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EYESORE 9001

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1. I'll add this to my Big List of Things Over Which I Have No Control

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Wed Nov 15, 2023, 08:04 AM

Nov 2023

And Are Therefore Unworthy of Consternation.

Doomsday preppers may have a survival plan ready, but I never heard about dealing with loss of the ozone layer - perhaps even worse than that in the event of a closer blast.

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Cosmic blast seared Earth's atmosphere from 2 billion light-years away [View all] sl8 Nov 2023 OP

I'll add this to my Big List of Things Over Which I Have No Control EYESORE 9001 Nov 2023 #1

Yeah, this is Yellowstone Caldera Eruption-level stuff . . . hatrack Nov 2023 #2

Right up there with a black hole wandering into thee neighborhood EYESORE 9001 Nov 2023 #4

Always root for the asteroid markbark Nov 2023 #3

Yes, it would be entirely a bad thing, Eeyore. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2023 #5

Wow, the universe is certainly not Farmer-Rick Nov 2023 #6

We are a fluke of the universe Martin Eden Nov 2023 #8

Wait until you see that one that happened two billion and one years ago! Chainfire Nov 2023 #7

Well that was scary as shit. BComplex Nov 2023 #9

Wow, fascinating stuff. Dave Bowman Nov 2023 #10