Reply #18: I understand, skepticism is the best art of science [View All]

[sleipnir]

Sadly, it's the real thing. Look up superflare, and if you want you could include extinction, catostrophic or any other fun words that might describe the end of the world. Here's a page that explains it, and why it hasn't (might) happened yet. These things are RARE, but it could happen.

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,21899,00.html

Very similar situation to a mega gamma ray burst from deep in space, but that would be a much quicker death for everything, like 48 hours. Everyone latches onto the Killer Astroids from Outer Space, but they forget about the unseen, deadlier, unstopable dangers.


Sometimes it's fun to fantasize about the annihilation of life on earth :evilgrin: