how does the sun do it??

Question

the sun is a big ball of fire rite??? *at least thats wat i hurd* so how does it always stay burning?? and how do they no its temp. if they cant even go there 2 see??

Answer 1

The sun isn't burning. Fire is a chemical process, and it almost always involves oxygen (air), which isn't really common in space. Instead, the sun is exploding from nuclear fusion. All the fuel floats around the sun in an extremely hot plasma, kept near the core by gravity like our own air is kept near the earth. In the middle of the sun, all the plasma on top is pressing down so hard that hydrogen atoms fuse together into helium (and rarely some other stuff), causing a huge explosion and pushing everything back up and out, only to be drawn back in by their weight to do it again. Not all the hydrogen has been fused together yet (there's a heck of a lot of it there) but when it does the sun will collapse, but eventually it will squeeze everything so hard that even the helium will begin fusing together. I don't remember what happens after that, but eventually when the helium runs out the sun will collapse again, either becoming a much smaller white star that fuses something harder and heavier than hydrogen and helium or goes nova, exploding with a sudden combination all at once before gravity can pull it back together again. The sun's too small to become a black hole though, probably. We can estimate how hot the sun is on it's surface by seeing how hot it is way out here on earth, just like you can estimate that a fire in your fireplace is hot by holding your hand near it without having to actually touch it, and by using mathematical models of nuclear reactions.

Answer 2

WARNING: THE ALIENS MIGHT VISIT YOU TO ERASE YOUR
MEMORY IF YOU READ THIS.

There is a long extension cord that carries electricity from the head quarters of Nerzod Productions in another galaxy to the sun.

Well, you don't think the whole universe works the way Earth does, do you?
No! One species, one planet!
Most of the races of Earth are descended from alien races.
There is a planet of deer, a planet of Asians, and so on!
The Joozians put them all together on Earth in order to create drama from racial tension from their unnatural cohabitation of the planet and the whole universe tunes in to watch the fun!
Asians, bears, ducks, Jews, deer, and Hispanics, all trying to live side by side on one planet! It's great!

The purpose of our lives as humans is to entertain the life forms on other planets through the reality television show that they know as EARTH.

After 100 episodes, the only reason that the show was not cancelled, the planet of earth not demolished, the sun not turned off, and we are still alive is because I blackmailed the Joozians who produce the show with some dirty pictures that Kenny took of them while they were high on glach.
Now, look behind you.



















This was revealed to me in
South Park, 100th episode, Season 7 - Episode 4 - Cancelled.
http://www.spscriptorium.com/Season7/E704script.htm

Answer 3

In simple terms, the sun has a massive gravity that forces gases together, and makes fusion happen, baby! Like a nuclear bomb going off a million times a day. Good thing it's so far away.

Answer 4

Every 2 weeks, (sometimes 3) we refuel it. But that is not the correct time to make a temperature reading. Temperatures should be taken 32 hours after refueling.
This is where that l o n g thermometer comes into play. It is used to record the temperatures you see on CNN every morning.
What? You don't watch CNN? O.K., remain ignorant.

Answer 5

this question is so retarded.. the sun is a freakin star. Stars are constantly burning . thats just what they do. something about the gases they produce that makes them keep burining. so yeah the sun is freakin hot. dont u ever go outside?

Answer 6

they go there are night to put in the temp rod to measure the heat and then return at nite to get the reading when it is safe.

It is actually the tip of Gods Cigar and if he quits smoking we are all going to freeze.

Answer 7

It's a star that will burn out long after we are dead and gone