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#AskAbhijit 143: Current Affairs, Geopolitics, History ... Science?

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The Toba Super Volcano Explosion

Stars typically never collide, but star systems can come in contact with each other. About 80,000 or so years ago, there was a star called Scholz a star that came very close to the sun. Is it conceivable that the Toba super explosion, Toba super volcano explosion, occurred as a result of tidal forces? I think it's unlikely. A tidal force will happen when you have a gravitating object that'svery close to the earth,. To the extent that it deforms the surface and the shape of the earth.

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