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Star spinning so ‘extremely fast’ it risks ‘one of the most powerful explosions in the universe’
The Sun ^

Posted on 11/20/2018 9:12:23 AM PST by ETL

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To: Sawdring
Gamma rays travel at the speed of light

What about "grammar-rays"?

Re: "more slower"

61 posted on 11/20/2018 2:20:08 PM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: ETL
I’m just trying to figure out if it cares about the “risk”.
Has anyone interviewed it yet? Can we send Bob Acosta?
62 posted on 11/20/2018 2:33:58 PM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope.,)
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To: 9422WMR

That is why we must prevent this catastrophe. Dr. Banner proved it.


63 posted on 11/20/2018 5:13:44 PM PST by Sawdring
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Thanks ETL.

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64 posted on 11/20/2018 5:34:33 PM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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The Cycle of Cosmic Catastrophes: Flood, Fire, and Famine in the History of Civilization
The Cycle of Cosmic Catastrophes:
Flood, Fire, and Famine
in the History of Civilization

by Richard Firestone,
Allen West, and
Simon Warwick-Smith


65 posted on 11/20/2018 5:38:55 PM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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66 posted on 11/20/2018 5:39:41 PM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: Ouderkirk

If it happened 8000 years ago (to the day), we’d be seeing the explosion right now. If the explosion happens right now, astronomers 8000 years from now will finally get to see it.


67 posted on 11/20/2018 5:41:06 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: NorthMountain

My point was based on words in the title “it risks...”

Couple of points on this is that an inanimate object doesn’t take risks. A risk involves the potential for loss and the decision to proceed.

Being that it is 8000 light years away, the possibility exists that the inanimate object elected to take the risk and may have already exploded we just don’t know it yet as the shock waves won’t get here for many thousands of years.

It’s just a pet peeve of mine that these stories assign risk-taking to objects and no forward thinking of what could have happened already. The proper framing of the story should have been in the may have, could have, and then present reasonable odds based suppositions in an If and only if, then, else format.

These so-called science writers treat us like retards and it is annoying.


68 posted on 11/20/2018 6:17:53 PM PST by Ouderkirk (Life is about ass, you're either covering, hauling, laughing, kicking, kissing, or behaving like one)
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To: Ouderkirk
these stories assign risk-taking to objects

It's in the same category of stupidity as assigning to hurricanes and tornadoes the ability to pick targets.

so-called science writers treat us like retards

Most of them are pretty damn dumb themselves ...

69 posted on 11/20/2018 6:47:42 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: lee martell; ETL
"There must be some specific training secrets that gymnasts, ballet dancers and figure skaters are told to do."

No secrets... Just start training when they are 6-years old (like my 18-year old granddaughter did) and it becomes second nature to spin... In addition, when they get older (for a figure skater that is 14-years-old) there are spinning machines that improve their balance... My granddaughter just spent the last two years in FL training with the Russian coaches and they have the girls use the spinning machine 3-times a week...

70 posted on 11/20/2018 7:32:17 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: SuperLuminal

That’s a very good family tradition. Sports or physical activities done with others can help prepare a person for adult life. Best of luck to your granddaughters.


71 posted on 11/20/2018 8:01:35 PM PST by lee martell (AT)
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To: Calvin Locke

Anybody not wearing two million sunblock is gonna have a real bad day.


72 posted on 11/20/2018 9:43:09 PM PST by Ozark Tom
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To: al baby

Took me a second - then nearly spit out my first sip of coffee...thanks for starting my morning out right.


73 posted on 11/21/2018 2:29:43 AM PST by trebb (Those who don't donate anything tend to be empty gasbags...no-value-added types)
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To: snarkpup

I was thinking that if the stars formed at approximately the same time and are of a similar age, that if one cooks off it might cause the other one so close to do so as well.

Now that would be kinda cool, so long as they aren’t pointed directly at us of course...


74 posted on 11/21/2018 5:01:37 AM PST by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: trebb

No worries Gail is going to Oprahs tomorrow and gobble gobble gobble


75 posted on 11/21/2018 7:20:59 AM PST by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: Eddie01

lol! great! :)


76 posted on 11/21/2018 7:24:29 PM PST by Redcitizen (I don't always lurk, but when I do, Freerepublic.)
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