Solar flares are here, everyone unplug your dryer!


Turns out we have exceptionally high solar activity right now, with a category 4 solar flair expected to impact the planet, potentially affecting satellite communications, electronics and power grids.

Of course, if history is any guide the news is absolutely over excited over this, at best those in the northern states may see pretty lights at night.  I was particularly amused this afternoon at a CNN weather person recommending you unplug your dryer just to be safe.  I mean, is that really the most important appliance in his house?  🤣

Also, kind of off topic, if you have binoculars or a telescope with the right solar filters you can catch a glimpse of the dark spots on the sun associated with this CME.  Amazing to imagine that it is about 15-16x wider than the earth. 

erik_squires

I have little hope that this helps you, but I gave it a try.

Yes, @grislybutter  , you did try.  But you were correct, it didn't help.

All wars are justified as necessary and put as a "rational affair" in our brainwashed brains only on official controlled media newspapers...

Then some can think Solar flare are only a beautiful sight but alas! it is a real threat who ask for money investment diverted in wars right now ...

This is a joke picked by Elon Musk on twitter that explain why :

 

But sometimes the beauty of a solar flare can make us speechless in awe...

 This transformed attention toward beauty help us to cure  the foolishness in this world...

For those  who  sleep always too much , i suggested a riddle to stay awake when we need to think ...

 

Good try, @grislybutter pity it did not work.

By the way here is the so called "insult" : "Please, your posts are so boring. Keep them short."
As this comment is 100% accurate, I fail to see how it is even remotely insulting. However this particular poster keeps derailing and spoiling every single thread with irrelevant nonsense; it is tiresome. I would even rather read Amir's tripe than this waffle. At least Amir makes me laugh.