Warrning! Solar Flare

Siberian_DingoSiberian_Dingo Join Date: 2003-01-15 Member: 12326Members
edited October 2003 in Off-Topic
starting today, a Solar flare will hit the Earth and will comtinue to bombard it for over the week end. The heavy Solar activity will effect several electronic devises like cell phones, and the internet. The Northern or Sounthern lights will be visable from places you normal could not see them. you may not be able to see them if your near a city, with all the light polution.

<a href='http://www.bbso.njit.edu/cgi-bin/ActivityReport' target='_blank'>Warning</a>

post pics the the Aurora Borealis if you see it.
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  • MrMojoMrMojo Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9882Members, Constellation
    Don't stare at it for too long, you'll go blind.
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  • HawkeyeHawkeye Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1855Members
    That's for solar eclipses, dummy!

    *shakes head, then proceeds to look in the sky for Aurora Borealis*

    AGH!!!!!!!!!! My eyes! They burn!!
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Aurora Borealis! Ohhh! Awesome. I hope to see that.
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  • Siberian_DingoSiberian_Dingo Join Date: 2003-01-15 Member: 12326Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Hawkeye+Oct 24 2003, 04:01 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Hawkeye @ Oct 24 2003, 04:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> That's for solar eclipses, dummy!

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    no dummy, a solar eclipse is when the the moon eclipses the sun and the moon's shadow is cast upon the earth. a solar eclipse dose not produce electromagnetic interference.

    what the sun emits a solar flare, it shoots out an abnormal amount of particals and ions. when they interact with the earths atmosphere and the electomagnectic belt it puroduces the Aurora Borealis.

    think a bit before you flame
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    I think he was talking about MrMojo's Post.
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  • Siberian_DingoSiberian_Dingo Join Date: 2003-01-15 Member: 12326Members
    Do'h! <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • BogglesteinskyBogglesteinsky Join Date: 2002-12-24 Member: 11488Members
    hmmm.

    this may explain some of the strange behavior my less than normal friends have been exhibiting today. no, wait, that happens all the time...

    will my cell phone explode if i use it over the weekend because of the solar flare?
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  • Siberian_DingoSiberian_Dingo Join Date: 2003-01-15 Member: 12326Members
    well no, electricity will only be generated in long wires several miles long. its lige a giant earth sized electric generator. your cell phone company may lose hardware but not you.
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--MrMojo+Oct 24 2003, 03:44 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MrMojo @ Oct 24 2003, 03:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Don't stare at it for too long, you'll go blind. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Also true of "The Golden Girls" reruns.
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  • Josiah_BartletJosiah_Bartlet Join Date: 2002-07-04 Member: 880Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--CommunistWithAGun+Oct 24 2003, 10:49 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Oct 24 2003, 10:49 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--MrMojo+Oct 24 2003, 03:44 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MrMojo @ Oct 24 2003, 03:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Don't stare at it for too long, you'll go blind. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Also true of "The Golden Girls" reruns. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    True, very true.
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Siberian Dingo+Oct 24 2003, 10:35 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Siberian Dingo @ Oct 24 2003, 10:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <a href='http://www.bbso.njit.edu/cgi-bin/ActivityReport' target='_blank'>Warning</a>
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    am I just the local idiot, or is this supposed to be incomprehensible?
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Cereal_KillR+Oct 24 2003, 06:17 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cereal_KillR @ Oct 24 2003, 06:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Siberian Dingo+Oct 24 2003, 10:35 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Siberian Dingo @ Oct 24 2003, 10:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <a href='http://www.bbso.njit.edu/cgi-bin/ActivityReport' target='_blank'>Warning</a>
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    am I just the local idiot, or is this supposed to be incomprehensible? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I can understand it sort of, but I'm not an astrophysicist either. Doopah!
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  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Liku+Oct 24 2003, 09:05 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Liku @ Oct 24 2003, 09:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Aurora Borealis! Ohhh! Awesome. I hope to see that. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    it's in my kitchen. And no, you can't see it.

    HURRAH FOR THE SIMPSONS QUOTES PENGUIN!

    - X_Stickman penguin
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  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    MMm solar flare.....time to atta..i mean er im glad im at work....yes work....
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  • DiablusDiablus Join Date: 2003-03-31 Member: 15080Members
    AHHH! i shouldve used SUNSCREEN!!
    ild.jpg 14.8K
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  • UltimaGeckoUltimaGecko hates endnotes Join Date: 2003-05-14 Member: 16320Members
    Solar flare - explusion of plasma and electromagnetic radiation from the stars corona (...the sun). The extra bombardment of radiation causes greater interaction near the earths magnetic poles (more aurora borealis).

    Solar eclipse - the moon blocks the sun...this is what you want to memorize so that when you go back in time you can say, "Give me all your money, or I'll block out the sun forever!" right before a solar eclipse. You don't want to look at these, they can blind you. There's some weird box thing you can make to watch it...but that was 4th grade, I don't know how to do it anymore.

    Lunar Eclipse - these are the ones where the moon turns red....perfectly fine to look at (...the moon, not the sun).


    Hooray for cosmic ...stuff.
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  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    I think it's time to get the tin foil hat out again.

    No! No Gabe! NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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