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Helevitia

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Starquake causes Star to crack

28 September 2005, 15:46

The eruption was huge â€“ in the first 200 milliseconds of the event the star released energy equivalent to what our Sun produces in 250,000 years.

Huge Quake Cracks Star

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050927_star_cracked.html

Astronomers have found the first evidence of cracks in a neutron star's crust. The star cracked when it was rocked by the strongest "starquake" ever recorded, researchers said last week.

Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice.
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schmosef

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28 September 2005, 17:19

has anybody heard of/used a service like http://www.starnamer.net/?

P.S. You've been Spanked!
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Jon P. Inghram

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28 September 2005, 18:12

Sure, just point at a star and say "That's my star!" and it'll be just as official as those scams.
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Marshmallowman

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28 September 2005, 19:08

Man imagine seeing something like that...and not being fried to crisp that got burnt and then burnt again and then refried.
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Dr Mordrid

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28 September 2005, 19:18

Time to get some SPF 2,649,469,523,692

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