A New Kind of Solar Storm
June 10, 2005 4:44 PM Subscribe
Going to the moon? Be careful. A new kind of solar storm can take you by surprise. Biggest proton storm since 1956 - before there were satellites monitoring the sun.
I say we pre-emptively strike this "sun" that threatens our planet.
Does it think it can lash out at us with it's super accelerated proton storms without consequence?
Why does the sun hate Earth? Our freedoms, of course. We go about our daily routines, hardly giving a second thought to the "sun" apart from weather reports where we hope for rain.
The "sun" is jelous of our freedoms, liberties, and rights. Do you think it will feel remorse if it wipes us out in totality? No.
Therefore, we must strike first, to show this "sun" that the planet Earth is not to be trifled with.
Our failure to act now, with a sufficient show of force, to show dominance over this solar system, will result in us all being slaves to this overheated bag of superheated gas, and subject to every photon storm whim it wants to throw at us.
posted by Balisong at 5:51 PM on June 10, 2005
Does it think it can lash out at us with it's super accelerated proton storms without consequence?
Why does the sun hate Earth? Our freedoms, of course. We go about our daily routines, hardly giving a second thought to the "sun" apart from weather reports where we hope for rain.
The "sun" is jelous of our freedoms, liberties, and rights. Do you think it will feel remorse if it wipes us out in totality? No.
Therefore, we must strike first, to show this "sun" that the planet Earth is not to be trifled with.
Our failure to act now, with a sufficient show of force, to show dominance over this solar system, will result in us all being slaves to this overheated bag of superheated gas, and subject to every photon storm whim it wants to throw at us.
posted by Balisong at 5:51 PM on June 10, 2005
Mr. Spock: "Fascinating..."
posted by QuestionableSwami at 5:56 PM on June 10, 2005
posted by QuestionableSwami at 5:56 PM on June 10, 2005
These things are a staple of every interplanetary sci-fi novel. Not much dramatic stuff happens when everyone is in hibernation, and an emergency solar storm is the perfect antidote.
posted by smackfu at 8:39 PM on June 10, 2005
posted by smackfu at 8:39 PM on June 10, 2005
On the moon, nerds have their pants pulled down and are spanked with moon rocks.
posted by Mayor Curley at 5:05 AM on June 11, 2005
posted by Mayor Curley at 5:05 AM on June 11, 2005
Cool post. Thanks, Cranberry!
posted by fossil_human at 6:06 PM on June 11, 2005
posted by fossil_human at 6:06 PM on June 11, 2005
i didnt know the sun had a function.... have you met her?
posted by Satapher at 12:26 PM on June 12, 2005
posted by Satapher at 12:26 PM on June 12, 2005
Reminds me of Niven's story "Inconstant Moon". Brilliant!
posted by Poagao at 1:05 AM on June 13, 2005
posted by Poagao at 1:05 AM on June 13, 2005
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Hahaha. :oP
posted by nervousfritz at 5:04 PM on June 10, 2005