cosmic rays

[koshea]

lol there is no way u can know so much about everything beeble some of this has to be b.s.

koshea Reviewed by koshea on 07-14-2005. cosmic rays nothing to do with marijuana in this thread, unfortunately. this topic struck interest in me the moment i heard it. it's a theory that invisible cosmic rays that come from outer space come down to Earth, where they are inhaled by human beings, World wide. the astronomers believe that these cosmic rays have the ability to destroy chromosomes in the dna strand...thus, altering the persons dna. suddenly this thought of being able to produce cosmic rays clouded my head. what if, we could Rating: 5

[Ganj]

does it just depend on what it interacts with?

[Beeblebrox.420]

Yep. Also the energy of the interaction, which is fundamentally related to the mass and velocity of the cosmic ray particle.

[Ganj]

cosmic rays are produced by gamma rays. they lose a lot of there potential because of all the other conditions they have to pass through, correct? i saw a show on this and it informed me but, i'm forgetful.

you have any sources that can prove useful to an aspiring astronomer?

[Beeblebrox.420]

lol there is no way u can know so much about everything beeble some of this has to be b.s.

Don't take my word for it. Here are a few articles on the subject:

http://www.physics.adelaide.edu.au/a...cs/cr_new.html
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel...cos_encyc.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_ray

[Ganj]

that free encyclopedia will prove very useful to me. many thanks, beeblebrox 420.

[Rarrr]

Evolution isnt entirely due to cosmic rays. It occurs naturally. I think the cosmic radiation speeds evolution up as it alters the DNA structure more drastically than natural evolution.

When you turn on your tv and see that black and white buzzy crap, is that caused by cosmic rays (big bang radiation)? while we are on the topic

[Beeblebrox.420]

Evolution isnt entirely due to cosmic rays.

I know. I said that. I said background radiation (not just cosmic rays, but also natural radioactive decay) is responsible for a large part of the naturally-occurring mutations that drive evolution. Some also occur due to DNA transcription errors and other reproductive variables.

When you turn on your tv and see that black and white buzzy crap, is that caused by cosmic rays (big bang radiation)?

Actually, some of it is. If you turn the brightness and contrast all the way down, you'll still occasionally see bright speckles. About 1% or so of those are due to cosmic rays, IIRC. You can't tell which ones, though.

[LilRedDevil]

but can it get ya high? haha sorry im just wondering...try anything once

Oh shit! That is so funny *drops joint laughing* Hehehehehehehe!

[jadeius]

wow, i thought i was the only person who watched the science channel