bayport@yall.theatl.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 年前Why are barns in the United States often red?i.imgur.comimagemessage-square88linkfedilinkarrow-up1484arrow-down113
arrow-up1471arrow-down1imageWhy are barns in the United States often red?i.imgur.combayport@yall.theatl.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 年前message-square88linkfedilink
minus-squareBartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up84arrow-down2·2 年前Barns are red because supernovas produce significant amounts of iron. https://futurism.com/how-red-barns-are-linked-to-dying-stars
minus-squarebayport@yall.theatl.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·2 年前Well when you put it that way, just about everything can be linked to dying stars 🤓 Thanks for sharing the link!
minus-squareSeathru@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 年前“We are made of star stuff” -Carl Sagan
minus-squareAggressivelyPassive@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 年前Well, ackshually… The iron is produced by the star while “alive”. The nova only throws it into the void.
minus-squareAngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前Haha I love this time scale being applied here. Do more!
Barns are red because supernovas produce significant amounts of iron.
https://futurism.com/how-red-barns-are-linked-to-dying-stars
Well when you put it that way, just about everything can be linked to dying stars 🤓
Thanks for sharing the link!
“We are made of star stuff” -Carl Sagan
“We are all made of stars” - Moby
“We are stardust” - Joni Mitchell
Baby I’m a Star - Prince
Yea, you a starfucker - Mick Jagger
Well, ackshually…
The iron is produced by the star while “alive”. The nova only throws it into the void.
Haha I love this time scale being applied here. Do more!