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The central neutron star, spinning 30 times per second, wold be something to see if the radiation did not kill you before you could say wow!

8 posted on 03/04/2022 2:28:37 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on mycreen name for my FR home page.)

To: MtnClimber; Steely Tom

That central neutron star (pulsar), is not just spinning 30 revs/sec, but consider that its diameter is around 16 miles.

Visualize a sphere 16 miles in diameter, made of the densest material in existence, of which a teaspoon has more mass than an aircraft carrier. Then visualize this huge, inconceivably massive sphere turning completely on its axis 30 times a second.

The tangential velocity of the surface of the sphere is a substantial fraction of the speed of light.

It boggles my mind.

God was having way too much fun when He made this. Srsly.

14 posted on 03/04/2022 2:56:43 PM PST by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")

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