What was that?

Everyone knows the saying “in space, no one can hear you scream”. This is because space is a vacuum. With no solid patch of atoms and molecules to go through, sound waves simply dissipate.

Ima?

This is a good thing. If sound traveled through space, the constant roar of stars would deafen all living creatures.

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I thought I heard...

Stars are not vacuums. They create sound. And if someone were to stand on a star, anyone listening would be able to hear them scream in the brief seconds before they died.

Uyarirqanki?

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Mirror Station 07396 hosted the First Annual All-Station Star Trawl Competition. It was watched by trillions of humans across the galaxy.

Dozens of athletes arrived, all ready to jump into the star. They were treated like celebrities; given all the luxuries the station could provide.

And then, one by one, they lept to their deaths.

The sounds of their screams as they burst into flame was recorded and used in advertising. The burnt ends of the rope that held them sold for insane amounts at auction. The mirror-split version of them that did not die received free therapy for the next six months.

It was truly an event to remember.