There are no known neutron stars within range to do this to us, much less binary systems that could actually generate a GRB. Don’t lose any sleep over it.

[–] Etterra 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Aww man... I wanted to be vaporized by an indifferent cosmic phenomenon beyond my ken. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to wait until heart disease finishes me off.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

You can smoke, drink alcohol or vote republican if you want to die sooner. The more you know.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you want a very Hard SF description of what a Gamma Ray Burst hitting earth would do you should read Greg Egan's novel Diaspora

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The parenthesis in the link break the hyperlink on some clients (Memmy, in my case)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaspora_(novel)

(This full link also doesn’t work on Memmy, despite being properly highlighted. Bug bug bug bug bug…)

[–] LEDZeppelin 10 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Can it happen before the end of this year? Sooner the better

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Don't try to use this as an excuse to get more discount on Walmart and Amazon, trust me, they won't budge.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I can't agree.

A GRB would make every mass extinction event the planet has endured, including the one it is going through now, look like nothing. The asteroid that took out the dinosaurs is a firecracker to an atomic bomb that is a GRB level of destruction.

It is one of the few events that can completely destroy all life on the planet.

I am sorry that things are not going well for you but a GRB is not the answer.

[–] Art3sian 4 points 11 months ago

You seem fun. Wanna come to my birthday?

[–] OneLemmyMan 1 points 11 months ago

damn, thanks for talking me out of it