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Old 17-June-2005, 08:41 PM
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Default Re: ATM site claims Sun's surface is solid

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Originally Posted by Maha Vailo
It claims that SOHO has found that the Sun's surface is solid and conducts electricity.

Now my Skepty-senses are tingling, and they're telling me this is a load of hooey. Is my intuition right?

- Maha "sun spotted" Vailo
Short answer: Yes, it is nonsense at about the level of Geocentrism. There is just too much evidence about the structure and physics of the sun that says otherwise.