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What Happens If A Star Explodes Near The Earth? | |
YouTube ^ | November 15, 2022 | Veritasium (Derek Alexander Muller)

Posted on 11/24/2022 2:29:38 PM PST by SunkenCiv

What Happens If A Star Explodes Near The Earth?
Veritasium | November 15, 2022
What Happens If A Star Explodes Near The Earth? | Veritasium | November 15, 2022


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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; blackhole; brianthomas; catastrophism; clovisimpact; derekalexandermuller; gammarayburst; gammaraybursts; grb; hansthomasjanka; iron60; lukebarnes; neutronstar; ordovician; randallmunroe; scc; science; supernova; veritasium
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To: SunkenCiv
Depends on how close.

If the sun goes kablooy we all die.

41 posted on 11/24/2022 4:39:52 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
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To: SunkenCiv

We get to bend over REALfar and kiss our asses goodbye.


42 posted on 11/24/2022 4:41:09 PM PST by Ancesthntr (“The right to buy weapons is the right to be free.” ― A.E. Van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
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To: SunkenCiv

How near? There are no stars near Earth.


43 posted on 11/24/2022 4:42:42 PM PST by I want the USA back (Our news media isn't worth camel spit. Neither is the democrat party. )
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To: SunkenCiv

Global warming. Your SUV caused it. (Owl Gore says that in his sleep).


44 posted on 11/24/2022 4:43:56 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Larry Lucido

Don’t forget about Mr. Creosote…

It’s wa-fer thin…


45 posted on 11/24/2022 4:51:51 PM PST by EEGator
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To: I want the USA back

Let’s not let facts ruin our speculations, shall we?…


46 posted on 11/24/2022 4:53:00 PM PST by EEGator
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To: algore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4DF3j4saCE

At 100 ly away, it gets bad. Real bad.


47 posted on 11/24/2022 5:23:57 PM PST by beef (Say NO to the WOE (War On Energy))
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To: null and void

“Iirc the closest star is like 4.3 light years away.”

Nope. MUCH closer!

your user name suggests you know a lot that I don’t

Do you care enough to share ?


48 posted on 11/24/2022 5:25:48 PM PST by algore
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To: Tucker39

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4DF3j4saCE

100 ly is way too close.


49 posted on 11/24/2022 5:26:51 PM PST by beef (Say NO to the WOE (War On Energy))
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To: SunkenCiv

I’ve watched several of his videos over the years. Several I’ve found very thought provoking, like his ones on the speed of electricity.


50 posted on 11/24/2022 5:29:08 PM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America.)
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To: Drew68

Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.

Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy


51 posted on 11/24/2022 5:33:40 PM PST by kosciusko51
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

>>If the sun goes kablooy we all die.<<.

The Sun doesn’t even have to go kablooy.


52 posted on 11/24/2022 6:17:08 PM PST by Does so (It's not OUR guns...It's YOUR sons!)
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To: All

The nearest non Sun star is Alpha Centauri (it’s a trinary) and 4.3 light years out. If it “blew up”, we’re in trouble.

There are, within 50 light years of Earth, about 971 stars. That’s pretty close as such things work. If any of them blow up, we’re in trouble.

There are 100,000 stars within 100 light years of Earth. The odds start to get ugly at that distance. Meaning, the odds of one of them going nova.


53 posted on 11/24/2022 6:29:00 PM PST by Owen (ALL)
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To: Does so
True.

We all die, no matter what.

54 posted on 11/24/2022 6:30:36 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
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To: SunkenCiv

Ping, lemme watch it first.


55 posted on 11/24/2022 6:34:57 PM PST by thepoodlebites (and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Women and minorities will be the ones most affected.


56 posted on 11/24/2022 7:00:00 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie (Remember August 8!)
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To: EvilCapitalist; SunkenCiv

“Better a star than Uranus.”

That only happens if one eats at Chipotle.


57 posted on 11/24/2022 7:00:08 PM PST by 2CAVTrooper (One Nation, Under Fraud Completely Visible, With Spying and Lying To All.)
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To: kosciusko51

This is a cool website that provides perspective on distances in our universe.

https://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html


58 posted on 11/24/2022 7:10:50 PM PST by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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To: Drew68

See post #32...


59 posted on 11/24/2022 7:22:40 PM PST by null and void (I'm just one big frickin' ray of sunshine...)
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To: algore

See post #32...


60 posted on 11/24/2022 7:26:16 PM PST by null and void (I'm just one big frickin' ray of sunshine...)
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