Whew - Interstellar Deathray Not Likely to Hit Earth

[YankeyMCC]

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A new study finds that the chances of a gamma ray burst going off in our galaxy and destroying life on Earth are comfortingly close to zero.

Gamma ray bursts, or GRBs, are focused beams of gamma radiation emitted from the magnetic poles of black holes formed during the collapse of ancient, behemoth stars. They can also form when dead neutron stars merge with each other or with black holes.
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http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060424_mm_star_deathray.html

[salvorhardin]

1. ROFL! May I steal your headline?

Seriously. Would you mind?

[YankeyMCC]

2. be my guest

[salvorhardin]

4. Thanks.

I'll credit you of course.

[Skink]

3. Fox News headline:Gamma Rays could destroy life on this planet

[zbdent]

5. "Hulk ANGRY! HULK SMASH!"

And now, a word from other Congressional ties . . .

[Orsino]

6. "Klytus, I'm bored."

[Bill McBlueState]

7. i wouldn't mind

I figure, you have to die sometime, and getting wiped out by a gamma ray burst would be a pretty spectacular way to go. Sure beats getting hit by a bus.