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Title: Largest solar storm in five years
Post by: Mr.PowPow on March 08, 2012, 05:48:33 PM: "This solar storm is the largest in five years - and will bombard the Earth's magnetic field throughout Thursday."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17295337
So we are expected to have blackouts in some areas I guess
Title: Re: Largest solar storm in five years
Post by: NekoJonez on March 08, 2012, 06:18:29 PM: This is some serious Shiy... WOW.
Title: Re: Largest solar storm in five years
Post by: Mr.PowPow on March 08, 2012, 06:24:00 PM: Its a shame I don't live in the northern part of the UK, otherwise I would be able to see the auroras~
Title: Re: Largest solar storm in five years
Post by: Kiss x Miz on March 08, 2012, 10:35:22 PM: Good thing Earth has been made to protect our internet from these kinds of things ;D

Waitwut
Title: Re: Largest solar storm in five years
Post by: dark 5FVD on March 11, 2012, 05:03:51 PM: i never heard of that a solar storm what's that?
Title: Re: Largest solar storm in five years
Post by: NekoJonez on March 11, 2012, 05:07:39 PM: Quote from: BlindshoT on March 11, 2012, 05:03:51 PM
i never heard of that a solar storm what's that?

You can also say "Solar Flare"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_flare
Title: Re: Largest solar storm in five years
Post by: Mr.PowPow on March 11, 2012, 05:11:09 PM: As Jonez has pointed out it can also be called a solar flare, solar storm sounds much worse than it actually is.
Title: Re: Largest solar storm in five years
Post by: dark 5FVD on March 11, 2012, 05:12:40 PM: OH ok thanks jonez for the explanation (sorry if i typed the last word wrong)
Title: Re: Largest solar storm in five years
Post by: Kiss x Miz on March 11, 2012, 05:35:59 PM: Oh I see.. It's only 160,000,000,000 megatons of TNT equivalent ...

Solar flares still are bad for our internet no matter what.
Title: Re: Largest solar storm in five years
Post by: Mr.PowPow on March 11, 2012, 05:36:55 PM: Quote from: Mizari- on March 11, 2012, 05:35:59 PM
Solar flares still are bad for our internet no matter what.
It's the bane of all lonley otakus~
Title: Re: Largest solar storm in five years
Post by: Kiss x Miz on March 11, 2012, 05:39:04 PM: Quote from: Mr.PowPow on March 11, 2012, 05:36:55 PM
It's the bane of all lonley otakus~
Okatus prepare for these kinds of events by downloading the next couple thousand episodes so they're good for a few days.
Title: Re: Largest solar storm in five years
Post by: NekoLelouche on March 27, 2012, 12:18:26 AM: wow o-o that is one beautifull solar flare D: