Earth to have 2 suns by 2012 [Archive]

DinoCrisisFan

January 21st, 2011, 07:50 PM

Earth could be getting a second sun, at least temporarily.

Dr. Brad Carter, Senior Lecturer of Physics at the University of Southern Queensland, outlined the scenario to news.com.au. Betelgeuse, one of the night sky's brightest stars, is losing mass, indicating it is collapsing. It could run out of fuel and go super-nova at any time.

When that happens, for at least a few weeks, we'd see a second sun, Carter says. There may also be no night during that timeframe.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/20/two-suns-twin-stars_n_811864.html

This is the second (second only to the Cheerios story) most epic thing I've ever read in my entire life.

Skeptical Bear

January 21st, 2011, 07:53 PM

It's B.S.:yes:

Perseus

January 21st, 2011, 08:03 PM

It's B.S.:yes:

Got any sources to back this up, bud? 'Cause I can say your claim is bullshit too without any reason.

Skeptical Bear

January 21st, 2011, 08:10 PM

Perseus

January 21st, 2011, 08:16 PM

I don't need to prove anyone. I'm content with what I believe is going to happen in 2012. The government can keep making this crap up for years on end and the world will still believe it. Just like Y2K.

Okay. Have fun with that. I still don't know why you don't believe that a star undergoing super novae is made up by the government.

DinoCrisisFan

January 21st, 2011, 08:17 PM

If this happens, which I hope it will, I'm going to start selling "double sun protection sunglasses, sunscreen, etc." and generate massive ammounts of income :P

DinoCrisisFan

January 21st, 2011, 08:18 PM

Daniel_

January 21st, 2011, 08:42 PM

I don't need to prove anyone. I'm content with what I believe is going to happen in 2012. The government can keep making this crap up for years on end and the world will still believe it. Just like Y2K.

Read more carefully before you talk out your ass.

It's not a 2012 dooms day theory, it's a naturally occurring phenomena that could happen BY the year 2012. It wont even affect us hardly, other than getting a little more sun than usual. Also, as it said, there could be no night.

Kahn

January 21st, 2011, 08:56 PM

Okay. Have fun with that. I still don't know why you don't believe that a star undergoing super novae is made up by the government.

It's because the government is behind everything. Just like how Abraham Lincoln wanted to get assassinated.

scuba steve

January 21st, 2011, 09:04 PM

Cool, I'm gonna build a sand hut and insist that everyone calls me Luke down in the local to go with the new Tatooine look.

Amnesiac

January 21st, 2011, 10:11 PM

I don't need to prove anyone. I'm content with what I believe is going to happen in 2012. The government can keep making this crap up for years on end and the world will still believe it. Just like Y2K.

http://ckfighter.unfilteredmma.com/files/2009/12/conspiracy.jpg

Dude, lay off on the conspiracy theories. Seriously. There's no substance behind them except some paranoid obsession with the government hiding things from us. Having a serious belief in all these unfounded ideas is as ludicrous as taking the Bible literally.

Iron Man

January 21st, 2011, 10:23 PM

I don't need to prove anyone. I'm content with what I believe is going to happen in 2012. The government can keep making this crap up for years on end and the world will still believe it. Just like Y2K.

Well, it looks like you should, because no one will care what you have to think unless you provide credible evidence. Other than that, your beliefs are ignorant and BS.

Ryhanna

January 21st, 2011, 10:31 PM

Wow. This would be amazing, should it happen.

How often do people see 2 suns on Earth? It'd be absolutely brilliant!

Zephyr

January 21st, 2011, 10:34 PM

If you're all going to argue with another person's posting, please take it to Ramblings of the Wise. Otherwise let's stick to commenting on the story. Mmmkay?

This isn't the first I've heard of this. I believe it's Betelgeuse that's supposed to supernova. It's supposed to be so bright that we won't have a dark nights for a short period, several years at most I think. Like noted in the article though, it's supposed to be harmless to us if it does happen.

SimSailorNick

January 21st, 2011, 10:43 PM

Betelgeuse... Reminds me of Balthier's Guns from Final Fantasy 12. xD

Sugaree

January 21st, 2011, 10:58 PM

I don't need to prove anyone. I'm content with what I believe is going to happen in 2012. The government can keep making this crap up for years on end and the world will still believe it. Just like Y2K.

>see something that occurs naturally
>HURR ITS DA GUVMENT

I'm excited with the coming of a second sun. This will be interesting when it happens.

Vonn

January 21st, 2011, 11:01 PM

Two suns...artists all over the world will surely be inspired in some way. I can't wait to see this.

Amnesiac

January 21st, 2011, 11:02 PM

I'm excited with the coming of a second sun. This will be interesting when it happens.

I'm excited for all the sleep I'm not going to get.

Will be tired.

CaptainObvious

January 21st, 2011, 11:09 PM

This would be beyond epic if it resulted in light nights. Most epic party of all time.

Also, a kind of cool note is that, of course, this potentially already happened over 1000 years ago.

Kahn

January 21st, 2011, 11:51 PM

Also, a kind of cool note is that, of course, this potentially already happened over 1000 years ago.

Did not think of that. Holy shit, we're going to be seeing something that happened during (possibly) the reign of Henry II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor), the only Holy Roman Emperor to be canonized. Sexy, right?

Amnesiac

January 21st, 2011, 11:53 PM

Did not think of that. Holy shit, we're going to be seeing something that happened during (possibly) the reign of Henry II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor), the only Holy Roman Emperor to be canonized. Sexy, right?

Sexy? Sexy? Man, I just went through two pairs of pants.

Kahn

January 21st, 2011, 11:56 PM

Sexy? Sexy? Man, I just went through two pairs of pants.

You're Australian?

Amnesiac

January 22nd, 2011, 12:00 AM

You're Australian?

Yes.

That reminds me, the Sun is hot, right? Well, Australia's hot too, right? So if we have the Sun... plus another sun... wait, let me get out my calculator.

Here's the formula:

sun = hot

sun + sun = 2sun (or hot + hot = 2hot)

2hot = DOUBLE THE HOTNESS

HOLY FUCK, IT'S GOING TO BE DOUBLE HOT

Sogeking

January 22nd, 2011, 12:02 AM

Well this sort of sucks. Orion will be changed forever. Instead of a big red star on its right shoulder, there will be a nebula(type of nebula is slipping from me atm) which viewed from the naked eye cannot be viewed.(in a city of course) So it'll feel like a piece of Orion is missing.

But other than that, this does look like an epic moment in astronomy :)

Kahn

January 22nd, 2011, 12:02 AM

Yes.

That reminds me, the Sun is hot, right? Well, Australia's hot too, right? So if we have the Sun... plus another sun... wait, let me get out my calculator.

Here's the formula:

sun = hot

sun + sun = 2sun (or hot + hot = 2hot)

2hot = DOUBLE THE HOTNESS

HOLY FUCK, IT'S GOING TO BE DOUBLE HOT

HOLY FUCK! THE PROPHECY IS TRUE, BUT INSTEAD OF THE WORLD, AUSTRALIA WILL BURN!

+1 for Earth.

Amnesiac

January 22nd, 2011, 12:09 AM

HOLY FUCK! THE PROPHECY IS TRUE, BUT INSTEAD OF THE WORLD, AUSTRALIA WILL BURN!

+1 for Earth.

No, it will be DOUBLE HOT everywhere!

If the forecast temperature is 100 degrees, it'll be TWO HUNDRED DEGREES.

Expecting a chilly 50-degree day? FUCK THAT, IT'LL BE 100 BITCH.

http://mellowdrone.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/shitsonfir.jpg

Modus Operandi

January 22nd, 2011, 01:06 AM

No, it will be DOUBLE HOT everywhere!

If the forecast temperature is 100 degrees, it'll be TWO HUNDRED DEGREES.

Expecting a chilly 50-degree day? FUCK THAT, IT'LL BE 100 BITCH.

Image (http://mellowdrone.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/shitsonfir.jpg)

You post like you're on 4chan.

imokwiththis.jpg

Amnesiac

January 22nd, 2011, 01:08 AM

You post like you're on 4chan.

imokwiththis.jpg

Oh, you have no idea.

Trevoooor

January 22nd, 2011, 02:51 PM

Holy shit, we're going to be seeing something that happened during (possibly) the reign of Henry II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor), the only Holy Roman Emperor to be canonized. Sexy, right?

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/2328/yesverysexyindeed.jpg

The Dudeh

January 22nd, 2011, 02:58 PM

Better not happen, I'm a major night owl. I love darkness - I couldn't live in permanent light at all!

deadpie

January 22nd, 2011, 03:17 PM

Dude, this would be so orgasmic to look at (with sunglasses on). Isn't it strange how the death of a star can be so beautiful though? Anyways, I'm looking forward to this. If it doesn't happen, well, whatever.

You post like you're on 4chan.

imokwiththis.jpg

I think you mean ebaumsworld, sir.

Donkey

January 22nd, 2011, 03:33 PM

Story is debunked: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/01/21/betelgeuse-and-2012/

Perseus

January 22nd, 2011, 03:42 PM

Story is debunked: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/01/21/betelgeuse-and-2012/

Aw. I thought it was weird at first that they were certain it was going to be next year since it still has a lot of viable life left in it. And two suns would be badass. It'd be like having a planet being visible from Earth, i.e. it taking up a lot of our visible sky. I love stuff like that. I like astronomy a lot. :P

deadpie

January 22nd, 2011, 03:48 PM

Story is debunked: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/01/21/betelgeuse-and-2012/

Damn. Well, that was the huffington post that posted that first entry. I like the last sentence, "Take that, Mayan apocalypse fearmongers!"

Syvelocin

January 22nd, 2011, 06:07 PM

I'm glad. Like it was mentioned before, I wouldn't get a wink of sleep. I can't sleep when it's light out, no matter how tired I am -_-

UnknownError

January 22nd, 2011, 06:38 PM

Sogeking

January 22nd, 2011, 06:51 PM

Story is debunked: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/01/21/betelgeuse-and-2012/

Aww thank blows :(
At least Orion isn't losing his right shoulder lol.

Sugaree

January 22nd, 2011, 10:10 PM

Aw. I thought it was weird at first that they were certain it was going to be next year since it still has a lot of viable life left in it. And two suns would be badass. It'd be like having a planet being visible from Earth, i.e. it taking up a lot of our visible sky. I love stuff like that. I like astronomy a lot. :P

Iron Maiden should write a song about it.

Modus Operandi

January 22nd, 2011, 11:15 PM

I think you mean ebaumsworld, sir.

Meh, could be either one I suppose. The inclusion of an image suggested 4chan, but the actual text (now that I look at it) suggests ebaum's.