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Re:Surges of cosmic radiation from space directly linked to ... by idlewords on Friday June 16, 2023 @03:58PM (#36362958)
Do the back-of-the-envelope computation of how much energy reaches Earth from a coronal mass ejection and see how well your idea holds up. (a typical flare is 10^16 grams of matter moving at about 450 km/sec)
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Re:Surges of cosmic radiation from space directly linked to ... by CrimsonRain on Friday June 16, 2023 @04:51PM (#36363663)
You don't need a ton of energy to set off a possible chain reaction events.
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Re:Surges of cosmic radiation from space directly linked to ... by refibrillator on Friday June 16, 2023 @04:52PM (#36363670)
CMEs reaching earth likely account for a mere fraction of the energy flowing through the global electric circuit at any moment.

Moreover, your suggestion seems to indicate that you’re only considering kinetic energy, which would be a very myopic and reductionist take on these matters.

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Re:Surges of cosmic radiation from space directly linked to ... by mensetmanusman on Friday June 16, 2023 @05:59PM (#36364497)
Freezing water>ice shatters a cast iron pipe. It's just about the creation of a crack to initiate stress relief.
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