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[agzg]

Originally Posted by ms_gwyn

whyfor?

Something about Star Wars, idk. Oh well, faux-geek.

[DaemonSeid]

Where did the sunspots go?

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

Where did the sunspots go?

Interesting article, Daemon. I dunno, what's happening with the sunspots. I mean, no one really knows that much about them. There could be a lot of reasons why they're missing. When I read the article it mentioned that the Sun could be shrinking. If they're trying to link the missing sunspots to that, I don't know if I can totally agree. I mean, the Sun is shrinking with or without sunspots. Every star is eventually going to shrink and eventually collapse in on itself. I just don't see much concern about the sunspots, right now. I mean, it's just that the Sun is at an estimated age of about 5 billion years old, and to be quite honest, it has about another 5 billion years of relatively stable energy output. In order for the Sun to start shrinking, that would mean a major change in the hydrogen/helium connection going on inside. We have to look at the fact that the Sun owes its stability to the controlled fusion of hydrogen into helium, just like any other star. The gravity that wants to collapse the Sun is held in balance by the outward gas pressure that the fusion sustains. Also, most of the Sun's atoms are hydrogen, but the ones that really matter are inside the Sun's core. When the core uses all of its hydrogen, all that will be left there is a ball of helium atoms that need an even higher temperature than does hydrogen to fuse into heavier elements. Once this shuts off, the Sun will go out of balance, gravity will win and the inner regions of the Sun will shrink and collapse. I don't believe this really has anything to do with the sunspots. Though, it could, I just don't see how. I do think it's important to keep an eye on the Sun which is both our best friend and our possible worst enemy. If the Sun is shrinking and it just might be, more likely than not, I think we need to be concerned about how that will change our orbit. I say this because orbits in our solar system are influenced by the Sun's loss of about 4 million tons of matter every second from the thermonuclear fusion in its core. It also loses mass from the continuously ejected stream of charged particles. If you ever hear/read astronomers talking about "solar wind", it's these charged particles that they're talking about. I'm just trying to give examples of what's causing the Sun's constant change. It's just that there could be all sorts of reasons for the loss of the sunspots. I mean, I've always thought our Sun looked so much more attractive without the solar acne, anyway.

[PiKA2001]

I've heard that the sunspots are predicted to come back in full force in, yep, 2012.

Electro magnetic pulses. Fear them.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I've heard that the sunspots are predicted to come back in full force in, yep, 2012.

Electro magnetic pulses. Fear them.

I remember reading about the Sun's rotation, and that the solar flares (the wild side) that seems to be always facing away from us are going to be facing us in...well....2012.

[DaemonSeid]

You are welcome and trust me, you will enjoy Chew!!!

[AGDee]

I doubt that any of you have been to an MLG Pro Circuit tournament! :P

ETA: A partial lunar eclipse will be visible across much of North America early Saturday morning, according to the editors of StarDate magazine. For complete details, including viewing information for different parts of the U.S., as well as animation and graphics for U.S. time zones where the eclipse will be visible, see St...arDate's Media Center:

http://stardate.org/mediacenter/2010...r-eclipse.html

[cheerfulgreek]

Who will win, Dare Devil or Spider Man? Bat Man or the Punisher?

I think Dare Devil and The Punisher would come out on top.

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Who will win, Dare Devil or Spider Man? Bat Man or the Punisher?

I think Dare Devil and The Punisher would come out on top.

In a 4 way fight???? Spidey would be out of his league either way.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

In a 4 way fight???? Spidey would be out of his league either way.

Not a four way, but just between the two, each.

eta: you think Spiderman will lose against Batman???

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Not a four way, but just between the two, each.

eta: you think Spiderman will lose against Batman???

yes.

[ms_gwyn]

a few comments....

Damn I might be getting a Wii soon....

with the recent discussion of SW and me being really into Neo-Victorian/Steampunk...I think this is a nice combo: Steampunk SW Portraits

Have any of you heard of Lemon Demon? If not...the thought of the who would win battle brought this song/video into my mind, lots of geeky stuff for us all: The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny by Lemon Demon

[DaemonSeid]

that was high larious gwynn!!

[pshsx1]

I want Civilization V when it comes out. The Civ Series (and The Sims series, for that matter) have been my guilty pleasure since I was maybe 10.
The Mongolian Empire is getting on my nerves in this scenario.

And can I express my random Civil Enginerding moments here?

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Are you kidding me? I can beat Batman.

eta: Even "Kick Ass" can beat Batman. lol

lmao... poor Batman.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by pshsx1

I want Civilization V when it comes out. The Civ Series (and The Sims series, for that matter) have been my guilty pleasure since I was maybe 10.
The Mongolian Empire is getting on my nerves in this scenario.

And can I express my random Civil Enginerding moments here?

I like AoE and Roller Coaster Tycoon.