“An infinitesimal fraction of the sun’s energy is responsible for all the abundance of our planet. A good thing we can’t see the torrent of waste, the enormity of what’s lost. Imagine pouring a jug of milk down the drain. The droplets of leftover milk in the sink? That’s what we live off.” EarthScienceEnergySpacePhysicsMilkSolar EnergySolar PowerThe Sun Book:Singer Distance Source: Singer Distance
“Light takes eight minutes to travel from the sun to Earth, so if you look at it one way there’s a grace period between when the star stops burning and when the light runs out. But if you look at the first moment without light as the first possible information heralding the end of the star, there’s no time in between the star’s collapse and the light running out. The eight minutes carry the moment of collapse on their backs.” LightSpaceSunTravelMathPhysicsTime TravelApocalypseOuter SpaceSolar System Book:Singer Distance Source: Singer Distance