The Fluffbucket Diaries

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This is real. And it is spectacular.

💬 John Philpin

this HAS to be a headline made up SPECIFICALLY to attract clicks …

The Source

Joyce Garcia

@JohnPhilpin Oh, of course it is. But it’s not wrong. Of course, The New York Times referred to the more specific “giant plasma bubble” the planet was producing, but other news outlets couldn’t resist the gas angle.

Joyce Garcia

@johnphilpin NYT: “‘Even with moderate gassiness, it’s likely that Uranus will be able to hold on to most of its atmosphere for the remainder of the solar system’s life,’ said Paul Byrne, a planetary geologist at North Carolina State University who was not involved in the research. ‘Uranus just has that much gas.’”

And yes, I am extremely punchy right now.

David Johnson

You tapped straight into my school boy humour! 😉

Joyce Garcia

@JMaxB It was totally little-kid fun.

Ron Guest

This is golden 😀