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Post by Non-Conquering Wolf on Apr 10, 2011 7:50:24 GMT -5
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Post by ProneToEpisodes on Apr 10, 2011 7:53:41 GMT -5
welp there goes all my food
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Post by systems on Apr 10, 2011 8:02:28 GMT -5
Maybe I'll luck out and get some time off.
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Post by Dependable Dog on Apr 10, 2011 8:20:15 GMT -5
Define "slight" chance? 1/100? 1/1,000,000?
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Post by Prez Smith on Apr 10, 2011 8:24:35 GMT -5
Makes me wish I had a gas range.
Oh well, I have a fire pit and a gas grill.
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Post by Looking Glass on Apr 10, 2011 8:30:01 GMT -5
ive gone about 2 weeks without power before when i live in NC and we got slammed by hurricanes. its not that bad
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Post by Brittany Robinson on Apr 10, 2011 8:32:34 GMT -5
When astronomers talk about a "slight" chance, they are talking 0.01%.
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Post by O2 on Apr 10, 2011 8:37:40 GMT -5
The last time something like this happened it was early 1900's, just as telephone poles were beginning to get put up. Everything got fried, but they weren't used to the infrastructure we've created for ourselves and relied on now. I've actually been worried about this.
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Post by Tampaboy19N on Apr 10, 2011 8:42:22 GMT -5
Freakin NASA drawing up charts in MS Paint again.
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Post by Not Shawn Hunter on Apr 10, 2011 8:46:52 GMT -5
Impact on Earth When the ejection is directed towards the Earth and reaches it as an interplanetary CME (ICME), the shock wave of the traveling mass of Solar Energetic Particles causes a geomagnetic storm that may disrupt the Earth's magnetosphere, compressing it on the day side and extending the night-side magnetic tail. When the magnetosphere reconnects on the nightside, it releases power on the order of terawatt scale, which is directed back toward the Earth's upper atmosphere. This process can cause particularly strong auroras in large regions around Earth's magnetic poles. These are also known as the Northern Lights (aurora borealis) in the northern hemisphere, and the Southern Lights (aurora australis) in the southern hemisphere. Coronal mass ejections, along with solar flares of other origin, can disrupt radio transmissions and cause damage to satellites and electrical transmission line facilities, resulting in potentially massive and long-lasting power outages.[4] Humans in space or at high altitudes, for example, in airplanes, risk exposure to intense radiation. Short-term damage might include skin irritation. Long-term consequences might include an increased risk of developing skin cancer.[5] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronal_mass_ejection |
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Post by Sweet Dreams Are Made of These on Apr 10, 2011 8:48:59 GMT -5
Freakin NASA drawing up charts in MS Paint again. apparently florida doesn't need to worry. |
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Post by Tuxedo Mask on Apr 10, 2011 8:53:17 GMT -5
ok i need
-chest freezer
-200 filet O fish
-generator
done
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Post by XOXO HALEY on Apr 10, 2011 8:57:55 GMT -5
i'd just do pushups and drink whey all day long
at the end up the 2 weeks i'd be jacked
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Post by mynameisfred on Apr 10, 2011 10:28:07 GMT -5
I would kill people...
I wouldn't be able to work...
I wouldn't be able to internet, or
meh, my bf and I would have to find something to do...
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Post by Wickil on Apr 10, 2011 12:07:28 GMT -5
Pretty much everything in my apartment that can be electric, is electric, because that's the only utility bill I have to pay outside of my rent. So I would be boned.
But I'm assuming I wouldn't have class, so I'd go home and let my parents worry about it. At least there's a gas stove there.
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