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I Call This Enemy: The Sun (The Simpsons)

I Call This Enemy: The Sun (The Simpsons)

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0 HN recommenders · discussed 2022–2026
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A short Simpsons clip from Who Shot Mr. Burns Part 1 in which Mr. Burns declares the sun his enemy and plans to block it out.

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Quoted as a joke whenever sunshades, geoengineering or anti-solar policy come up.

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DocTomoe · 2022-10 · joke

Friendly reminder that a private company with launch capability currently is massively increasing the space junk problem and about to trigger the Kessler scenario for a quick buck and internet access without cables, while at the same time ruining surface-based astronomy. So why stop there? And as always, the Simpsons have predicted it: [VIDEO]

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a_e_k · 2024-02 · joke

"Since the beginning of time, Man has yearned to destroy the sun. I will do the next best thing: block it out!" [VIDEO]

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feurio · 2026-03 · joke

"Since the beginning of time man has yearned to destroy the sun" - Charles Montgomery Burns [VIDEO]

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