Bill Nye breaks down solar storm

[@rebekah164]

I feel like I’m learning about this super late 😅

[@ItsBritt2967]

⅝

[@lokipokey]

I'm 72 years old. Waay later than you! I love the way Bill Nye makes things so understandable

[@aardque]

Not super late at all. While it's true that astronomers have been watching this develop, there is no science to predict the exact nature of CME's or when they will occur. Even now, knowing discharges have happened, the scientific community is not able to predict how strongly we will be affected, beyond warning us to expect increased auroras. It is possible this will be the end of civilization, but not very likely. The reason the telegraphs blew out in the 1800's, is because they have extremely long but fairly thin wires that soak up all that radiation from the Sun and deliver it to the communication stations where it burns out all the sensitive equipment. On this occasion it will be the power grid that soaks up that radiation along with any other long lines like telephone. The power grid is far more robust than ancient telegraph lines and designed to anticipate CME's. Anything can be overwhelmed so in the end, we'll just have to wait and see. I doubt we'll even notice.

[@BroncoBob3113]

Better late than never A

[@theredboneking]

It’s like they are preparing us.

[@Mars0984]

I’m in Michigan. Lower peninsula. All my life and I’ve never seen the northern lights DIRECTLY ABOVE me. This is incredible

[@allaboutperspective650]

I live in Jokkmokk Sweden just above the Arctic Circle and see the Aurora Borealis every winter 😉However now the nights are too light so we don't get to see them now, between 00:00 - 03:0 it's civil twilight between 03:09 - 22:08 it's daylight and from half of June until half of July the sun is 24 hours above the horizon.

[@jamesarcher1289]

I know right ! Flipping amazing to me ! Great post ! Exciting! Can be so dangerous. Americans don’t think anything can happen or will happen.

[@harpoonhunter1683]

Yeah but have you seen NYE SAVE THE WORLD WITH SexJunk Rachel Bloom???

[@harpoonhunter1683]

Have you seen Nye rock out to SexJunk with Rachel Bloom on saves the world?

[@harpoonhunter1683]

@@jamesarcher1289 SexJunk with Rachel Bloom on saves the world with Nye is much better and will save the world.

[@SilentEdgeTv]

I grew up on Bill Nye since i was kid in the 90s and he can still break down science so that i can understand whats going on 😅.

[@sniffles8655]

He is a treasure like no other. I remember being a kid in the 90's and the teacher rolling a big ass tv on wheels into the classroom to play his show and we all cheered. I still do the same when I see him. Back then it was Bill Nye and Beakman where kids my age went for fun Science.

[@GamerplusMore]

Inertia is a property of matter​@@stevehansen7895

[@sniffles8655]

@@stevehansen7895 Scientific: Of or relating to the PRACTICE of science. Acumen: Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination. He is an engineer, and although that may not be a category of basic science as far as degrees, he has spent his life and time with an absolute passion of science and teaching those without. More so than most of scientists, as the opportunity he has had has been worldwide. Your argument is ridiculous. This is a stupid argument I see on the right wing often, because they get their scibbies in a bunch do to the fact that Bill Nye challenges religion, and demands change on climate, with literal freaking evidence. Grow up.

[@TheRealAntFarmer]

@@stevehansen7895 engineering is, in fact, applied science. I have a family member pursuing a post doc in scientific research. If I have a question about an actual event I call my friend, the engineer, not my the family member. Both are needed, but it's ridiculous to diss Bill Nye for being an engineer.

[@sniffles8655]

​@@finger-board To be fair, that was before you were born, (Or at least noticed to have exist), things have changed since then. We now consider Neanderthals like you as human too! #Progress!

[@edgarross9955]

Bill Nye has got to be one of the most likeable people ever

[@chapthanthunderkid1235]

He really isn't if you took the time to research him

[@dagnabbitwabbit]

​@@chapthanthunderkid1235 I'd wager the same could be said about you 😅

[@theredboneking]

Pushes vaccines. Pushes moon landing Pushes global warming.

[@investigator2016]

You forgot about bob ross 😂

[@ConspiracySmurf]

Because it's a character that has been designed to present that way...

[@jlambert12013]

BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL

[@Floppyfloweer]

BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY

[@markincolo]

Science rules!

[@useyourimaginasean]

*_inertia is a property of matter_*

[@Doc_Holiday]

Only problem is he's not a scientist, just plays one on TV lol

[@useyourimaginasean]

@@Doc_Holiday I don’t remember that part of the intro theme

[@suteki恋人]

the amount of people who don’t even know what a solar flare is until now is insane lol

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

Explain it for the class

[@Judas505]

There caught up in all the news propaganda

[@hypnophonz]

And many don't know the meaning of an insane lol.

[@Waydewilson89]

Ztards 😂

[@TheRealJC95]

It's that one move Tien used in DBZ

[@TheTanman412]

No mention of how having solar & battery storage can allow you to still create power, especially if it’s portable. Every one should have a portable power station of atleast 250wh and atleast a 100 watt solar panel for emergencies, stored in your garage- much less likely to be damaged by a solar storm which would predominately affect transformers. If you get a 1kWh battery/inverter portable station, you can make a few miles a day for your EV or run your house basic needs. Also keep in mind many EV charging stations have their own independent battery storage for power in case of emergencies. The main incentive being to buy and store excess solar energy in the afternoon and sell it to customers at peak demand in the evening.

[@spiritmiracle8032]

KZbin channel: Archaix

[@scoogyskoogz1869]

Batteries can’t withstand Emp’s last I checked……..

[@rogue_spirit]

​​@@scoogyskoogz1869Solar storms are much weaker than EMP's and do not affect your household electronics like a man made EMP would. The main damage happens to the power grid and satellites.and would cause a long lasting power outage that could sent humanity centuries back in time!!

[@Youareme42o]

Get a faraday sheld or cage you can use just in case

[@DanielAguiardeMelo]

My goodness… reporters can’t understand the risk of this

[@MikeDavis6969]

It seem most people are unaware how serious this kind of thing could be to us.

[@EDPickle445]

How bad I'm a little worried?

[@hermanhelfrich1747]

Definitely not taking it seriously, I agree.

[@ocelothayes9452]

I mean yeah risk on technology is one thing .. but it literally affects our body and health too. It’s electromagnetic radiation.

[@moniqueengleman873]

​@EDPickle445 look it up. These solar storms could take out our entire electricity and cellphones, satellites, everything electric.

[@Mr.Peepers]

I'm in St Louis and I haven't seen anything yet. They showed it on the local news just above the horizon. Maybe I'm just in a bad location. Hope everyone else has better luck.

[@GuantanamoBayBarbie3]

Try viewing through your phone's camera, and set it on night mode by clicking on the 🌙 icon. That should help. It did me. Try again Saturday night if you don't see this soon.

[@livelife1250]

Me too will get my camera Saturday night will update UPDATE:sky was so muggy and unclear couldn't barely see lights

[@spiritmiracle8032]

KZbin channel: Archaix

[@spiritmiracle8032]

KZbin channel: Eric Dubay

[@JenShea]

Thank you for interviewing this man! He is a Legend! Explains things in ways we can all try to understand… especially those of us that did not learn this in science class. As crazy as it is, I live north of Ottawa, Canada and sadly it was completely cloudy last night and not possible to see any of what happened. A bit heartbreaking for sure!

[@TNTOutdoors4U]

Saw the aurora here in North Texas! Posted a beautiful pic of it. Aside from the possible negative impacts, honestly this is very cool!👍😁

[@KeepPrayingCA]

Where can we see the pic? I guess I could try google search

[@herintuion88]

Congratulations

[@josephdonais4778]

I saw the lights as a kid camping in Maine back in the 70s. A great green spiral from horizon to horizon directly above me as I lay under the stars in my sleeping bag by the fire. *Note: The news casters actually gave Bill time to speak. That is just as impressive!

[@dmac7128]

More specifically, these solar storms eject charged particles in large amounts in coronal mass ejections (CMEs). If they hit the Earth's magnetic field, electromagnetic pulses are generated (EMPs). EMPs can be devastating because they will induce an electric current in anything that can conduct electricity. If you have a large enough CME, you could see large scale EMP's occur which would knock out power generation and transmission equipment.

[@docwatson1134]

Thank you for the explanation. It got me thinking. In really large wind turbines, big substations, with tons of copper wire coils, if voltages are high enough to ionize the air and short out transformer windings, they might all melt. Start other stuff on fire. Leave a lot of people stuck in the dark.

[@hypnophonz]

Thank you for rewriting a Wikipedia explanation.

[@dr.woozie7500]

Look up the Carrington event, 1859. All electronic equipment in the world was disrupted.

[@theredboneking]

You’d assume we are in for a warm summer. A graph of Solar activity for a century and a graph of rural temperatures are identical.

[@denniskatinas]

Suspicious observers

[@envygotnext9402]

Bill Nye always be informing me of information since I could remember.

[@lesromanchuk1293]

No electricity could knock us back to some really dark times

[@bmjpdx9222]

With a lot of rotten food in the refrigerators.

[@theredboneking]

Gotta get to the 500 Million some how.

[@qbanz00]

It’s the only thing keeping humans from living their true nature.

[@whatabouttheearth]

​@@qbanz00 You could extend that logical fallacy all the way to sedentary society and agriculture

[@whatabouttheearth]

​@@qbanz00 You could extend that logical fallacy all the way to sedentary society and agriculture

[@EspieTi]

i find it strange how the solar eclipse + lunar eclipse made an x between the eastern us to part of south america now this solar flare is apparently marking an x too and literally everything that's happened in 2024 has happened in 1813. chronologically i'm not a conspiracy theorist and i'm not superstitious but in all genuineness this makes me feel incredibly uneasy

[@mayasmusic1763]

Hi Bill. Thank you for saving my life. I feel so much more prepared for this solar flare as the sun starts hurdling towards the Earth. Kisses xoxox!!!!!!!

[@kristin.]

SO TRUE!!!!

[@Upper-cr1kh]

The earth is 1° cooler since 1980. Educate yourself

[@DarlaAnne]

I kinda wish I didn't even watch this lol.

[@HazelwithaZ]

What?

[@alexkx8599]

@@Upper-cr1kh It's always changing, isn't it? All sorts of different ways since the beginning of time. None of which we have any control over and no one knows what it is going to do.

[@sinisterintelligence3568]

We here in Tallahassee got hit by a tornado and lost power. At night, I noticed that the sky was unusually bright! Wow! Can't believe I saw my first aurora!!!

[@helpme100]

I'm here too and hopefully you were up before the power return. Incredible sky's at night before morning

[@spiritmiracle8032]

KZbin channel: Archaix.....talks about a coming Phoenix Event ❤

[@kathyleach3048]

Wow, Bill., That was awesome. You really do know your stuff❤

[@GuantanamoBayBarbie3]

😆😂🤣

[@joecancer6013]

😅😂😅Actors reads scripts like Biden. They don't know

[@heathwirt8919]

@@joecancer6013 Doesn't believe scientist but hangs on every word of a lying conman.

[@harveyplantharvester1502]

@@joecancer6013 Hey, it's VERY HARD to read teleprompters!!!! Give Billy Boy a break, he dropped out of school in 9th grade.

[@joecancer6013]

@@heathwirt8919 What words am I hanging from? I can judge just by food prices alone.

[@gonzalochocanoart]

Love how he’s still educating us on science matters

[@tylerboothman4496]

I remember the 2003 one!

[@pascalcrt]

Thank you guys so much for doing segments like this, Bill Nye is just delightful always and it’s great to take a moments now and then to just appreciate the wonder in the world and take a break from all the politics and doom. And thank you for just letting Bill talk!

[@mlissgay5054]

the answer is in self sufficiency❤ Aloha from big island 🏝️

[@EnderMaster707]

So did this already happen?

[@SacredOwl]

Nothing happened except pretty lights

[@Anthony-Soprano]

everytime they played bill nye during science class in elemetary school it never made me more happy

[@jaisheh]

that’s so funny.. i was looking up to see if he made a video about this as a kid that i may had forgotten about LOL. you never miss papa bill, also TWU for being early!

[@frantzs1077]

3:07 No we don't have systems in place. Electric companies prioritize profit before everything else. Even fire hazard is to expensive. Just look at Hawaii. Whole town burned down for lack of investment. Texas was totally unprepared for winter. Wind turbines work in arctic winter, but they chose cheaper option that works in room temperatures only.... etc.. To protect network from droping out every 20 years due to sun activity makes no economic sense over safety and security. A big change in thinking would be required before anything is done.

[@SacredOwl]

Billions have been invested and they can manage GIC in real time unlike before. There is no danger.

[@islandbirdw]

Solar wind is what creates the visible aurora. I’ve never seen it before but I saw it tonite. 🤩

[@Fūjin390]

Beautiful arent they

[@kimshanique7119]

Bill looks really good. I grew up on Bill Nye in school.

[@ConspiracySmurf]

That should be your first clue to avoid him. :)

[@victoryvij12]

The freedom of Truth will always will this is America 🇺🇸 a blessed nation by God freedom of speech

[@dm-31024]

Super interesting. Thank you for having Bill Nye, The science guy on CNN.🎉

[@scottsutherland3630]

Always great to see them talking to Bill. Great guy. Knows his stuff. :)

[@shakerman55]

Bill can break down a Solar Storm like no other.😂

[@dick8997]

And can't guess how many genders exist tho

[@JoanCouncil]

You mean read a script like no other? Guess his last gig didn't work out so he is trying to be the science guy again? Too late his true self has been released

[@heathwirt8919]

@@JoanCouncil Flat earther opinion.

[@harpoonhunter1683]

And SexJunk with Rachel Bloom he is the best.

[@SacredOwl]

​@@JoanCouncilhe didn't read a script. He spewed basic space weather facts. No big deal

[@openminded4751]

Is this solar storm the reason why I saw northern lights in NC?

[@Ronin4614]

Yes.

[@NGC-catseye]

Our hearts and brains are also electrical, so beware of health issues, if vulnerable 🙏

[@alanmeredith1846]

I definitely felt it. Body aches and definitely felt really strong pull on my body.

[@hypnophonz]

I have a double layered tin-foil hat on the ready for this issue.

[@williamwolf2844]

​@@alanmeredith1846 No, you didn't.

[@whatabouttheearth]

Yeah, that's not how shit works, the earths magnetic field blocks from influence for the most part and our bodies block from any interruption in what little electricity we have. Study actual science and biology.

[@whatabouttheearth]

Yeah, that's not how shit works, the earths magnetic field blocks from influence for the most part and our bodies block from any interruption in what little electricity we have. Study actual science and biology.

[@Blackpillinduced]

This size storm wouldn't have had reached these levela 20 years ago. Our magnetic field is declining and causing smaller storms to have bigger impacts.

[@RandoMuser-h1o]

^^ this is what I have learned too. Not sure why we didn't know this 20 years ago! why weren't we taught that the poles will switch? sounds like science fiction but it's real. (makes me think Noah and flood is the story of that happening ??years ago)

[@Blackpillinduced]

@user-bn4jk8gn1k I've thought the same thing it has quite a few similarities or possibly a micro nova.

[@frankie2086]

Call upon Jesus Christ today, he is the only way we can be saved.

[@johngoldsworthy7635]

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him will believeth in anything. - Hitchens 3:16”

[@frankie2086]

@@johngoldsworthy7635 I didn't believe in Jesus for most of my life too, until I realized that the most powerful people in the world worship "lucifer".

[@johngoldsworthy7635]

@@frankie2086 Neither exist.

[@johngoldsworthy7635]

According to the Bible, God killed 2,391,421 people and Satan only killed 10. Anyone else think you might be following the wrong guy?

[@johngoldsworthy7635]

Christianity made me depressed, but then I found Satan and am no longer depressed. Satan saved me.

[@Quinold]

A solar flare powerful enough to knock out power would be surreal.. Imagine that you're in bed just scrolling on your phone and all the power goes out. It seems that your phone suddenly died and you have to fumble to find the flashlight that also doesn't seem to be working. The streetlights are out, and the only thing illuminating the city scape is a brilliant red display in the sky. From what you know of solar flares and the potential existential threat it is to our digital age, it slowly dawns on you that the world will never be the same. In an instant, we've been thrown back an age without any warning. I hope I never see the day we get a Carrington event level CME. There's nothing we can do but small attempts of preparation for the worst

[@missionman1914]

Disney's marketing with X-men 97' is awesome. #MagnetoWasRight

[@missaamane8580]

!!

[@spiritmiracle8032]

KZbin channel: Archaix

[@herintuion88]

…

[@JamesVivada]

I wanted to focus more on the fact about the telegraph comparison again they did not have 12 v or 6 volt converter boxes to cut the power 2 and acceptable current.

[@TrumpAMania]

I watched Stormy have a bukkake today. She's such a great actress/actor/act person. 😂😂

[@theredboneking]

Shocked that your comment wasn’t deleted. You mustn’t be on their radar.

[@hypnophonz]

Stormy can be a very good actress if she goes to FSB Training School.

[@mhall801]

Stormy is a joke.

[@Weout-c6i]

Whatever that is sounds weird

[@oneperson5760]

Its all just pretty lights in the sky til the grid goes down.

[@Bear_712]

He isn't a scientist

[@JetTech1992]

Don’t assume his pronouns 🥹

[@Bear_712]

@@JetTech1992 I should have said Retard isn't a scientist your right

[@RandoMuser-h1o]

when the final EMP hits and we get plunged back into pre-electricity era, are you going to refuse food because "he isn't a farmer", or refuse medical aid because "he's not a doctor".

[@JetTech1992]

@@RandoMuser-h1o well he ain’t no farmer or MD so yes

[@RandoMuser-h1o]

@@JetTech1992 so you'll be dead....... my 80yo dad is now what they call a "natural engineer", cos he learned on the job but has no degree, but is very smart an tinkerin' He's just a cowboy who grew up farming, and then became a contractor, doing sewer lines, and then earth moving, and then property developer..... no university degree, how could You trust his work????????? grow up, intelligence exists outside nonsense elite uni degrees. I've already chosen my people for my Prepper community and none of them have uni degrees; my two neighbours have a business degree and a law degree - useless males....and they are actually terrible neighbours who call the council, they are rich people who can afford land in this era......but they won't survive

[@stevep7713]

I took a road trip with my father to see the eclipse, and was telling him during that trip how badly I've wanted to see the northern lights. It has been super cloudy here in Northern Jersey the last couple nights. So bummed

[@icecola25]

crazy they got bill for this

[@ZapperTheFox_]

Right

[@azhunt]

It's literally his job. What's surprising about it

[@alanakafang6143]

​@@azhuntHis job? LMAO 🤣 He's not a scientist.

[@zillypaul4343]

@@alanakafang6143he’s a science communicator. Yes, this is his job 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@happyliving1922]

@@alanakafang6143 cope

[@elizabethbarefoot1111]

We need a damn reset bc of organizations like CNN and Fox. Let it all fall so we can build it back how it’s intended to be. All this division is what’s caused the universe to take matters into its own hands.

[@vainbelmont6645]

As a cosmologist, I'm quite scared right now.

[@questghost]

Why

[@Dougpumper8059]

​@questghost we could be sent back into the stone age.

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

Lmao you aren’t a cosmologist. If you were, you’d know there is no reason to be “quite scared right now.”

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

@@Dougpumper8059 no we wouldn’t. That’s not even remotely close to what a solar flair does to earth. The only things severely affected would be satellites or ships in space. At most planet side, you could have a temporary blackout in a few isolated areas. That is not remotely “sending us to the Stone Age” 🙄

[@vainbelmont6645]

@@Lawrence_Talbot Arrogant and ignorant, what a combo. Just look up 'Carrington' event. It's already affecting all the planet infrastructures. Internet, TV, Electric stations, HUGE servers going down. Power outages. Where do you study? For me, this is years of studies coming to fruition. Calling me a liar is almost quite improper. All the FLARES (lol flair) are earth facing and will produce strong Geomagnetic storms. I mean sure, Texas seeing Aurore Borealis is totally normal. Ugh, why do I even respond to someone that started with LMAO.

[@davidmcc5083]

Nye isn't a scientist

[@janetsecchi5070]

Happy solar storm.

[@bmjpdx9222]

It's wise not to do anything critical on your computer during an ice or wind storm unless you have an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Judging by what happened during the 1859 Carrington Event, that probably holds for a severe solar flare event also.

[@tonywillingham8109]

If Bill Nye is a scientist, I am Spartacus.

[@heathwirt8919]

You're Bozo.

[@harpoonhunter1683]

Yeah but did you see him rock out to SexJunk Rachel Bloom on saves the world???

[@itemlocation]

@tonywillingham8109 Since Bill Nye is a science explainer, that would make you Marvin the Martian 🙂

[@tonywillingham8109]

@@itemlocation Bill Nye the Science Explainer LOL

[@smeeagain3102]

Computers will crash and your bitcoins will be lost 😂

[@SacredOwl]

It was a bubble that needed to pop anyway

[@andrewandres148]

Why did he not mention how weak the magnetic field is right now on earth? Crickets of the fools on that.......

[@alexkx8599]

Well, he's neither a doctor or scientist so...

[@GuantanamoBayBarbie3]

You sound like one of us Suspicious 0bservers! 😂

[@nicolemaxwell6354]

I keep seeing comments that say suspicious observer. Is that a group? ​@@GuantanamoBayBarbie3

[@Rosskles]

What evidence do you have to back this claim?

[@andrewandres148]

@@GuantanamoBayBarbie3 If one finds a has a good "Vice grip" one never chooses to use a cheap, poorly made Chinese manufactured set of pliers... Suspicious Observers has a tendency to call out out events from the Sun days before they effect the Earth.... So indeed, it is worth watching the daily updates...

[@HazelwithaZ]

Thank you, Bill Nye the Science Guy! 🤓🤓🤓

[@Ozzywozzy]

Unplug your wired electronics people. No joke. Everything from satellites to electrical poles might be blown out maybe. This is the most realistic apocalyptic event possible to happen. Not just yet though...

[@thatone2586]

Lol what will it matter, if the power grid goes down it'll be months before its back up and running.

[@RevoZep]

Commenting so I can come back when it’s over and nothing happens to call you an idiot like all the other idiots that freaked out about the eclipse. Doomsayers like you are annoying af. People have been saying stupid shit since before y2k.

[@qbanz00]

So why unplug electronics ? Lol if the power was to go out (which it won’t) … what would unplugging anything do ? 😂 fear mongering people always make me wonder ..

[@hypnophonz]

Help! My microwave oven is showing me video images of naughty outer space aliens. What can I do to stop it?

[@Ozzywozzy]

@@thatone2586 If things overload then you can't just restart it.

[@IslandVibez_Virgo]

Bill Nye has been around since I was in diapers. So glad he’s still around to edify us 😊❤️

[@cplbitterklinger594]

The "science" guy. Apparently, no actual scientists were available.

[@michaelinhouston9086]

CNN cannot find an astronomer to interview? Embarrassing

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

Actual scientists are busy working. Scientists who *also* do communication are extremely rare - specially because not all scientists are good at communicating. Therefore, the job of scientific communication is given to science communicators, like Mr. Nye. Most people recognize him and wouldn't get much more from an actual scientist they don't know and who happens to talk like an academic paper. Also, did Mr. Nye say anything wrong? If he didn't, and people learned something, mission accomplished.

[@cplbitterklinger594]

@@MariaMartinez-researcher Bill Nye has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He's not even close to being a scientist.

[@SacredOwl]

He is a science communicator, as long as he relays correct science, what difference does it make. (As Hillary said)

[@SacredOwl]

​@@MariaMartinez-researcherHe left out Gamma rays, that is about it. LoL

[@JasenRaser]

utility companies must trip our meters when it hits. Do not reconnect with overhead wires until solar storm passes.

[@rapture1949]

Everything in America is collapsing very fast 😢

[@MeMyrrh]

This doesn’t just affect America

[@spiritmiracle8032]

KZbin channel: Archaix

[@catalinacurio]

My niece took some amazing pics in Wales of this last night, incredible.

[@DarrylRuiz-s1w]

There will be signs in the Sun Moon and Stars... Jesus

[@topflight6024]

BILL NYE is LEGENDARY i remember him as a kid.

[@ABWeaver]

Everyone is acting like this is beautiful. It's RADIATION! I went outside today and flet sick to my stomach.

[@alanmeredith1846]

Me2 and the energy from it was aching my body. I knew I was nauseous this morning then body aches all afternoon and evening. My jaw and back are hurting like hell.

[@bmjpdx9222]

Nonsense. Did you know that plain old ordinary visible light is also RADIATION ? (Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 400 nm. to 710 nm.)

[@heathwirt8919]

Sunlight is radiation too, does that make you sick?

[@ABWeaver]

@@heathwirt8919 A brick is smarter than you.

[@ABWeaver]

@@bmjpdx9222 Everyone knows that. This is a radioactive STORM. Get it?

[@5thhorseman982]

Bily was an actor who did a skit where he was a scientist in his early career and now they are running with it and YOU BUY IT!

[@rogerbrownreacts8528]

How is this Trumps fault?

[@christiansebastianlauritse2404]

It isn't. Leadership since Reagan have negleted to invest in infrastructure, including protecting from "natural events".

[@rogerbrownreacts8528]

@@christiansebastianlauritse2404 Let me laugh at you. It's because blue cities embezzlement. 345 million from Bill Clinton for a Louisville Bridge. 15 years later no money and no bridge. Supposedly 345 million went to studies.

[@RandoMuser-h1o]

lol, it's CNN, everything can always be twisted to be Trump's fault. they are masters.

[@denofearthundertheeverlast5138]

well, they were a little off, just a little while after sunset is when it peaked, and it was awesome, stretched all the way down past Little Rock to at least -30*, my entire sky was red and green

[@mattb9343]

Bill is not explaining this well right now. 1) The sun is PLASMA not gas. Extremely dense plasma that swirls and sloshes like liquid. 2) These swirling pools and currents of highly charged and magnetic plasma have an enormously powerful magnetic field ( 0.4 Tesla, refrigerator magnets 0.0001 Tesla) that sloshes with the plasma. The fields wind up like a spring and SNAP with the power of hundreds of H-bxxbs, hurling the super-heated particles closest to the surface out at a fraction of light speed. If the timing is right the Earth passes through these clouds and it's magnetosphere smashes into the particles slowing them down and radiating the energy they lose as visible light. edit: This is electomagnetic induction at work, the same thing that lets your phones charge from a coil wirelessly, and is used as brakes for rollercoasters, and mag-lev trains as well as military rail-gxns. Lucky for us we have the O² layer and magnetosphere to stop these or all our electronics would be fried to hell, and cancer would be much more common.

[@ConspiracySmurf]

And Earth is flat, y'all. :)

[@itemlocation]

@mattb9343 Why do you have to be so mean? Bill explained this very well. Your explanation would have never been allowed on this TV interview. You went into WAY too much detail. The audience of this TV interview would have turned the channel listening to your long-winded wordy word salad. You need to learn about appropriateness from the 3 bears. Bill's explanation was JUST RIGHT!

[@RandoMuser-h1o]

how strong is the magnetosphere? isn't it declining? (and isn't it true we don't know diminished it actually is right now?)

[@SacredOwl]

The induction has nothing to do with particles. The particles can't fry our devices. GIC occurs from the movement of the magnetic field. It is the magnetic field that causes the the induction, it doesn't block it. Once a storm occurs, a Forbush minimum then blocks energetic particles, mostly secondaries like muons. Why you think Bill should start talking about this level of detail to explain simple north and south glow plasma is beyond me.

[@SacredOwl]

One more thing, regardless of the induced current, our devices are NEVER in danger. There is not enough and never will be enough induced current to dry such small devices, otherwise our cells would pop like diodes in the microwave. Again explaining in a different way, the magnetic field is disrupted and induces current aka GIC or ground induced current. This current is actually very low, but power lines are hundreds of miles, so it adds up to a lot. Small devices do not have the surface area to absorb a great enough charge. As far as that charged plasma hitting, it disrupts our magnetic field and that movement of a magnetic field as you know creates and sends the induced current to the ground. (Freely and Unblocked, opposite of what you said).

[@adamhodgson8851]

I truly don’t understand how our governments aren’t at least funding more projects to protect our infrastructure from this. I get that it costs money but in the event of a catastrophe it is much more costly to sit idly by.

[@MarkLewis-qe4pj]

Next episode Bill explains why Trump is so orange.

[@lorettanericcio-bohlman567]

I’m curious

[@67alaska]

The photons also called, extreme electrically charged ions that enter past the Earth; Magnetic Field faster than the Earth magnetic field can deflect. As little the ions are, eventually, electronic devices, will, not stop working. It will be difficult to use. Gases between the Mercury and Earth, intensify the photons, which usually goes around Earth. Ions, are extremely charged particles that seep into Earth. Just another way to say, I get a free Tan Line from the beach.

[@brandon3525]

Bill science guy still wears a mask.

[@elainemarra9790]

Oh stop get over it

[@jonathanelliott4690]

He's a mechanical engineer not a scientist

[@stratocasterblue]

Engineer is a scientist

[@Dasycottus]

He's never claimed to be a professional scientist. He's a professional science communicator/educator with an engineering background. He's a professional science teacher-a very good one.

[@jjapan3241]

Bill Nye the science guy not the scientist. Kinda like Dr. (Mister) Bill Gates

[@knull1320]

I like how they are nervously smiling as if they need to convince the people "this is no big deal".......

[@brandongovreau9218]

you realize he played a fictional scientist in a children's educational show right?

[@stratocasterblue]

Abby is lovely remembering with a smile what her family was doing in 1859 and asking the most relevant question are we more vulnerable the answer is yes we are it takes money to protect our power stations and so thats not happening and you can not protect all our electronics and satellites already in orbit, Abby seems so peaceful.

[@OnboardingInformation]

The solar storm just fried my brain 🤯

[@BookOfVampires]

You can tell the host was nerding out

[@harpoonhunter1683]

As much as Nye nerding out to Rachel Bloom SexJunk on saves the world.

[@TheKarlitotube]

To all Flat Earthers: What is your explanation for these auroras?

[@Fre3r]

xeno up in the skies on meth

[@williamterrymasters1934]

Last night I went to shut the tv off my remote wouldn’t work I had to unplug it 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@stratocasterblue]

That was the fbi tapping into your wi fi accidentially overloading your remote

[@williamterrymasters1934]

@@stratocasterblue If that’s what you Believe in your head by your spirit not by my Spirit Christ not yours

[@TheCbot88]

Is it just me or did he say "It's great to be Here." like tomorrow we might not be. lol

[@samanthajones1047]

I knew when the bees all started acting different Bill I’ve always been a fan 🎼

[@chrisg9840]

Yeah, who can forget the carrington event. Bill was there.

[@lokipokey]

This was so great! I finally understand this event, and why it makes the Auroras and can mess up our electricity

[@Rolandjes37]

The guy is a genius I'm Thankful for Bill Nye

[@MeMyrrh]

Is it sunny in space? I thought it was dark

[@spiritmiracle8032]

KZbin channel: Eric Dubay.... KZbin channel: Archaix

[@lathikamihiranga]

​@@spiritmiracle8032 Lol flat earther. Go watch a proper science channel😂

[@jackwilson5542]

I hope this is sarcasm lol. Unless obscured by an object, there is gonna be light near the star.

[@stevenwendellnelson5228]

"Lord Jesus Christ, Son of GOD, have mercy on me, a sinner" Please pray these words now 🙏 Please worship the CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, THE LORD GOD and try not to worry too much about the differences between the different religions and denominations, try to think about the similarities and the things they may have in common more than the differences. Daily prayer is a fundamental part that many people do not practice although it is encouraged 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@terrapinflyer273]

"Hey guy. I got a fart a-brewin'!" -The sun to humanity, probably

[@henergyfitness]

Sooo, he mentioned that the “sun is like a disc” and no one blinks! Smh

[@laurakobetich9809]

Why isn’t this being reported on more?

[@atlantaperimeter]

I don’t understand why the commentators were laughing at Bill Nye during the interview

[@dwmcever]

We had another G5 about 5:30 cst this morning.

[@robertguerrero5734]

I love Bill nye I gotta say it made my youngest years so fun and interesting into space and such

[@Socrates1973]

This DB is a failed comedian and tv personality. He’s no scientist. An engineering degree, a scientist does not make.

[@theforgottenbrawlers]

My only question is, why Bill aint with Neil on StarTalk podcast anymore...

[@Noobplayz2509]

ITS BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY 🗣️🔥

[@aardque]

Radios and GPS are susceptible to damage in a way that computers are not, because radios and GPS are constructed to work with the same energies in a coronal mass ejection, but at a much lower level. The CME does not destroy the radio, just the radios "ears," the part that connects to the antenna.

[@grant9301]

It's all fun till s#it goes strange........ I have 2 of those "touch lights" you know the type that don't have a mechanical switch on them you just lightly touch the metal base to turn them on. Suddenly switch on at my place at 2-50am in the morning! a few nights ago actually on Mothers day here in Australia. The odd thing is both lights are on different power circuits! One is in my lounge room the other is about 30ft away in a bedroom, that has been used as a storage room for the last 2-3 years (my mother passed away about a year and a half ago). In order to turn off the one in the bedroom beside the bed i would have had to move lots of boxes and stuff to get to it. So i went outside to the fuse box and turn off 1 of the 2 power circuits not sure which one to switch first but i got lucky and picked the right one, I went back inside to see which one was off and it was the one in the bedroom. I have no idea what made them turn on? was it the solar flares? who knows? These lights NEVER EVER turn on even in a electrical storm or even during slight brown outs that have happened so not sure why they turned on the other night? Now here's where it gets real interesting! I was here alone watching and documentary on you tube at the time on UFO's and paranormal activity when this happened! spooky or what? And to further make it interesting this same thing did happen once before in the middle of the night quite a few years ago! Back then we had 3 of these lamps plugged in, 2 in the same bedroom and the one in the lounge room in the same places and they all came on for no reason! My mother was asleep in another room she was nearly 90 and could not move around without help and a wheeler, So i got up and turned them all off! she had no idea how they came on either. Never understood how that happened either? I can't remember any solar flare activity back then so who knows? 👽

[@DrBethPotter]

I really wish Bill NYE would just go away after seeing this segment

[@christianfisher7592]

I grew Up watching bill