Aurora Borealis!? At this time of year, at this time of day, at this part of the country, localized entirely within maybe as far south as Alabama to northern California?

Squorlple@lemmy.world · 4 months ago

Aurora Borealis!? At this time of year, at this time of day, at this part of the country, localized entirely within maybe as far south as Alabama to northern California?

Certainly_No_Brit@discuss.tchncs.de · edit-2 4 months ago

I love the last panel. He’s waiting for a miraculous bit flip.

Edit: Context and the cosmic bit flip is probalby not true: https://youtu.be/vj8DzA9y8ls

macniel@feddit.de · 4 months ago

I don’t know dude. It sounds that this YTer is a bit angry about a possible explanation that sounds reasonable and has no proof to debunk it either.

Zagorath@aussie.zone · 4 months ago

has no proof to debunk it

Yeah, because you can’t prove a negative. He doesn’t need to debunk it, only to provide an alternative explanation which is more likely. Occam’s razor.

macniel@feddit.de · 4 months ago

So was it a cart slap? No. Was the device and or cart faulty? No. Was the constructions nearby the cause? No.

We only know that something flipped the bit. So why not spice this freak accident up by saying that cosmic rays were the culprit?