Super Cool Science S#!t #15 - We accidentally made a force field around the planet!?!
OOPS?!?
Over the better part of the last century, humans have been creating an enormous "force field" around our planet that may provide protection against solar storms and other cosmic radiation, and it was entirely on accident! No one thought that trying to talk to submarines or testing bombs in space would have such a far reaching effect, and we're only recently learning what this force field is all about. Ready for a quick dose of Super Cool Science S#!t? Open wide!
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Very Low Frequency (VLF) radio waves
Radio waves that fall between the frequencies of 3 and 30 kHz are labeled as Very Low Frequency, or VLF waves. This corresponds to a wavelength of 10-100 km, meaning they are able to resonate even around large obstacles like mountain ranges and buildings, and can even penetrate the surface of the Earth.
In a phenomenon known as the Earth-Ionosphere waveguide, Earth's ionosphere acts as a conductor, while the Earth itself acts as a ground, creating a waveguide in the space between that allows VLF waves to propagate around the globe.
We've been using VLF radio waves for decades, mostly for things like communicating with submarines, but they are also used in things like radio clocks and even the metal detectors one might use to "comb" a beach for treasure.
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The force is with us!
VLF waves were only ever meant to be used on and underground, as their frequency is too low to carry audio. However, they can reach out into space, all the way, it seems, to the Van Allen Radiation Belts.
In fact, our use of VLF technology seems to be pushing the Van Allen belts further from the Earth than they were when detected in the 1960's, and at times, they can create a sort of barrier to incoming charged particles, offering some man-made protection from the Sun... This "VLF bubble", as it's come to be known, wasn't an intentional thing, but unlike many of our accidents in the past, this one might actually benefit us!
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Read more about the Van Allen Radiation Belts at Space.com!
Get all the details on the Van Allen Probes directly from NASA!
References:
http://vlf.stanford.edu/research/introduction-vlf
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/nasas-van-allen-probes-spot-man-made-barrier-shrouding-earth
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Awesome post! Going to have to read it a few more times to understand it but I love all this space stuff! keep up the good work! Ill check out space.com too
If the Van Allen belt gets pushed out far enough we could finally land a man on the moon without fear of them getting cancer ;-p
I want to go live and work on the moon or Mars, so fingers crossed!
Hi Sweeney Guy, I upvoted your post, but the mainstream disinfo within is misleading. They have very purposely created this "Space fence", it was not an "accidental" byproduct of "testing". I appreciate your interest in the subject and discussing the topic of how the military is controlling the ionisphere and beyond. Please look into the recent book on the subject by Elana Freeland: Under an Ionized Sky: From Chemtrails to Space Fence Lockdown
Dude I have no time for learning about how our savior the flat earth is here to save us from conspiracies that would require literally thousands if not millions of people having special information that they're just not telling you.
Huh, weird reply, "Dude".
Is it? I just figured I'd give speaking your language a shot. The scientists of the world are not lying to you in order to keep you down...
"My language"? Keep me down? Amazing how a difference of opinion brings out the best in you, Sweeney Guy! I see the scientific method exemplified by your rigorously unbiased reply to my simple suggestion to have a look at a very well researched book. But, hey, why not just insult me just for the hell of it!
LMFAO. You started this exchange with ignorance. I replied in kind. You come on an informative post to tell me I'm wrong and that the government is purposely hiding trivial things from the world.
Don't you think if they purposely created the VLF bubble, that they would be bragging about it like all their other "accomplishments"?
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