were formed in a terrestrial gamma-ray flash
Screw that. Quick, someone get Bruce Banner up there in an airplane!
Well, what might only create one or two antiprotons in the US can actually create a whole beam of them in Europe, because of unit conversion.
which is totally what she said
Scientists think the antimatter particles were formed in a terrestrial gamma-ray flash
Screw that. Quick, someone get Bruce Banner up there in an airplane!
That'll make him angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry.
we'll first need to breed anti-sharks to carry them.
Oh, good. I was worried I was the only one that smelled that...
Keeping antimatter safe is easy; you can just stuff it in a shoe box, as long as the shoe box is made of antimatter.
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