garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL) · 1 year agoTIL that in 2012 a large solar storm nearly missed Earth by a margin of nine days. If it hit, it could have caused damages to a cost of around $2.6 trillion.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down18
arrow-up1143arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 2012 a large solar storm nearly missed Earth by a margin of nine days. If it hit, it could have caused damages to a cost of around $2.6 trillion.en.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL) · 1 year agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareRodeolinkfedilinkarrow-up42·1 year agoThe nuance is that “near miss” and “nearly miss” mean exact opposites. “Near miss” means it almost hits, but actually misses. “Nearly miss” means it almost misses, but it actually hits. They just messed up the phrase.
The nuance is that “near miss” and “nearly miss” mean exact opposites.
“Near miss” means it almost hits, but actually misses.
“Nearly miss” means it almost misses, but it actually hits.
They just messed up the phrase.