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ziriuxAug 3, 2010
Just got done reading that, luckily our magnetic field will give us a chance to live longer. :)
svettodAug 3, 2010
not quite so sure about that one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiRRs0FRyKI&feature=related
eezyvilleAug 3, 2010
Burried for foxnews...
skinturtleAug 3, 2010
The scientists made a MISTAKE!!!????? NO WAY!
What's gonna be next? That they'll find out that all this crap they have been telling people that there is no God was off by a factor of 100?
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treshnellAug 3, 2010
Except during a flux transfer event when the Earth's magnetosphere connects with the sun's and forms a direct-line tunnel for solar wind and radiation to smash into the Earth.
Closed AccountAug 3, 2010
Until all those cars and tractor trailers come to life...
jk33lAug 3, 2010
Sounds like tomorrow will be a good day to take off from work, drink beer at home and watch the show. Although, it will probably just be another hot summer day.
Closed AccountAug 3, 2010
Or a cold winter day, depending on what hemisphere you live in.
unfriendlyfireAug 3, 2010
˙uı ǝʌıן noʎ ǝɹǝɥdsıɯǝɥ ʇɐɥʍ uo buıpuǝdǝp 'ʎɐp ɹǝʇuıʍ pןoɔ ɐ ɹo
1234brandonAug 3, 2010
head asplode
twinklyjesusAug 3, 2010
HMMM, taking of in the daytime to watch something you can only see at night..good strategy for keeping your job.
jk33lAug 3, 2010
To clarify, when I said, "show" I was referring to the chaos that this article and several others of the same topic are trying to incite could happen (without our magnetic field of course). Not the nightly display of lights from the upper atmosphere.
deathrabbitAug 3, 2010
The sun's firin it's lazor??
Closed AccountAug 3, 2010
No, it's just going to erupt a hot steaming load on us.
That's better, right?
random314Aug 3, 2010
"coronal mass ejection"... according to the author... I'm about to have a "coronal mass ejection" of my own tonight after seeing that eva sex tape from the post earlier today.
fitnessman220Aug 3, 2010
I thought that this was supposed to be a bad event but apparently it is tough for the earth to really get affected by something like this, 1859 event excluded
treshnellAug 3, 2010
Not too tough. Coronal mass ejections like this have been known to take down entire power grids. In 1989 CMEs blew out New Jersey's transformer, and it was even worse in Quebec where it knocked out the power badly enough that it took four days to restore.
Power transmission lines (basically, the entire power grid across the country) will act as conductors for the magnetic fields during storms like these. The build up of the geomagnetically induced currents along all the stretches of wires (and underground pipelines) can cause the grid to become over saturated and fail catastrophically (exploding transformers).
With forewarning like this, though, power companies can prepare for the extra load ahead of time.
evil_doerAug 3, 2010
I cant stand the word "boffin"
That is all.
neutron7Aug 3, 2010
Insert smart ass comment about me boffin your mom.
doctechnicalAug 3, 2010
I don't know, "Astroboffins" sounds like some really cool pastry treat you heat in the microwave. "New Brown-Sugar Cinnamon AsroBoffins! Part of this complete breakfast!"
zalysterAug 3, 2010
Many boffins died to bring you this information.
punchrockgroinAug 3, 2010
Stay away from vending machines and tractor-trailers.
mezz43Aug 3, 2010
This machine called me an assh**e.
1234brandonAug 3, 2010
There was this Green Goblin truck and I could've swore he was looking right at me. But, hey, I mean trucks can't do that, that's crazy. Right?
slogansAug 3, 2010
pffft... nice try God, but you're going to to have to do better than that if he want to disrupt my fine Tuesday.
desktopgeoAug 3, 2010
*cue tsunami*
designerutahAug 3, 2010
I thought God had a "Smite" button for direct intervention?
saumzAug 3, 2010
working in the TV industry, we rely on satellite communications to get all of our feeds. Hopefully this doesn't disrupt some of the satellites.
hipmanAug 3, 2010
I'll stick to cable.
haikufuAug 3, 2010
You do realize that your cable still ultimately gets to you over satellite, right?
asrrin29Aug 3, 2010
The flares were minor, and shouldn't be expected to damage satellites. The only reason this made any news at all because this is the first significant coronal mass ejection since the Sun has been in it's lower activity cycle. This could signify the start of a new higher activity cycle, but that's about it.
Beep111Aug 3, 2010
Hopefully it will light up the sky!
And not take out any satellites in the process
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revncliffieAug 3, 2010
I can't wait to get my superpowers!!!!
matzahmanAug 3, 2010
Isn't this how the Fantastic Four got their superpowers?
neoxjokerAug 3, 2010
Sweet. This may be the day that I finally get super powers!
nikokunAug 3, 2010
To the last 3 comments^
Hivemind much? lol
themangeraaadAug 3, 2010
Here's to hoping this knocks out the internet from approx 8AM to 12 Noon and then again from 1 PM to 5 PM tomorrow...
stardust13Aug 3, 2010
I do hope it disrupts the 1 millionth showing of SuperGator on ScFy channel, not sure how much longer mankind can withstand the onslaught of creatures Scfy has cooked up
la7dfaAug 3, 2010
When the magnetometers goes off chart, you know its happening...
http://www.irf.se//Observatory/?link[Magnetometers]=On-line_sp_access
neutron7Aug 3, 2010
I expect it will be cloudy for all the times i could see the aurora. I really hope TV doesn't get knocked out, all the fox drones will be wandering around aimlessly with no instructions.
eezyvilleAug 3, 2010
We should be ready. It will be like all those zombie movies with a little bit of I Am Legend thrown in there.
artworkz918Aug 3, 2010
the obama drones can tell them what to do after they get their instruction from the almighty
trying2bniceAug 3, 2010
Pity that we have fox drones. And cnn drones. That's how we got the previous administration. And this one. Pity.
Closed AccountAug 3, 2010
And just when I think that boffins represent the pinnacle of human achievement, along come astroboffins. My God.
wrath017Aug 3, 2010
http://science.nasa.gov/media/medialibrary/2010/08/03/eruptingfilament.mov
rysticAug 3, 2010
Personally, I'm looking forward to the scramble to rebuild all our downed Orbital Power Transmitters.
Closed AccountAug 3, 2010
Sun to the Earth: "You've held the spotlight of my loves planet in solarsystem bitch, eat laze-ars!!!"
*pweh pweh
pyroglassAug 3, 2010
Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen?
christ0sAug 3, 2010
yes, would you like some steamed hams?
newman8rAug 3, 2010
I thought you said we were having steamed clams..
guiltyoneandallAug 3, 2010
The Telegraph's "Solar Tsunami" vs The Register's "Solar Plasma Aurora Storm to Hit Earth Tomorrow!" in a battle for the most exciting headline before the Earth melts.
maturolaAug 3, 2010
wasn't this suppose to happend on 2012???
asrrin29Aug 3, 2010
Wow, I don't know if they could have possibly sensationalized that any more than they already did. Then again, it IS The Register, and from what I hear it's pretty much one step up from a tabloid.
Folks, we had a solar flare, we are going to have some pretty Northern Lights, and have a small chance of seeing a brown-out or two in some small city. Nothing to see here, move along.
asrrin29Aug 3, 2010
small correction (damn time outs):
had had a coronal mass ejection (though there was an unrelated solar flare). This is what causes the northern lights to move further south, not solar flares.
beermakerAug 3, 2010
It always happen in U.S.A. aliens, Louisiana vampires, Lovecraft s**t, and now this...
etx313Aug 3, 2010
Wake up you crazy ass Sun!
doctechnicalAug 3, 2010
I hope the telegraph offices don't catch fire. Again.
cosworth99Aug 3, 2010
Many boffins died to bring us this information.
skippydoorknobAug 3, 2010
*Bothans
skippydoorknobAug 3, 2010
That's what I get for not reading the article...
fall0ut17Aug 3, 2010
that's no moon!
theobviouschildAug 3, 2010
Sure hope the Earth's crust doesn't destabilize or whatever crap they were spewing in "2012".
chubbycheeseAug 3, 2010
Do we know yet about what time this will happen?
jander86Aug 3, 2010
We do, but you don't. And we aren't going to tell you.
prodigitalsonAug 3, 2010
TAKE THAT DISH NETWORK!
skippydoorknobAug 3, 2010
After further study, scientists now say that 4 out of every 1000 people caught outside will be transformed into the Hulk.
rxallenAug 3, 2010
I'll be outside.
newman8rAug 3, 2010
a hulk or the hulk?
skippydoorknobAug 3, 2010
Yes
McScoliosisAug 3, 2010
does longer exposure increase my chances?
mickeylaspalmasAug 3, 2010
4 out of 1000? what kind of scientists choose not to use the least common denominator? i'm skeptical of their research.
skippydoorknobAug 3, 2010
Mad Scientists
regeyaAug 3, 2010
Your attempt at humor makes me angry.
You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.
sputnikvAug 3, 2010
f**k i'm traveling tomorrow
thediggblasterAug 3, 2010
knocked out of the sky by a solar flair. ... oh well, there are worse ways to go i suppose.
johnnyinfamousAug 3, 2010
This is what happens when you burn fossil fuels and eat meat.
paperclipsnsoupAug 3, 2010
But isn't bacon meat? Or is it an exception because it's a gift from the gods?
fall0ut17Aug 3, 2010
take a bath hippie.
friday1970Aug 3, 2010
We've had clear skies for days on end here in lower michigan. But, the one freaking night I'd like it clear, Gosh Darnit, it's going to be cloudy!!
ARGGG!!
Nice to have the Aurora Borealis seen in lower michigan. Too bad I wont be able to see it.
sprucegoose13Aug 3, 2010
http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/?lat=42.36408234&lon=-83.36979675&zoom=7&rad=0&wxsn=0&sat=1
Put it on the visible spectrum, turn the sensitivity down to around 80 and check out the loop. It looks like the clouds are clearing out. For now.
Check out here: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/index.html
And here, too: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/alerts/warnings_timeline.html
Closed AccountAug 3, 2010
http://digg.com/general_sciences/Nasa_scientists_braced_for_solar_tsunami_to_hit_earth
it's sitting on the f**kin front page
Closed AccountAug 3, 2010
AstroBoffins? That term really imparts trustworthiness in the article.
goalieguy314Aug 3, 2010
The headline amuses me.
blacklilyninjaAug 3, 2010
will this affect passenger aircraft?
hiltonizerAug 3, 2010
What is the likelihood of EMP effects?
otaku244Aug 3, 2010
FTA: "The event was apparently centred on Sunspot 1092, a huge solar pimple so large as to be visible without the aid of a telescope."
AHHHH!! MY EYES BURN!!! MY EYES ARE BURNING AND IT HURTS!!!! WHY DID I TRY TO SEE THE PIMPLE WITHOUT A TELESCOPE???!!!!
designerutahAug 3, 2010
We just can't have nice things!
/Jeff Foxworthy
allisonaxeAug 3, 2010
I eagerly await my solar-radiation powered super-powers. Come on, shape-shifting! oooh! or flight!
jk33lAug 3, 2010
Haha. Yeah except I was referring to the "show" being any disruptions that may be caused by atmospheric disturbances which could cause issues with communications, blackouts etc. As for watching the night shows I am too far down south to probably see any of the lights.
friday1970Aug 4, 2010
Clouds went away last night, and I was in Fowlerville Michigan, possibly one of the darkest areas in close proximity to Detroit.
No Aurora Borealis could be seen. Hoping for tonight.
jimbobaiiAug 4, 2010
Does anyone know how long this phenomena is likely to last? I'm camping in the wilds next week and would love to see it. STONED!