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Paulos23
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Posted - 08/02/2010 :  16:11:59  Show Profile  Visit Paulos23's Homepage Send Paulos23 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
...so shield your electronic gadgets.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/7923069/Nasa-scientists-braced-for-solar-tsunami-to-hit-earth.html

Maybe it will do no more then make pretty lights and burn out a few satellites. But if it it is strong enough to cause a blackout...

I think I will get a few extra days of food.
You can go wrong by being too skeptical as readily as by being too trusting. -- Robert A. Heinlein

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. -- Aldous Huxley

Dave W.
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Posted - 08/02/2010 :  20:11:32   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Dave W.'s Homepage Send Dave W. a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Gah! Where is Phil Plait to tell me what to do?! I haven't read the book yet!
- Dave W. (Private Msg, EMail)
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Why not question something for a change?
Visit Dave's Psoriasis Info, too.
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Paulos23
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Posted - 08/03/2010 :  07:55:47   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Paulos23's Homepage Send Paulos23 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Do'h, I forgot about the book. Guess the answer is in there. ;)

Thanks Dave
You can go wrong by being too skeptical as readily as by being too trusting. -- Robert A. Heinlein

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. -- Aldous Huxley
Edited by - Paulos23 on 08/03/2010 07:56:14
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