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12-08-10, 02:20 PM
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That will be SG1 going back to attend Woodstock in 1969
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12-08-10, 02:27 PM
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From what I understand solar flairs can be a big concern. I'm amazed at how much fuel that ball of hot light has. Question is when will it fizzle out?
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12-08-10, 02:34 PM
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If a solar flare did hit, not only will satellites be affected, but also power grids can be overwhelmed causing blackouts.
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12-08-10, 02:37 PM
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12-08-10, 02:51 PM
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Yeah, Sol? We need to talk about your flares. Ya see Beetlejeuse over there? He has 37 major flairs per week.... Love it!
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 HAVEN'T YOU ALL SEEN THE MOVIE 2012!? IT'S HAPPENING!! We're all going to die! Book your travel tickets to China now!
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What would have happened if it hit us?
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"The war with Canada?" Anyway, here's a spot of reading OLC, this was in 1859, imagine what it would be like if it happened today?  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1859_solar_superstorm Also, a smaller hit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1...magnetic_storm Thankfully the big ones are fairly rare, once every 500 odd years or so, but even a small hit could fry a city grid effectively, and we're heading for a peak of the current solar cycle which is next year and 2012 IIRC, and with our globe now very reliant on electricity, it's no wonder that people are starting to take this a bit more seriously now. 
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Thanks for the links Oberon.
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