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  • Helevitia
    Super MURCer
    • Aug 1999
    • 6628
    #1

    Starquake causes Star to crack


    The eruption was huge – in the first 200 milliseconds of the event the star released energy equivalent to what our Sun produces in 250,000 years.


    Huge Quake Cracks Star
    http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050927_star_cracked.html
    Astronomers have found the first evidence of cracks in a neutron star's crust. The star cracked when it was rocked by the strongest "starquake" ever recorded, researchers said last week.
    Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice.
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    • schmosef
      Super MURCer
      • Dec 2002
      • 5813
      #2
      has anybody heard of/used a service like http://www.starnamer.net/?
      P.S. You've been Spanked!

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        • Jon P. Inghram
          Super MURCer
          • Oct 1999
          • 3878
          #3
          Sure, just point at a star and say "That's my star!" and it'll be just as official as those scams.

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            • Marshmallowman
              Super MURCer
              • Sep 1999
              • 3416
              #4
              Man imagine seeing something like that...and not being fried to crisp that got burnt and then burnt again and then refried.

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                • Dr Mordrid
                  Moderator
                  • Apr 2001
                  • 26592
                  #5
                  Time to get some SPF 2,649,469,523,692

                  Dr. Mordrid
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                  An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.

                  I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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