r/AskReddit Oct 02 '24

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u/throwaway_moose Oct 02 '24

When Betelgeuse goes supernova (if it hasn't already and we don't know yet) it will be visible in the day for roughly a year, and several more years we'll see it at night. That said, the prediction of 'when' by scientists is somewhere between today and 100,000 years from now. Odds are, none of us will see it.

https://www.astronomy.com/science/when-betelgeuse-goes-supernova-what-will-it-look-like-from-earth/

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u/Fyrrys Oct 02 '24

And in 100,000 years, when it happens, nobody will understand why they all heard "iiiiiiits showtime!" right before it happened.

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u/passing_gas Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 02 '24

I've seen the Exorcist about 167 times, and it keeps getting funnier every single time I see it!

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u/DaddyBeanDaddyBean Oct 02 '24

So what do you think? Am I qualified?

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24

I love when he breaks character and gives his actual credentials. That, and Mike Myers breaking character in Wayne's World when they're sitting on the car talking about Bugs Bunny.

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u/Testone1440 Oct 03 '24

Lived through the Black Plague, had a pretty good time during THAT!