Re: The Extinction Challenge

John Clark (jonkc@worldnet.att.net)
Fri, 30 Jul 1999 12:32:53 -0400

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phoenix@ugcs.caltech.edu wrote:

> http://www.sciam.com/0496issue/0496scicit02.html
> claiming stars can collapse without being supernovae, and generate enough
> neutrinos to at least cause lots of cancer.

Michael S. Lorrey <mike@lorrey.com>

>Which only affects those on one side of the planet.

No way! It would take a planet about 10 light years in diameter to stop half the neutrinos in a beam.

John K Clark jonkc@att.net

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