http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7326097.stm
Quote: Co-author David Long, from Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Ireland, commented: "The energy released in these explosions is phenomenal; about two billion times the annual world energy consumption in just a fraction of a second.
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Holy cow! That's a butt load of energy! I'm not sure how the rest of you feel about this but... this stuff fascinates the heck out'a me.
It's mind boggling to think about just how much energy goes on and happens around the sun.