Hello /sci/ I have a question Ok, everybody knows that there are fucking gamma rays in the space right? My question is what prevents the gamma rays from directly hitting the earth crust? Some says the ozone layer blocks the gamma rays. Some says the whole atmosphere does that. who's right?

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Anonymous Sat Sep 4 01:10:40 2010 No.1700940 [Reply] [Original]

Hello /sci/ I have a question
Ok, everybody knows that there are fucking gamma rays in the space right?

My question is what prevents the gamma rays from directly hitting the earth crust?

Some says the ozone layer blocks the gamma rays.
Some says the whole atmosphere does that.
who's right?

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 4 01:16:40 2010 No.1700960 You living under a rock, dude? The earth's magnetic field.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 4 01:17:40 2010 No.1700963 gamma rays will fuck your shit right up if they hit us, they don't even need to hit to kill us all. fuck you gamma ray burst

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 4 01:20:40 2010 No.1700973 why sage? Let's not talk about the GRB. I wanna know what blocks gamma rays under normal circumstances. like ozone blocks uv light

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 4 01:26:40 2010 No.1700996 >>1700960 citation please

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 4 01:32:40 2010 No.1701023 >>1700973 your mothers huge girth blocks most gamma ray bursts

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 4 01:46:40 2010 No.1701066 >>1701023 why u mad?

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 4 01:54:40 2010 No.1701082 http://lmgtfy.com/?q=background+gamma+radiation Here you go OP.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 4 02:03:40 2010 No.1701103 >>1701082 already done that an hour ago.

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