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[–] ThrowawaySobriquet@lemmy.world 69 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The sun be crazy. Like, it's more or less a self-sustaining explosion that's so far away the energy of it takes almost ten minutes to cross the void to us, but is still so powerful it can burn and blind you if you're exposed to it for too long. And the effects are only that minor because our magnetosphere blocks most of the solar wind. That wind is coming at us at almost a million miles per hour

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That wind is coming at us at almost a million miles per hour

To be fair, it's only a few scattered atoms. The astronauts on the moon didn't have to fight through a hurricane.

[–] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It would be kind of interesting (and probably terrifying) if it acted more like our wind tho

[–] Darkard@lemmy.world 65 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Anamana@feddit.de 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 28 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Its actually daytime in space all the time. The only reason it looks dark is due to nothing reflecting the light.

[–] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 10 months ago

near enough to a star, yes, but most space isn't that close to a star

[–] itsnotits@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] CheesyFox@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 10 months ago

why are you citing yourself

[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

yeah? Where is the light coming from?

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you have to ask,you arent ready to know

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago
[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Freezing is also the natural state. Heat is pumped in via the same giant fireball.

[–] neo@feddit.de 3 points 10 months ago

You damn kids and your technical correctness. :shakes fist a unrelated cloud:

[–] watersnipje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 10 months ago

We make fun of the moths but they are our brothers

[–] einlander@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yet society forces you to live under the huge burning ball of cancer generating plasma that defies the natural natural order of the universe. -signed a night owl

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 months ago

That's called life.

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)
[–] ObstreperousCanadian@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 months ago

If only I could be so grossly incandescent.

[–] readthemessage@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The only God I can get behind

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

This message approved by George Carlin

[–] halvar@lemm.ee 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This feels like cosmic horror for some reason.

[–] NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's a true statement of the vast and uncaring void that surrounds us.

[–] CheesyFox@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 10 months ago

don't worry tho, the caring people from your surrounding will stand between you and the void :)

[–] SanndyTheManndy@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Starlight is always shining down everywhere in the universe.

[–] confluence@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

So night is just really weak day

[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

At night I can see shit.

Weak ass starlight.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

O R B S A Y S T O I L A N D S W E A T !

[–] vallode@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The opposite of this realization is the plot of Nightfall by Isaac Asimov, now it makes me interested in a story about some kind of people realising that there is sunlight out there. I'm sure someone has made a story about this.

[–] einlander@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This radio adaptation of Nightfall may interest you. X minus one https://youtu.be/B-2CABQUfFQ

[–] vallode@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Eternally grateful for people uploading and storing things like this, as well as to you for sharing it with me!

[–] MrBusiness@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago

Is this an oil painting of Wendigoon?