xkcd #3243: Crystal Gazing

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'Beyond that lies a vale of fire through which my vision cannot penetrate' is the kind of fun thing geologists, heliophysicists, and early universe cosmologists have a lot of opportunities to say.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3243/

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