bayport@yall.theatl.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoWhy are barns in the United States often red?i.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square74linkfedilinkarrow-up1327arrow-down16
arrow-up1321arrow-down1external-linkWhy are barns in the United States often red?i.imgur.combayport@yall.theatl.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square74linkfedilink
minus-squareBartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up77arrow-down2·2 years agoBarns 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-up28·2 years agoWell when you put it that way, just about everything can be linked to dying stars 🤓 Thanks for sharing the link!
minus-squareSeathru@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years ago“We are made of star stuff” -Carl Sagan
minus-squareAggressivelyPassive@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 years agoWell, ackshually… The iron is produced by the star while “alive”. The nova only throws it into the void.
minus-squareAngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoHaha 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
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!