Whirlpools on the sun

h.g.Whiz said:
Aren't sunspots really just whirlpool shadows?
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I asked this ridiculous question at another forum and received this reply.

"No: sunspots are points on the Sun's surface where magnetic field lines reconnect. Think of the Sun's magnetic field as being like loops reaching out from the surface; the sunspots represent the "anchor" points. Funnily enough, sunspots only look dark in comparison with the surrounding area. If you could see them shining on their own, their brightness would exceed that of an arc lamp. "
 
h.g.Whiz said:
I asked this ridiculous question at another forum and received this reply.

"No: sunspots are points on the Sun's surface where magnetic field lines reconnect. Think of the Sun's magnetic field as being like loops reaching out from the surface; the sunspots represent the "anchor" points. Funnily enough, sunspots only look dark in comparison with the surrounding area. If you could see them shining on their own, their brightness would exceed that of an arc lamp. "
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And I suggested that you have someone read "Everything a Six-year Old Should Know about Sunspots" to you. Are you truly incapable of using Google? :boggled:
 
Just out of curiosity, h.g., and I'm sure I'll regret asking:
Why would you think that an area on the sun that is somewhat cooler than the rest of the sun is an indication that energy is being produced there?
 
Gord_in_Toronto said:
And I suggested that you have someone read "Everything a Six-year Old Should Know about Sunspots" to you. Are you truly incapable of using Google? :boggled:
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I googled Everything a Six-year Old Should Know about Sunspots and found this

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Oct 8, 2008 ... And I suggested that you have someone read "Everything a Six-year Old Should Know about Sunspots" to you. Are you truly incapable of using ...
forums.randi.org/showthread.php?p=4117459 - 30 minutes ago - Similar pages - Note this
 
h.g.Whiz said:
I googled Everything a Six-year Old Should Know about Sunspots and found this

Results 1 - 100 of about 2,150 for Everything a Six-year Old Should Know about Sunspots. (0.44 seconds)
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Whirlpools on the sun - JREF Forum
Oct 8, 2008 ... And I suggested that you have someone read "Everything a Six-year Old Should Know about Sunspots" to you. Are you truly incapable of using ...
forums.randi.org/showthread.php?p=4117459 - 30 minutes ago - Similar pages - Note this
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And a good and useful productive use of your time if I have to say so myself. :rolleyes:

self-referential see self-referential
 
Geez you and whirlpools get a room already.

Infiinite energy? - whirlpools.
Sunspots? - whirlpools.
Run out of toilet paper? - whirlpools.
 
Gord_in_Toronto said:
And a good and useful productive use of your time if I have to say so myself. :rolleyes:

self-referential see self-referential
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Allow me

Self-reference

This entry is about self-reference, so (inevitably), it refers to itself. Sometimes individual sentences in it refer to themselves, like this one. This sentence refers to the futility of expecting a self-referential entry to refrain from referring to itself. Sometimes gratuitously. This sentence attempts to finish off this paragraph (which is rapidly becoming silly) and get on with the entry, but fails. This one however, succeeds.
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Now I'm dizzy

Was it a whirpool ride for you, too?
 
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