Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90

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Just thought I point out that an amazing coincidence has occurred after Clarke passed.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080321-distant-explosion.html

The burst was detected by Swift at 2:12 EDT on March 19 and was one of five gamma-ray bursts detected that day, the same day that famed science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke died.

"Coincidentally, the passing of Arthur C. Clarke seems to have set the universe ablaze with gamma-ray bursts," said Swift science team member Judith Racusin, a Penn State graduate student.
 
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Just thought I point out that an amazing coincidence has occurred after Clarke passed.
Gotta get up earlier'n that to get the scoop.

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=223252".


"...(Not quite the same day, but almost exactly 24 hours after the death of Arthur C. Clarke.)..."
 
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DaveC426913 said:
Gotta get up earlier'n that to get the scoop.

Indeed :redface:
 
Ivan Seeking said:
Tralfamadorians were celebrating Clarke's arrival.

So it goes.
 
Ivan Seeking said:
Tralfamadorians were celebrating Clarke's arrival.

Now we know how fast the soul travels.
7.5*10^9ly / 25h = 200,000,000ly / hour