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On 2002-01-10 11:50, EckJerome wrote:
I also take exception to whoever stated flat out that a GRB could sterilize an ENTIRE galaxy, especially one the size of the Milky Way.
Since this is all in the realm of theory, it may be a misnomer to call it Bad Astronomy, but I do feel it was Misleading Astronomy.
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I was wondering if they had originally made their calculations based on the energy that must have been released in the neutron model (where the energy could be expelled in all directions from a spherical body) rather than the total energy that would be released if the black hole model is correct (the energy would be expelled in two concentrated jets).
Then maybe they didn't readjust their thinking, so one of these bursters wouldn't be as powerful as they are thinking.
I actually enjoyed the show, although I agree it had several problems. I sort of got the impression that it wasn't accurately portraying the events that happened.
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