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xkcd #2878: Supernova (imgs.xkcd.com)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

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They're a little cagey about exactly where the crossover point lies relative to the likelihood of devastating effects on the planet.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Pretty sure the curve should turn up on the right side at some point.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Nah, happiness should asymptotically approach 0 happiness as distance increases, due to decreased brightness. Tho, I guess there could be a discontinuity at the crossover point of where we can no longer observe it and the happiness we can extract from understanding that there are those so far away we can never see them?

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