[ISL]

"I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the Universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there. I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ridiculous gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air. ...

I don't want to be human! I want to see gamma rays! I want to hear X-rays! And I want to - I want to smell dark matter! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to - I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws! And feel the wind of a supernova flowing over me!"

[RcouF1uZ4gsC]

> And feel the wind of a supernova flowing over me!"

The wind of a supernova flowing over you would be the end of you and everything around you.

[shagie]

Even the neutrinos from a supernova would be enough. https://what-if.xkcd.com/73/

> How close would you have to be to a supernova to get a lethal dose of neutrino radiation?

> The phrase "lethal dose of neutrino radiation" is a weird one. I had to turn it over in my head a few times after I heard it.

[raydiatian]

> Only one neutrino will hit you every few years

Ah, the excuse I’ve been looking for.

“Can’t come into work today, was hit by a neutrino this morning. Need to rest up.”

[somat]

An even better one is proton decay.

Proton decay is theoretically possible but has never been observed. and perhaps somewhere in the vast universe one might have done so... maybe.

So I like to blame it on many of life's unexpected events.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_decay

[d0mine]

"there are about a trillion neutrinos from the Sun passing through it every second."

[simonh]

It depends on your physical form and how close you got. With forms like ours yes that’s the point he’s making. In context it makes sense he’s pissed off.

[PhasmaFelis]

That's exactly the point, isn't it?

[ISL]

The wind you feel today probably has a meaningful supernova component.

[wruza]

I relate so much to every bit of it. Being a human is not a blessing, but a curse truly absurd one for a conscious being.

[possiblydrunk]

That's beautiful. Forgive my ignorance -- what's that from?

[loganwedwards]

Ahh, great quote from Battlestar Galactica.

[aaronbrethorst]

Please no one offer any more context! Anything else might end up being a spoiler for folks who haven’t had the chance to enjoy it yet :)

[ISL]

Precisely why I left it un-referenced :).

[p1esk]

Is it a book, or TV show, or?

[simonh]

It’s from the reboot of the TV show in the early 2000s. An incredible show.

[andrewprock]

Arc fleet ship b

[chrononaut]

The first series or the remake?