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From: Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: xkcd: Experimental Astrophysics
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 23:35:32 -0500
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On 10/20/2024 6:55 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
> On 10/20/2024 1:01 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> xkcd: Experimental Astrophysics
>>     https://xkcd.com/3000/
>>
>> Um, no freaking way.
>>
>> Explained at:
>>
>> https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/ 
>> index.php/3000:_Experimental_Astrophysics
>>
> The Manhattan Project thought there was a significant chance they'd 
> ignite the Earth's atmosphere but detonated the bomb anyways just to 
> see....

Einstein said the atmosphere would not catch on fire.

Lynn