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The Sun why is it still burning....

Discussion in 'Debates' started by 88stumpy88, Mar 6, 2009.

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  1. c740

    c740 Well-Known Member

    i knew there was Oxygen!
     
    c740, May 1, 2009
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  2. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    a negligible amount. Not enough to sustain a fire.
     
    Loonylion, May 1, 2009
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  3. santino_manyak

    santino_manyak Guest

    the sun is still burning because it has unlimited supply of something to burn on. that's why it burns forever.
     
    santino_manyak, May 2, 2009
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  4. equitypetey

    equitypetey Well-Known Member

    its not burning

    why do people not get that its not on fire nor is it burning
     
    equitypetey, May 2, 2009
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  5. santino_manyak

    santino_manyak Guest

    what is it then?
     
    santino_manyak, May 2, 2009
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  6. Lechongbaboy

    Lechongbaboy Well-Known Member

    creating heat energy, ye friggin man!
     
    Lechongbaboy, May 2, 2009
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  7. santino_manyak

    santino_manyak Guest

    that's my point it makes some sorth of heat energy stuff.
     
    santino_manyak, May 2, 2009
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  8. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    It is a nuclear reaction that produces electromagnetic radiation as a byproduct. Some of that radiation is visible to the human eye (= light), some is not, but can be felt (= infra red, which is what you feel as heat), and some can't be felt but the effects can be seen (= ultra violet, which makes your skin tan in the sun, and can cause skin cancer.)
     
    Loonylion, May 2, 2009
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  9. northofpolaris

    northofpolaris Well-Known Member

    It's been explained about 4 times already, just read the topic!

    The sun is large (relatively speaking) and mostly composed of hydrogen. What does this mean? Well, the entirety of the sun wants to collapse inward on itself because of its mass. It can't though. Why? While it is collapsing inward, this is creating heat energy. Heat is energy. This energy moves the atoms inside the sun about (hydrogen). This causes them to expand outward. So the sun is constantly collapsing on itself while expanding.

    That is it in a nutshell. A very tiny, small nutshell without getting into the whole hydrogen fusion explanation. There, be happy with that explanation.
     
    northofpolaris, May 3, 2009
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  10. KhalidKahn

    KhalidKahn Member

    how do you know the suns still there.....
     
    KhalidKahn, Jul 15, 2009
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  11. equitypetey

    equitypetey Well-Known Member

    because it takes about 12 seconds or minutes (can't remember) or something like that i think for light to get to the earth so if it wasn't there we'd know pretty soon
     
    equitypetey, Jul 15, 2009
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  12. KhalidKahn

    KhalidKahn Member

    oh , standard. i coulda sworn there was sum whole stupid theory that it took way longer than 8 minutes....
    ohwell. i stand corrected
     
    KhalidKahn, Jul 15, 2009
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