NASA's Fermi Catches Thunderstorms Hurling Antimatter Into Space

Space Daily ^ | January 11, 2011 | Staff Writers

[frithguild]

The detection of positrons shows many high-energy particles are being ejected from the atmosphere. In fact, scientists now think that all TGFs emit electron/positron beams. A paper on the findings has been accepted for publication in Geophysical Research Letters.

At the rate positrons and electrons are beaming out into space, there soon will be little left of our needs. For the good of the planet, we must conserve our positrons and electrons by preventing thuderstorms that result from global warming. If we do not, the consensus of the scientific community concludes that mankind will suffer an electron crash of biblical proportions. All electrical items will cease to function.

[Pyro7480]

There’s not only sprites, but also elves, blue jets, and blue starters.

[null and void]

It’s all about the quantity of anti-matter.

I wouldn’t be all that surprised to find that many airplanes are missing dozens of atoms lost in matter/anti-matter collisions.

[null and void]

We’re losing electrons?

Are you sure???

[Pyro7480]

Ping!

[frithguild]

Wait just a tick. If these things are tossing anti-matter into the sky all willy nilly and all, how come no jet planes have been hit by all this anti-matter flying around up there?

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[The Comedian]

how come no jet planes have been hit by all this anti-matter flying around up there?

Single positrons. Just enough to generate the sort of Gamma rays detected during lightening storms, not enough to react on a macro level.

Tempests in the tiniest of teacups.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[decimon]

At the rate positrons and electrons are beaming out into space, there soon will be little left of our needs. For the good of the planet, we must conserve our positrons and electrons by preventing thuderstorms that result from global warming. If we do not, the consensus of the scientific community concludes that mankind will suffer an electron crash of biblical proportions. All electrical items will cease to function.

No problem. Sub-atomic particles will simply be traded as a commodity. It will be known as the SAP market.

[The Comedian]

We’re losing electrons? Are you sure???

Hang on a sec...

Holy quantum cr*p on an anti-cracker! I'm missing 16 electrons from my favorite jeans!

This is explains why they're feeling tight.

That's right, it's due to anti-matter collisions.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[Lurker]

Single positrons.

Maybe Anti-Match.com could help?

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[wbarmy]

Wasn't there a Golden Age scifi story about electricity ceasing to operate on the Earth?

But seriously, if they can identify that it happens in the thunderstorms, then someone, somewhere, can figure out a way to replicate that effect and create an antimatter beam gun. Just saying...

[ArrogantBustard]

If these things are tossing anti-matter into the sky all willy nilly and all, how come no jet planes have been hit by all this anti-matter flying around up there?

Maybe on account of all this funky crap is going on more than 100,000 ft MSL ... that's why it's being detected by satellites, rather than aircraft.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

That got my biggest geek-humor laugh of the day.

Well, so far any way.

[Getready]

Cool man, cool....how much more don’t we know about the
way “things” work...?

[The Comedian]

Maybe Anti-Match.com could help?

"Wanted: Quarky sense of humor for short-term relationship. No strings (or super-strings) attached. Hot 'n heavy rendezvous. Let the sparks fly!"

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[Getready]

I thought the article spoke about the monitoring spacecraft getting
hit by beams of antimatter..no?
Probably not enough to cause structural failure, but suppose
it hit the right spacecraft.....

[Getready]

xlnt.
Final outcome at anti-match...We meet and then
annhilate each other....

[Getready]

xlnt.
Final outcome at anti-match...We meet and then
annhilate each other....

[Getready]

sorry about the double post...I swear it was my cat
walking on the keyboard...no lie...

[frithguild]

klaatu barada nikto

As far as antimatter weapons there is always La Carcagne from the Giant Claw, a createure that was made out of anti matter