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After the flares are over, the Big Chill? by Eri June 14, 2011 9:45 pm

Speculation and facts. There are measurements indicating that the Earth’s water and surface temperature have increased. Some information here: http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/news/20050428/ “Earth's Energy ... by johannes 2011-06-19 16:48:32
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Warming is always better than cooling. Believe me, you'd much rather have the temperature go up a few degrees ... by TB 2011-06-15 09:50:27
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- Call me crazy, but I prefer the Snowball Earth option. Or at least the one where we become Planet ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-15 18:16:35
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  - Snowball Earth is death. We can live and raise food in a more tropical climate. by TB 2011-06-15 20:03:40
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    - Hence, my "Planet Sierra" approach - cold, but livable for tundra climates. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-29 12:44:42
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      - Which brings up a thought experiment of mine. How many species would it take to create a bare bones ... by Lee 2011-06-29 13:49:27
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Why aren't we preparing for space storms? by TB June 13, 2011 11:42 am

As someone with an interest in astronomy who has long been aware of this problem, I've often asked myself the ... by ER 2011-06-13 12:17:07
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- Yeah, but this is looking less "low risk" all the time. Certainly there's more chance of a severe solar ... by TB 2011-06-13 12:21:06
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  - A rapidly varying electric field cutting across a conductor (like Hi-tension power lines) will generate currents that could fry control ... by ER 2011-06-13 15:26:16
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    - If anyone still has a car with spark plugs and a distributor, and no little electronic black boxes under the ... by TB 2011-06-13 15:54:00
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      - So I SHOULD buy that Galaxie..... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-14 00:08:58
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        How ironic! by mcfly 2011-06-14 11:17:03
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        Lol, very. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-14 14:47:01
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      - Just think, Cuba will become the world's leading automobile exporter. Only theirs will still be running. by ER 2011-06-13 20:06:12
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        I guess they'll get the last laugh. by Eri 2011-06-14 21:28:19
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  - Speaking as someone who lives eternally in fear of the next Carrington Super Flare, I see your point. Unfortunately, ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-13 14:00:39
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    - I wouldn't worry about losing our atmosphere, in the last 3 billion years it hasn't happened yet, so I doubt ... by ER 2011-06-13 15:31:10
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Neil deGrasse Tyson: are we alone in the universe? by mcfly June 12, 2011 9:14 pm

Some cool volcano photos by TB June 12, 2011 11:34 am

Ekranoplan by TB June 10, 2011 10:59 am

The secret lives of photons by TB June 5, 2011 2:39 pm

So, does this mean that Heisenberg was wrong? Because it would be really great if it did. SO ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-06 19:34:31
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- Heisenberg wasn't wrong. He just wasn't sure. by ER 2011-06-06 20:30:46
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  - Uncertain? by mcfly 2011-06-07 11:08:33
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    - In principle. by ER 2011-06-07 21:41:47
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      - Of course, Pauli excludes that. by ER 2011-06-07 21:42:53
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Partee for Earth Destruction Day by Eri May 29, 2011 3:10 am

Geez Louise...doomsday, again? I'm ripping my calendar to shreds with all the erasing. Oh wait...2182? Well, I wasn't really planning on ... by mcfly 2011-05-30 15:17:26
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- Well, we did have a near miss June 1, 2011. I could feel its hot breath as it passed. ... by Eri 2011-06-05 07:33:59
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  - What's up with the "tail" on that thing? by TB 2011-06-05 13:14:00
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- Hmmm.... What if they nudge already existing NEOs or Apophis into a collision course with Earth at the last moment? ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-31 00:35:22
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Lunar power system by TB May 28, 2011 2:24 pm

Agreed. Unless they find a way to build these things for insanely cheap prices with maximum efficiency, I don't ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-31 00:44:20
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Aussie student finds universe's "missing mass" by TB May 27, 2011 2:12 pm

Don't tell me, she left it down under... by ER 2011-05-27 17:57:17
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- Nah, I think she had left it in her makeup case next to O'Henry's Missing Chord. by Eri 2011-05-31 08:41:10
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Skylon still plugging along? by TB May 26, 2011 6:53 pm

I've often wondered why carry O2 when the atmosphere has so much of it? I assumed it had to ... by ER 2011-05-26 19:20:08
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- The idea is one of many that look a lot better on paper than they do in hard engineering and ... by TB 2011-05-26 20:51:48
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  - You should talk shop more often here, that was a good read. by mcfly 2011-06-03 04:30:52
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  - No apologies necessary. Actually, you just answered about a half dozen questions that have been nagging me for years. ... by ER 2011-05-27 04:54:06
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Mourning for Spirit by podrock May 25, 2011 12:58 pm

Hear! Hear! by Eri 2011-05-26 16:57:36
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Farewell little rover. Fared thee well indeed, and aptly-named you were. We honor your service and will not forget it. by Robert 2011-05-26 10:27:59
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RIP, you magnificent triumph of human ingenuity. by mcfly 2011-05-26 07:50:12
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Design a Starship by podrock May 24, 2011 1:44 pm

Why bother? Knowing DARPA, it'll probably get filed away for eternity, or 100 billion bucks will be wasted on ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-31 00:46:37
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Well, they could start here. The BIS is the same outfit that was designing Moon rockets in the 1930s. A lot of ... by TB 2011-05-24 14:59:48
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- Yep, and I have the JBIS collection to prove it. by Robert 2011-05-25 09:48:33
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  - I've been a member since 1972. Sounds from some recent news that they're running out of money. That ... by TB 2011-05-25 10:54:51
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Cool! I'll get busy. by Eri 2011-05-24 14:44:52
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