bayport@yall.theatl.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWhy are barns in the United States often red?i.imgur.comimagemessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1382arrow-down115
arrow-up1367arrow-down1imageWhy are barns in the United States often red?i.imgur.combayport@yall.theatl.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareBartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up61arrow-down1·1 year 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-up26·1 year 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-up10·1 year ago“We are made of star stuff” -Carl Sagan
minus-squareAggressivelyPassive@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoWell, ackshually… The iron is produced by the star while “alive”. The nova only throws it into the void.
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.