Do most people appreciate how powerful the sun is?

all this talk about destroying eyesight and all in seconds. It's Mind-blowing to me...

If the sun was the size of a basketball on one end of a basketball court, earth would be about the size of a sesame seed at half-court. Think of all the energy earth receives from the sun in one second... you can instantly feel the heat on your skin and damage your eyesight. And then, to realize that is only a minuscule fraction of the amount of energy put out in total by the sun. (think about the sphere around the sun(basketball), extending to half-court and how much of that surface is covered by the sesame seed.(earth))

Then, to think that level of energy is put out, constantly by the sun is mind-blowing. If we could figure out a better way to efficiently capture that energy, imagine the possibilities.

If that stuff doesn't make you go, WOW, there is no hope for anything amazing you.

Posted: 08/18/2017 at 4:02PM

Do most people appreciate how powerful the sun is? -- HokieSignGuy 08/18/2017 4:02PM

I like the moon because I can stare at it. -- Maroon Baboon 08/18/2017 11:46PM

...the sun's not yellow, it's chicken ** -- chumley 08/18/2017 5:20PM

It used to be the right color until Nike started messing with it ** -- fsghokie 08/19/2017 07:42AM

Death to all those who would whimper and cry ** -- tongahokie 08/18/2017 5:57PM

Most people don't appreciate indoor plumbing. And that's how it should be. -- MikeVT85 08/18/2017 5:13PM

My skin reflects the sun ** -- MEHOKIE 08/18/2017 5:12PM

More than 1.2 million Earths fit inside the sun ** -- astrohokie 08/18/2017 4:40PM

I just took a walk in 94 degree heat so yes. ** -- capitals1 08/18/2017 4:37PM

Are you on the night or day side of the sesame seed & how big are you? ** -- Hoakie82 08/18/2017 4:23PM

"Ever since the beginning of time -- mancunian 08/18/2017 4:21PM

Great episode. ** -- RoswellGAHokie 08/18/2017 4:24PM

And that doesn't even include seeing the sun go from a yellow dwarf -- VTHokie2000 08/18/2017 4:17PM

I think we're supposed to say -- 81_Hokie 08/18/2017 4:29PM

What about for a red giant? ** -- VTHokie2000 08/18/2017 4:31PM

It's fascinating. ** -- HokieSignGuy 08/18/2017 4:19PM

I found this article that talks about the sun becoming a white dwarf -- VTHokie2000 08/18/2017 4:21PM

Not buying eclipse glasses -- daisyWV 08/18/2017 4:13PM

Yeah - that's not the way I am going to go blind. ** -- vt90 08/18/2017 5:30PM

Will you go blind if you watch the eclipse in 4D? -- EDGEMAN 08/18/2017 4:49PM

I hear one cool way to photograph it is -- HokieSignGuy 08/18/2017 4:16PM

I will be interested to see what photos Ivan takes of it -- VTHokie2000 08/18/2017 4:19PM

Mr Daisy had a gr- grandfather who -- daisyWV 08/18/2017 4:18PM

Am I the only one who was hoping for a hawt model sun bathing pic? ** -- great2bahokie 08/18/2017 4:13PM

Here ya go.....She certainly looks hot. -- HokieSignGuy 08/18/2017 4:18PM

She needs an iron ** -- VermontHokie 08/18/2017 5:15PM

Never seen one hotter... ** -- great2bahokie 08/18/2017 4:21PM

WOW ** -- Nova Hokie 95 08/18/2017 4:06PM

Do most people appreciate how powerful the sun is?

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