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Old 10-March-2008, 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Noclevername View Post
So you have evidence of what would actually happen to Earth under a GRB, and it says that I'm wrong, do you? How did you gather this evidence?
GRB's no. Gamma Rays, yes.

I wrote: Why would the envelope need to be rad protection? The only radiation that would threaten it would be solar UV. The atmosphere would absorb the gamma rays and any subsequent x-rays.

Then you wrote: And then re-release the absorbed energy as particle showers.

Your claim was that Gamma rays cause particle showers. Can you support your assertion or not?
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