Watch This When You're High - What Is A Supernova?

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Shout out to Liam and the lads for this suggestion. Listened to this beautiful song, while caught beneath a landslide the other night, and thought to myself, "what the fuck is a supernova anyway?"

Well turns out they're a pretty big deal. 

It's basically what occurs when a star combusts and dies.

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And if one happened close to us on Earth, it wouldn't be great.

Why do stars even explode to begin with? Glad you asked.

What's the best supernova known to man? The champagne version of course.

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Keep the suggestions coming. Keep them classy. No butt stuff.