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Huge solar flare threatens chaos

drunkmonkey · 2012-03-07 20:58:04

Were in for a bit of a blast of radiation over the next 48hrs. An enormous solar flare is heading toward Earth and could disrupt power grids, satellite navigating, flights and the weather and it's going to get worse with more eruption on the sun due. Not sure if we should be worried, might go to the pub just in case.

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#92 08-03-2012 9:51am
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A Couple of car alarms going off around my job.... The end must be near

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#93 08-03-2012 9:53am
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Ellis Dee wrote: »

I believe there are a few, but I'm in Helsinki now and will be for the next couple of weeks. The "big wheel" I referred to is a top parliamentary official that I have known for a good few years. :)

That was a long walk from Laois,the dog must be bollixed.

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#94 08-03-2012 10:00am
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Will i get a tan?

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#95 08-03-2012 10:04am
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"When you've already had one coronal mass ejection storm, sometimes the next coronal mass ejection storm is faster to get here" , said Joseph Kunches, a space weather specialist at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

I was only saying the exact same thing to the wife last night.

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#96 08-03-2012 10:27am
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Bloody spacers.

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#97 08-03-2012 11:05am
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black francis wrote: »

"When you've already had one coronal mass ejection storm, sometimes the next coronal mass ejection storm is faster to get here" , said Joseph Kunches, a space weather specialist at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

I was only saying the exact same thing to the wife last night.

A mass coronal ejaculation storm, would have been better movie.

I would love to see the Northern lights, its on my bucket list, but I would rather see them in the arctic circle, I hate you Ellis Dee.

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#98 08-03-2012 11:25am
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couldn't sleep last night with all the glowing in the dark i was doing, when i looked outside this morning there was a big ball of fire in the sky. after a big of googling i discovered it was the sun

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#99 08-03-2012 12:03pm
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Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Off to get a last meal suggestion from the last meal thread...

i recommend sun dried tomatoes.

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#100 08-03-2012 12:08pm
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Someone PM me when the looting starts, i need a new TV and shotgun, to protect my newly looted possessions to the full extent of the law....

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#101 08-03-2012 12:15pm
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PauloConn wrote: »

Someone PM me when the looting starts, i need a new TV and shotgun, to protect my newly looted possessions to the full extent of the law....

At the moment it is scheduled for 1500 this Saturday.

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#102 08-03-2012 12:34pm
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It does make you think though, that if there was a massive CME which sent a huge solar flare our way. Then you can be certain the brainless fúckwits in the Dáil, wouldn't even know where to start with contingency plans. But I suppose in fairness, they would probably implement a new solar flare levy or something along those lines.

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#103 08-03-2012 1:20pm
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drunkmonkey wrote: »

Were in for a bit of a blast of radiation over the next 48hrs.

An enormous solar flare is heading toward Earth and could disrupt power grids, satellite navigating, flights and the weather and it's going to get worse with more eruption on the sun due.

Not sure if we should be worried, might go to the pub just in case.

It should be a bit of craic if nothing else.

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#104 08-03-2012 1:28pm
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Jammy Donut wrote: »

The electric window on my car won't close.
Fully opened and the motor is working just stops all of a sudden at a certain point...

Coincidence or is the world about to end?

its about to end

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More luck than anything else, just think about the distances and angle of projection.
93 million miles away the sun has to throw this solar flare at the exact angle, both horizontally and vertically and it has to be aimed at where the earth will be tomorrow, that's quite a shot!

You'll never hear about the thousands of flares that go in all the other directions.

just like asteroids

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

It does make you think though, that if there was a massive CME which sent a huge solar flare our way. Then you can be certain the brainless fúckwits in the Dáil, wouldn't even know where to start with contingency plans. But I suppose in fairness, they would probably implement a new solar flare levy or something along those lines.

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#105 08-03-2012 2:05pm
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When the big one comes we will not be given any warning.

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#106 08-03-2012 2:20pm
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Dr Expired wrote: »

When the big one comes we will not be given any warning.

Nah we will, a 2 day warning at the moment, now new tech will "listen" to the sun and that promises a weeks warning, but its the polarity of the ejections, some go through our magnetosphere while others are deflected away.

There are countermeasures our grid can deploy, like Earthing the excess charge, on less the surge is to great, but satellites will still be vulnerable.

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#107 08-03-2012 2:51pm
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So boards.ie is still ok then, presume the world is fine?

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#108 08-03-2012 2:57pm
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Corvus Maximus wrote: »

It does make you think though, that if there was a massive CME which sent a huge solar flare our way. Then you can be certain the brainless fúckwits in the Dáil, wouldn't even know where to start with contingency plans. But I suppose in fairness, they would probably implement a new solar flare levy or something along those lines.

Not even threads about cosmic events are safe from people looking to diss the government

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#109 08-03-2012 3:00pm
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Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

i recommend sun dried tomatoes.

or a bit of Swan

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#110 08-03-2012 3:03pm
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Dr Expired wrote: »

When the big one comes we will not be given any warning.

Aren't we warning you now....It's Coming:p

I think it's just after kicking off....Action Stations people..I can't find one of my shoes...Explain that non believers:D

*What does Jim Corr have to say on this issue?

@spunge it was the germans!!

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#111 08-03-2012 3:09pm
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Is it time to take the iodine tablets now, or do we wait?

I'll have to find them first.

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#112 08-03-2012 4:04pm
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It's just stopped to pick up a few stragglers on pluto, should be here in the next hour or so.

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#113 08-03-2012 4:08pm
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drunkmonkey wrote: »

It's just stopped to pick up a few stragglers on pluto, should be here in the next hour or so.

I've already taken the iodine tablets, just coming up on them now, don't feel too good...:(

But at least I'll survive to tell the tale of the Apocalypse:D

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#114 08-03-2012 4:48pm
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pmcmahon wrote: »

I'm hearing voices in my tooth filling,what's happening?

faflmao

cheers needed that

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#115 08-03-2012 4:49pm
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micropig wrote: »

Aren't we warning you now....It's Coming:p

I think it's just after kicking off....Action Stations people..I can't find one of my shoes...Explain that non believers:D

*What does Jim Corr have to say on this issue?

@spunge it was the germans!!

Fast becoming Thread of the Day

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#116 08-03-2012 4:50pm
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I heard this will be twice as bad as y2k !

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#117 08-03-2012 4:54pm
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Spunge wrote: »

Not even threads about cosmic events are safe from people looking to diss the government

LOL

GREAT THREAD woops cap lock on
it's all Occupy Galway's fault ...their unified consciousness bringing the Matrix to an abrupt end

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#118 08-03-2012 5:05pm
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Here people
This is a doco drama of what will happen. Its good to be positive so it wont be that bad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN1SyaSdCeM

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#119 08-03-2012 5:06pm
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I heard this will be twice as bad as y2k !

2xy2k :eek:

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#120 08-03-2012 5:23pm
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After contacting my PC supplier about the dangers of the solar flare
i was advised to practise safe surf.
Is this the best way to protect my modem?:-)

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#121 08-03-2012 5:46pm
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Got in to my car this morning and when I switched it on the radio had reset completely, the time date and all the preset stations had reset to all zeros, never happened before so I am putting it down to the solar flare for sure.

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