Large Solar Flare To Glance Off Earth

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Large Solar Flare To Glance Off Earth

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday March 7, 2012 @07:57AM from the raise-shields dept.

JoeRobe writes "According to spaceweather.com, a major X5 solar flare is on its way to deliver a glancing blow to the Earth's magnetic field. This is the second x-class flare to be released by the same sunspot in the past few days, the first being an X1. In both cases, the sunspot (spot 1429) was not directly facing Earth, but it is still active, and poses a threat for a large, Earth-directed flare in the next few days."

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X-Class you say? by masteva · 2012-03-07 08:03 · Score: 4, Funny

So we may finally get some actual X-Men out of this???

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1. Re:X-Class you say? by Anonymous Coward · 2012-03-07 08:29 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I've met a few ex-men, I prefer actual women.
Re:It's??? by plover · 2012-03-07 08:04 · Score: 5, Funny

Is that as in "Holy Shit, that solar flare, it's headed right for us!" Because if I'm gonna fry, I don't think I want to spend my last few minutes on Earth surrounded by grammar Nazis.

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it's official by hguorbray · 2012-03-07 08:06 · Score: 3, Funny

someone on the sun is shooting at us!

-I'm just sayin'
Re:It's??? by SJHillman · 2012-03-07 08:08 · Score: 5, Funny

Grammar Nazis tend to be thin-skinned, so you'll live long enough to see them fry first. Happy thoughts!
Will it make my 28k Dialup connection run slower? by cpu6502 · 2012-03-07 08:10 · Score: 3, Funny

(concerned)
;-)

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Scenario by echogen · 2012-03-07 08:11 · Score: 5, Funny

possible scenario:
1- Apple applies for a patent regarding magnetic interference.
2- USPTO grants patent to apple
3- Solar flare
4- Apple suing the sun in Germany!
5- Court prohibits the sun from sending magnetic flares to Germany

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Poses a Threat? by Kozar_The_Malignant · 2012-03-07 08:13 · Score: 4, Funny

Is it paranoid to think that these first two might be a couple of ranging shots?

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1. Re:Poses a Threat? by Anonymous Coward · 2012-03-07 08:16 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Is it paranoid to think that these first two might be a couple of ranging shots?
  Yes, yes it is paranoid to think that.
2. Re:Poses a Threat? by gestalt_n_pepper · 2012-03-07 10:04 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Really? If it's communications are conducted in almost unrecognizable languages, and it's conversations mainly esoterica beyond human concerns, and those discussions happened only over very long periods, they might not only be sentient, but also tenured.
  
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Flare vs Asteroid by Anonymous Coward · 2012-03-07 08:13 · Score: 2, Funny

Could a solar flare affect an asteroid's orbit, like 2012 da14 which they swear will miss us.
No blogspam? by Anonymous Coward · 2012-03-07 08:22 · Score: 2, Funny

A scientific story with no editorializing in TFS and links to the source so I don't have to click through blogspam?
What site am I on?
Re:It's??? by Ichijo · 2012-03-07 08:29 · Score: 3, Funny

Because if I'm gonna fry, I don't think I want to spend my last few minutes on Earth surrounded by grammar Nazis.

Don't worry, the apostrophe is silent.

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Re:Pretty lights? by Anonymous Coward · 2012-03-07 08:31 · Score: 3, Funny

In the basement? I sure hope not.
The moon never pulls shit like this by Anonymous Coward · 2012-03-07 08:32 · Score: 5, Funny

The moon never pulls shit like this.
from The Onion
Re:it's its by maxwell+demon · 2012-03-07 08:48 · Score: 1, Funny

I thought this was a tech site.
You got the tense right: This was a tech site.

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Re:It's??? by Progman3K · 2012-03-07 09:54 · Score: 3, Funny

Programming is their Forth language
FTFY

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