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Gawdzilla Sama
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Nov 01, 2011 11:43 am
Seraph wrote:Xamonas Chegwé wrote:The sun is composed of plasma, not gas.

Thanks for the correction. I looked "plasma" up and had my memory refreshed on stuff I had forgotten somewhere between science lessons at school and now. but does that mean the sun has a surface on which a kettle (assuming it can withstand the heat) can be rested upon after all?
It will transit states before it reaching anything like a surface.
But seriously folks, plasma isn't a solid. It's more of a WTF.
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by apophenia » Tue Nov 01, 2011 10:39 pm
Seraph wrote:Xamonas Chegwé wrote:The sun is composed of plasma, not gas.

Thanks for the correction. As a consequence I looked "plasma" up and had my memory refreshed on stuff I had forgotten somewhere between science lessons at school and now. But does that mean the sun has a surface on which a kettle (assuming it can withstand the heat) can be rested upon after all?
You really don't have a clue, do you?
I apologize for interrupting your ignorant slumbers. Carry on.
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by Hermit » Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:38 am
apophenia wrote:Seraph wrote:Xamonas Chegwé wrote:The sun is composed of plasma, not gas.

Thanks for the correction. As a consequence I looked "plasma" up and had my memory refreshed on stuff I had forgotten somewhere between science lessons at school and now. But does that mean the sun has a surface on which a kettle (assuming it can withstand the heat) can be rested upon after all?
You really don't have a clue, do you?
I apologize for interrupting your ignorant slumbers. Carry on.
Thanks again.
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