A tiny, tiny sea creature and the massive sphere of hellfire that heats and lights our planet might not seem like the likeliest of pairings, but the two actually have a bit more in common than you’d think.
Research Links:
Pistol Shrimp
Wired - Absurd Creature of the Week: The Feisty Shrimp That Kills…
Wikipedia - Alpheidae
Wikipedia - Cavitation
BBC - The World's Loudest Animal Might Surprise You
The Sun
Space.com - Atmosphere of the Sun: Photosphere, Chromosphere & Corona
Nasa.gov - Layers of the Sun
Space.com - When Will the Sun Die?
Space.com - White Dwarfs: Compact Corpses of Stars
National Geographic - White Dwarfs
