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fleranon t1_je9rlel wrote
Reply to comment by Secret-Head-6267 in The brightest gamma-ray in human history hit our planet this past Fall by PuzzleheadedOne1428
Same! I think I even read something once that linked Gamma Rays to Fermi's great Filter. Instant death by massive Space Ray, Zzzzzap. Perhaps Science Mags tend to be overly sensationalistic sometimes :)
fleranon t1_je974ez wrote
Reply to The brightest gamma-ray in human history hit our planet this past Fall by PuzzleheadedOne1428
Huh. I always thought Gamma Rays were the most deadly thing in the universe and would basically sterilize exactly half of the planet if one were to hit earth. Seems I was very wrong
fleranon t1_ja0bvvx wrote
Reply to Today I Learned that the moon distances itself from the Earth by about 3,78 cm(1.49 inches) every year. by LucasOIntoxicado
What are the implications of this? Will the moon leave the earths gravitational Field at some point in the next few million (billion?) years and fly out into space as a rogue planet or something?
fleranon t1_jeccptn wrote
Reply to At some point, someone thought to ground up the meat of a pig, shove it inside its own intestines, and cook it for people to eat. by greatpoomonkey
Lots and lots of cultures came up with that, relatively independently. I just recently read the wiki entry on Sausages and this cool phrase stuck with me: "Sausage making is a natural outcome of efficient butchery"