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• Gamma-Ray Bursts and the Earth: Exploration of Atmospheric, Biological, Climatic and Biogeochemical Effects - ljk - 5/24/2005 3:02:51 PM
  • I read an interesting paper a while back.... - R.L. - 5/25/2005 1:03:44 AM
    • Not being a radiation expert... - Scott Evil - 6/1/2005 2:54:40 PM
      • Good questions... here are a FEW answers - R.L. - 6/1/2005 8:19:06 PM
    • Is this it? - Adam - 6/1/2005 10:42:00 AM
      • No, but thanks for the link! - R.L. - 6/1/2005 10:59:37 AM
    • re: I read an interesting paper a while back.... - LJK - 5/25/2005 3:27:57 AM
      • re: I read an interesting paper a while back.... - R.L. - 5/25/2005 3:41:16 AM
        • Not if they are Gamma Ray Beams - SDF - 5/27/2005 5:49:55 PM
          • True- see my post above on GRB theory (n/t) - R.L. - 5/27/2005 6:22:08 PM
    • re: I read an interesting paper a while back.... - phil - 5/25/2005 1:07:36 AM
  • so what do we DO about it? - JimO - 5/24/2005 4:05:37 PM
    • Hope we luck out, and the Moon is in the way. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/31/2005 3:36:01 AM
      • BTW, how much could the Moon shield? - Tom Brosz - 6/1/2005 5:05:29 PM
        • Funny you should mention that... - R.L. - 6/1/2005 8:25:47 PM
          • re: Funny you should mention that... - Tom Brosz - 6/2/2005 3:35:47 AM
    • Super-size the ozone layer and build underground survival shelters. (n/t) - Scott Evil - 5/27/2005 5:19:48 PM
    • Manipulate earth's existing fields. - SDAI-Tech1 - 5/26/2005 10:33:04 AM
      • Absolute gibberish.... - R.L. - 5/26/2005 2:29:15 PM
        • re: Absolute gibberish.... - Tom Brosz - 5/31/2005 3:37:12 AM
      • Absolute gibberish.... - R.L. - 5/26/2005 2:27:50 PM
        • LOL! - SDAI-Tech1 - 5/26/2005 8:45:57 PM
          • It is so CUTE when you try to play scientifically literate! - R.L. - 5/27/2005 4:51:21 AM
    • If I pay you will you create a GRB for me? (n/t) - Dr. Evil - 5/25/2005 7:44:00 PM
      • Interesting proposition: An artificial Gamma Ray Beam (n/t) - SDF - 5/27/2005 5:51:36 PM
    • Colonize Mars - Gary - 5/25/2005 3:38:05 PM
      • re: Colonize Mars - Mark Eby - 5/31/2005 12:01:58 AM
    • How about that huge sun shield... - ljk - 5/24/2005 6:20:00 PM
      • And they scoffed at my tin-foil hat..... (n/t) - dtb - 5/24/2005 10:11:04 PM
      • The further from earth you move the thing... - alcaray - 5/24/2005 8:10:27 PM
        • Scratching alcarey off my list of "people to call in the event of comic catastrophe"... - R.L. - 5/24/2005 10:47:37 PM
          • Don't forget diffraction... (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/31/2005 3:39:26 AM
            • I didnt - R.L. - 5/31/2005 9:01:35 PM
              • I know - Tom Brosz - 6/1/2005 5:03:21 PM
              • What if the tiny obstruction has enormous gravity? - Scott Evil - 6/1/2005 2:46:51 PM
          • On the contrary, my speciality is comic catastrophes - alcaray - 5/24/2005 10:58:20 PM
            • :) I didnt mean to be so abrupt - R.L. - 5/25/2005 12:48:58 AM
              • re: :) I didnt mean to be so abrupt - Nick Hoffman - 5/25/2005 12:48:25 PM
                • Yep. That's where I went wrong. (n/t) - alcaray - 5/25/2005 3:14:22 PM
    • re: so what do we DO about it? - alcaray - 5/24/2005 5:39:28 PM
      • Use Saturn's rings as a shield - ljk - 5/26/2005 1:54:41 PM
        • Easiest shield to erect would be... - alcaray - 5/27/2005 3:40:57 PM