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2007-06-23 Science & Technology

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Posted by 3dc 2007-06-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Amazing what nowadays passes for astronomy.

Posted by twobyfour 2007-06-23 01:48|| 2007-06-23 01:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Mmmmmmm ... gamma-ray burst.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-06-23 03:10|| 2007-06-23 03:10|| Front Page Top

#3 at its distance of 7500 light years, could kill every living thing on Earth

Shouldn't this be in "today's idiot"?

p.s. If it's 7500 LY distant, it could've exploded 7499 years ago.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-06-23 07:35|| 2007-06-23 07:35|| Front Page Top

#4 The last time the Grey's gave me ride to Alpha Centauri they never mentioned any explosion to me.

I'm always the last to find out.

Posted by Almost Anonymous5839">Almost Anonymous5839 2007-06-23 11:09|| 2007-06-23 11:09|| Front Page Top

#5 It's probably the fault of man-made global warming.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-06-23 21:27|| 2007-06-23 21:27|| Front Page Top

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