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Solar system caught in an interstellar tempest
newscientist.com ^
| 19:00 05 September 2013 by
| Lisa Grossman
Posted on 09/05/2013 7:41:16 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:41:16 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
we are going to be eaten ...aliiiivvvve...
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:43:48 PM PDT
by
bigheadfred
(INFIDEL)
To: BenLurkin
Idiot scientists blowing gases again.
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:44:59 PM PDT
by
sagar
To: bigheadfred
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:45:42 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: BenLurkin
What implications might this have for solar radiance variations, or Earth ecosphere changes?
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:45:46 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
To: Lazamataz
None. We did it to ourselves dontcha know?
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:47:36 PM PDT
by
bigheadfred
(INFIDEL)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:48:12 PM PDT
by
bigheadfred
(INFIDEL)
To: Lazamataz
Heaven knows I am no scientist but I think there is kind of discernible impact on r.
Unless there is something lurking in the cloud which might come in proximity to our solar system.
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:48:28 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: Lazamataz
Cat jumped on my lap as I was typing that. Should be:
Heaven knows I am no scientist but I think there is no discernible impact on Earth.
Unless there is something lurking in the cloud which might come in proximity to our solar system.
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:51:11 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: BenLurkin
I wonder how dense this “cloud” we’re supposedly in is? If fairly dense, the skies might have a lot more stars once we get out of it.
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:51:21 PM PDT
by
Little Pig
(Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
To: BenLurkin
I hope the new neighborhood has better schools...
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:51:32 PM PDT
by
BigCinBigD
(...Was that okay?)
To: BenLurkin
To: Little Pig
Apparently only “dense” in comparison to other parts of space.
Raises issues for interstellar travel theories which entail sweeping in particles for fuel — but that is all speculative stuff anyway.
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:55:17 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Cough Cough! This solar system has got to quit smoking!
To: bigheadfred
Missed us by
that much.
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:58:03 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: BenLurkin
In Brain Wave, an excellent SF story by Poul Anderson, the solar system suddenly emerges from an energy-damping field in which it has been immersed for millions of years. One of the results is that the intelligence of the human race basically doubles over the course of a few days.
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:59:56 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(If the Constitution can be a living document, I guess a corporation can be a person.)
To: BenLurkin
To: bigheadfred; BenLurkin
we are going to be eaten ...aliiiivvvve... Your species might be vaporized, radiated out of existence or your tiny world might be suddenly ripped apart by a number of events...But the only ones who'll eat you alive will likely be from your own species, in your own neighborhood.
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posted on
09/05/2013 8:04:59 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: Steely Tom
With disastrous results I’m guessing.
On the other hand — human intelligence seems to have plummeted during the last 50 years.
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posted on
09/05/2013 8:08:01 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: All
I blame it on “galactic warming”.
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