WI A Gamma Ray Burst hit Earth?

bard32

Banned
Fortunately for Earth, Humanity, and myself, I believe this situation is impossible. Gamma Ray Bursts require massive stars either going supernova (and that's one serious supernova) or collisions of Neutron Stars.

Although the outcome would be close to a total planet kill, this is also not possible. There are no hypergiant stars within 100 LY of Earth.

You're right. They do take massive stars. Fortunately. for us, there aren't any
within 100 ly. But if there were, we'd be toast in Mother Nature's pop-up toaster. :D
 
You're right. They do take massive stars. Fortunately. for us, there aren't any
within 100 ly. But if there were, we'd be toast in Mother Nature's pop-up toaster. :D

The thing is, this post invalidates your entire POD.

Next?

:rolleyes:
 

bard32

Banned
An interesting take on this might be to consider what if something like this had happened in, say, 1908? How long would it take civilization to recover? What would our society look like now, a hundred years down the line?

Very true. There are many theories about what happened on June 30, 1908.
One is a mini black hole, another's an airburst meteorite/asteroid, and the most ridiculous, proposed by UFO enthusiasts, is a UFO. (Surprise, surprise! :D). But seriously, the only two that make sense are a mini black hole and an
airburst meteorite/asteroid. Another one that seems to make sense is an exploding comet.
 
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