How long do we have left?

[HairyArsedBloke]

Theres no immediate danger of reversal polarity - so rest easy .

The precursor for this would be the absence of SunSpots - in other words a collapse of the Suns own magnetosphere and that happens once in Billion years at a conservative estimate.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

IT'S TRUE - THERE IS!

2009 OC

Closest approach tonight!

OK well I'm not doing doing the washing up then - on the off chance there's no need.

[Gonzo]

IT'S TRUE - THERE IS!

2009 OC

Closest approach tonight!

Did the world end?

[NotAllThere]

Still no sunspots - sumfink is up, I'm telling ya.

The sun has gone out. That's what it is. For years now, the SNUs count have been lower than expected - indicating that the fusion processes in the sun are no longer occuring.*

What's SNUs, I hear you say?

What's SNUs with you, I reply.

*SNU = Solar Neutrino Unit, is a measure of the number of neutrinos produced by the sun. While it's true that it's lower than earlier theories suggested, the effect has now be explained. The sun continues to burn.

[gingerjedi]

Found em'

They've been there all along... only smaller.

[AlfredJPruffock]

HAB - whatever you - dont read the above link about the Nano-Bees - otherwise you'll never get a wink of sleep tonight ... by the way thats Bees as in the Birds and the Bees - not Betlegeuse.