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Old 04-July-2005, 02:22 AM
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Pbbbt. More McCanney-style nonsense.

The giveaway for me is their claim that more X-rays will be seen than expected "exceeding any reasonable model for X-ray production through the mechanics of impact". The mechanics predict no X-rays. However, once the material is ejected, it is exposed to the Sun, which produces X-rays as well as a solar wind, which will make X-rays from the coma. Scientists not only predict that, but they're using Swift to observe those X-rays.

McCanney (and that site) will no doubt once again claim there should be no X-rays at all, and say this is further evidence of their model. I already debunked this kind of stuff on my McCanney page.