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zubbs99 t1_je0m2nx wrote
Have not heard of this CHIME detector for FRB's before. Pretty cool that its data lines up with LIGO's detected grav waves timewise for this particular incident.
If I read this right, the idea is two neutron stars smash into each other sending out the ripples in spacetime, then soon after they collapse into a black hole, creating the FRB via an instantly disappearing magnetic field. I don't really understand the physics of this but it's a heck of a thing to contemplate..
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Reply to comment by InflamedLiver in California Lottery stands behind $2 billion Powerball winner despite claim ticket was stolen by ILikeTalkn2Myself
That scammer scammed my idea!
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Reply to A 100 sided die by DerMagicSheep
Chance of insta-killing a dragon with your slingshot - 1/100.
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Reply to comment by Forsaken_Gur_301 in This long armed mannequin child at Target by camstarrankin
And what about the half-dog, half-slug thing up front?
zubbs99 t1_iu7iadr wrote
Blue cheese?
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Reply to comment by The_specialist_angle in Air quality around Seattle ranked worst in the world by SounderBruce
I hate to say it but in the West fire season has been getting longer on average. In Cali they talk of basically a year-round fire season.
zubbs99 t1_iswq05a wrote
Great article, really interesting. Neat that they could use the Earth's precession to cross-check the starmap's approximate date.
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Reply to comment by WormRabbit in Ultramassive black hole over 30 billion times mass of our sun has been spotted. The discovery had been made possible thanks to a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing — the first time a black hole has been spotted in such a way. by Wagamaga
An event horizon that wide is mildly terrifying.