Supernovae: A Cataclysmic Effect of Pure Irony

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supernova's what are they and where are they, what are these giant enigma's that scatter the universe. Supernova's come in all shapes and sizes, yet all of them are so bright that they can be seen from every point in the universe. A supernova is an extremely violent event but it is also the reason for everything we see around us. Every molecule in our universe was born from supernovae. They outshine entire galaxy's and can release trillions of times the amount of energy in our sun. They are so violent that if one went off a few hundred light years away from us it would wipe out our entire galaxy, the wave of radiation would vaporize and scorch our atmosphere. If a supernova died close enough for its explosion to reach us, it would hit us before we knew about it. By the time we figured out that it was coming it would of hit us the day before. While the sudden burst of X- rays and radiation would destroy the surface of the earth, including all plant life, all vegetative entity’s, many of the animal species, I suppose cockroaches would be okay. even if we went into safe hiding underground or registered shelters of safety the plant life would be the first to falter, no plant life really upsets the food chain, mass extinction would not take very long.
Supernova's are paradoxes, a cataclysmic event of pure irony. They are killers extremely violent deadly killers, while a supernova is the death of a giant star, they also give birth to the basic elements, you, me and everything that makes up our world from the hydrogen in the air we breath to the iron and steel that makes up the highest skyscrapers to the hemoglobin in our blood. They are superbly beautiful, to actually see one would be to see the hand of god. To see what they create...

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