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Donald Trump is a Dying Star | Life cycle of a star vs Biography of a billionaire | What the Physics

448 views · Published 3 November 2016 · 3:59 · Indexed 4 October 2026

Channel: Martin Archer · 2016 · Science & Technology

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With the US Presedential Election Race 2016 drawing to a close, I decided to have a look at the Republican Presidential Candidate. There are surprising parallels between Donald Trump and a dying orange* giant star - so here's the comparison comedically presented for all to see.
* Technically we call them Red Giants but they are usually orange in colour

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Links for more information

Stellar Spectral Types or Classification
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/stars/startypes.shtml
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/starlog/staspe.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_classification

Stellar evolution and HR diagrams
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/outreach/education/senior/astrophysics/stellarevolution_hrintro.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_evolution

Life of the Sun
http://www.universetoday.com/18847/life-of-the-sun/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun#Life_phases

Red Giant stars
http://www.space.com/22471-red-giant-stars.html
http://www.universetoday.com/24720/red-giant-star/

Filmed at Queen Mary University of London (David Sizer Lecture Theatre)
Credits: History Channel, Science Channel, ABC, CNN, C-SPAN
Music by Kevin MacLeod

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