# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-09-30 23:50 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-09-30 23:50 UTC (2026-09-30T23:50:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-30-23-50/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-30-23-50/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 31
- **Total Impressions:** 70.4K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 9
- **Bearish / Negative:** 5
- **Neutral:** 17

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 64, Retweets: 170, Likes: 1135, Impressions: 70432


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @BassonBrain
> **Author:** [@BassonBrain](https://x.com/BassonBrain)  
> **Metrics:** 712 likes · 78 retweets · 37 comments · 49.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T07:12:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BassonBrain/status/2105193967683858495](https://x.com/BassonBrain/status/2105193967683858495)  


> **Visual Context:** A SpaceX Starship rocket lifts off from the launch tower against a sunset sky, with its engine plume visible as it ascends over the ocean. The image illustrates the type of Starship vehicle (such as Ship 42) targeted for the company's planned Flight 15 upper stage catch attempt.  

> 
> "STARSHIP FLIGHT 15 

SpaceX is provisionally targeting Starship Flight 15 for no earlier than Oct 19.

Following successful prior booster recoveries, Flight 15 is positioned as the primary candidate for SpaceX's first attempt to catch the Starship upper stage (Ship 42) using"


### Discussion #2 by @MaxVelocityWX
> **Author:** [@MaxVelocityWX](https://x.com/MaxVelocityWX)  
> **Metrics:** 72 likes · 11 retweets · 0 comments · 3.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T23:48:15+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MaxVelocityWX/status/2105444646641909952](https://x.com/MaxVelocityWX/status/2105444646641909952)  


> 
> "Absolutely GORGEOUS tornado near Sylvan Grove, Kansas right now!

 
@jmckinneywx1"


### Discussion #3 by @KatieMiller
> **Author:** [@KatieMiller](https://x.com/KatieMiller)  
> **Metrics:** 72 likes · 22 retweets · 8 comments · 3.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T23:40:21+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/KatieMiller/status/2105442658550460538](https://x.com/KatieMiller/status/2105442658550460538)  


> 
> "Cloud-seeding company 
@RainmakerCorp
 puts silver iodide in the clouds to make it rain.

Do we want silver coming down from the sky?"


### Discussion #4 by @NWSSPC
> **Author:** [@NWSSPC](https://x.com/NWSSPC)  
> **Metrics:** 13 likes · 9 retweets · 0 comments · 2.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T23:49:08+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NWSSPC/status/2105444869846048838](https://x.com/NWSSPC/status/2105444869846048838)  


> **Visual Context:** A Storm Prediction Center Mesoscale Discussion #2341 radar image shows a tornado watch (concerning) #675 for parts of Kansas until 9/30/26 8:15 PM CDT, with a highlighted red oval indicating the "Most favorable corridor for tornadoes during the next couple of hours" near Concordia and Salina, alongside plotted fields including MRMS, satellite, radar observations, and 27Z MLCAPE.  

> 
> "6:49pm CDT #SPC_MD 2341 , #kswx, 
spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md
…"


### Discussion #5 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 16 likes · 0 retweets · 3 comments · 1.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T23:41:25.830000+00:00  



> 
> "Why does thunder keep rumbling?"


### Discussion #6 by @austinmorlock_
> **Author:** [@austinmorlock_](https://x.com/austinmorlock_)  
> **Metrics:** 92 likes · 34 retweets · 4 comments · 1.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T22:50:54+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/austinmorlock_/status/2105430213312077874](https://x.com/austinmorlock_/status/2105430213312077874)  


> **Visual Context:** A large, dark wedge tornado churns across open farmland under an ominous gray sky near Susank, Kansas. The wide, debris-laden funnel dominates the horizon, consistent with the photogenic storm intercept noted in the post, though only light damage was reported.  

> 
> "Long-lived photogenic tornado near Susank, KS, multiple close-range intercepts. Saw only light damage thankfully. #kswx"


### Discussion #7 by @UTAustin
> **Author:** [@UTAustin](https://x.com/UTAustin)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 1.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T22:00:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/UTAustin/status/2105417404037603451](https://x.com/UTAustin/status/2105417404037603451)  


> 
> "From computing to medical science and clean energy, quantum science plays a leading role in modern life, and Longhorns have shaped the field for decades. 

Explore how UT researchers pioneered the field of twistronics, established foundations of quantum computing and even"


### Discussion #8 by @Vincent_Ledvina
> **Author:** [@Vincent_Ledvina](https://x.com/Vincent_Ledvina)  
> **Metrics:** 12 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 896 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T23:35:19+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Vincent_Ledvina/status/2105441389903589802](https://x.com/Vincent_Ledvina/status/2105441389903589802)  


> 
> "I have added coastlines and also plotted key space weather data during the interval. The auroral oval was slightly expanded, and Earth was feeling the influence of some fast solar wind. There was a minor geomagnetic storm also occurring."


### Discussion #9 by @foxweather
> **Author:** [@foxweather](https://x.com/foxweather)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 778 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T22:00:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/foxweather/status/2105417402695422334](https://x.com/foxweather/status/2105417402695422334)  


> **Visual Context:** Image: A Fox News headline reads 'NEWLY DISCOVERED BABY TURTLE WITH TWO HEADS', showing a gloved hand holding a small two-headed turtle, credited to New England Wildlife Centers Staff.  

> 
> "DOUBLE TAKE : A baby turtle with two heads was discovered on Cape Cod shortly after hatching in mid-September. This itty bitty turtle weighs less than 5 grams and is about the size of a nickel."


### Discussion #10 by @NWSTopeka
> **Author:** [@NWSTopeka](https://x.com/NWSTopeka)  
> **Metrics:** 10 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 646 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T23:25:33+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NWSTopeka/status/2105438934226350288](https://x.com/NWSTopeka/status/2105438934226350288)  


> **Visual Context:** A National Weather Service graphic warns of a severe weather risk through 8 pm CDT, highlighting a 5% chance of tornadoes in north central Kansas (including Concordia, Salina, and Minneapolis) with potential for brief spin-ups and damaging wind gusts up to 60 MPH, while noting that severe weather is becoming increasingly unlikely further east near Topeka and Emporia. The image's warning about thunderstorms and brief tornado potential in north central KS directly supports the post's message about ongoing severe weather risks in that area while confirming the diminishing chances to the east.  

> 
> "Thunderstorms could still move into parts of north central KS through 8 pm with the potential for a brief spin up. Further east, the chances for severe weather are diminishing. #kswx"


### Discussion #11 by @gabyslandiaa
> **Author:** [@gabyslandiaa](https://x.com/gabyslandiaa)  
> **Metrics:** 10 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 576 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T21:59:33+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/gabyslandiaa/status/2105417291513139471](https://x.com/gabyslandiaa/status/2105417291513139471)  


> 
> "gente e essa química aqui"


### Discussion #12 by @MapHimawar30301
> **Author:** [@MapHimawar30301](https://x.com/MapHimawar30301)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 570 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T22:10:45+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MapHimawar30301/status/2105420109191971183](https://x.com/MapHimawar30301/status/2105420109191971183)  


> 
> "#Weather Chart #Satellite Imagery #Himawari #Clouds #Typhoon #Typhoon 26 #Typhoon 27
October 1, 2026 07:00"


### Discussion #13 by @Truthful_ast
> **Author:** [@Truthful_ast](https://x.com/Truthful_ast)  
> **Metrics:** 46 likes · 1 retweets · 4 comments · 526 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T23:38:20+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Truthful_ast/status/2105442150251102455](https://x.com/Truthful_ast/status/2105442150251102455)  


> 
> "New Glenn transiting the Moon"


### Discussion #14 by @Tsinghua_Uni
> **Author:** [@Tsinghua_Uni](https://x.com/Tsinghua_Uni)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 491 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T23:00:11+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Tsinghua_Uni/status/2105432551229653335](https://x.com/Tsinghua_Uni/status/2105432551229653335)  


> **Visual Context:** A promotional graphic from Tsinghua University announcing Shiqian Ding, Associate Professor at the Department of Physics, as a recipient of the 2026 Inaugural WLF Prize for Young Scientists.  

> 
> "Precision at the nuclear frontier! Prof. Shiqian Ding received the inaugural WLF Prize for Young Scientists from 
@thewlaprize
 for his pioneering work in continuous-wave vacuum ultraviolet lasers, thorium-229 nuclear clocks, and nuclear quantum precision measurement."


### Discussion #15 by @Miss1onControl
> **Author:** [@Miss1onControl](https://x.com/Miss1onControl)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 361 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T22:24:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Miss1onControl/status/2105423444573933633](https://x.com/Miss1onControl/status/2105423444573933633)  


> **Visual Context:** Distant view of an industrial facility across water, featuring tall communication/launch towers, a crane, a white dome structure, and a large tank, with 'JULIA BERGERON NSF NASA' watermark in the sky.  

> 
> "LC-16 is looking incredible!!! Very good progress on the lightning towers, and I personally feel like this pad could be ready by the end of the year!"


### Discussion #16 by @JayPraterKAKE
> **Author:** [@JayPraterKAKE](https://x.com/JayPraterKAKE)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 320 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T22:52:58+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/JayPraterKAKE/status/2105430733531521527](https://x.com/JayPraterKAKE/status/2105430733531521527)  


> 
> "A Tornado Warning has been issued for part of Russell County, Kansas. #KSwx"


### Discussion #17 by @Dantheman7513
> **Author:** [@Dantheman7513](https://x.com/Dantheman7513)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 314 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T22:47:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Dantheman7513/status/2105429271443329082](https://x.com/Dantheman7513/status/2105429271443329082)  


> **Visual Context:** A holographic Raichu Pokémon trading card, numbered 26/108 with 100 HP, displaying attacks 'Energize' and 'Spark Bolt 70', rests on a dark wooden surface.  

> 
> "I’ve been messing around with different organic materials and I think I’m on to something ."


### Discussion #18 by @MizdInformation
> **Author:** [@MizdInformation](https://x.com/MizdInformation)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 286 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T22:41:46+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MizdInformation/status/2105427913252233310](https://x.com/MizdInformation/status/2105427913252233310)  


> **Visual Context:** An informational graphic from Children's Health Defense addressing chemtrails and weather modification, stating that chemtrails are not real but contrails are, while confirming weather modification is real and practiced.  

> 
> "It because “chemtrails” is not cloud seeding- that’s your deflection when met with facts.  You don’t want to admit you’re wrong, so you move the goal post to avoid reality."


### Discussion #19 by @parmita
> **Author:** [@parmita](https://x.com/parmita)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 279 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T23:32:50+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/parmita/status/2105440767762374664](https://x.com/parmita/status/2105440767762374664)  


> 
> "it's not enough to map cells' choices. we need to learn which ones it takes; whether the drug works or not, is safe or not, is determined by this."


### Discussion #20 by @KBTXMax
> **Author:** [@KBTXMax](https://x.com/KBTXMax)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 274 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T23:25:42+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/KBTXMax/status/2105438970645549417](https://x.com/KBTXMax/status/2105438970645549417)  


> 
> "Thursday - storms
Friday onward - mainly rain

THROUGHOUT - COOLER!

Here's the latest look at what October brings."


### Discussion #21 by @MesoMax919
> **Author:** [@MesoMax919](https://x.com/MesoMax919)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 270 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T23:46:36+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MesoMax919/status/2105444230911103328](https://x.com/MesoMax919/status/2105444230911103328)  


> **Visual Context:** A landscape photo taken from a moving vehicle showing dramatic storm clouds over a flat agricultural field with utility poles and power lines in the foreground.  

> 
> "Wide shot of the new tornado near Sylvan Grove, absolutely classic low top supercell on the low."


### Discussion #22 by @Chansoo
> **Author:** [@Chansoo](https://x.com/Chansoo)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 215 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T22:44:11+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Chansoo/status/2105428521132995049](https://x.com/Chansoo/status/2105428521132995049)  


> 
> "That ~19s burn was only +91 m/s (1.2%)

Elon: "Accurate analysis" (09.30.26)"


### Discussion #23 by @imagen_crystal
> **Author:** [@imagen_crystal](https://x.com/imagen_crystal)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 198 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T21:52:44+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/imagen_crystal/status/2105415576650764380](https://x.com/imagen_crystal/status/2105415576650764380)  


> **Visual Context:** A news broadcast screenshot featuring anchor Crystal Mendivil reporting on Hurricane "Rachel," with a map showing the storm's projected path along Mexico's Pacific coast affecting states including Baja California Sur, Nayarit, Jalisco, Michoacán, Colima, and Guerrero.  

> 
> "Tormenta tropical #Rachel evoluciona a huracán provocará fuertes lluvias en varios estados.

#NuestroPlaneta con 
@adriana_trevino
#NoticiasImagen #YoTeVeo #ImagenNoticias con 
@MendivilCrystal
 @ImagenTVMex"


### Discussion #24 by @seckhardt
> **Author:** [@seckhardt](https://x.com/seckhardt)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 169 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T23:35:05+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/seckhardt/status/2105441330461811105](https://x.com/seckhardt/status/2105441330461811105)  


> 
> "Plenty of beneficial moisture in the Plains from the remnants of Polo"


### Discussion #25 by @WXPeterGriffin
> **Author:** [@WXPeterGriffin](https://x.com/WXPeterGriffin)  
> **Metrics:** 15 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 139 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T23:45:26+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/WXPeterGriffin/status/2105443937993261245](https://x.com/WXPeterGriffin/status/2105443937993261245)  


> **Visual Context:** A dramatic photograph of a tornado descending from storm clouds over a green plain landscape.  

> 
> "Damaging tornado ongoing"


### Discussion #26 by @EarthXHD
> **Author:** [@EarthXHD](https://x.com/EarthXHD)  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 133 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T23:00:03+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/EarthXHD/status/2105432514747674938](https://x.com/EarthXHD/status/2105432514747674938)  


> **Visual Context:** A scenic mountain landscape with lush green hills, a geodesic dome tent, and a small wooden cabin under a bright blue sky with large white clouds.  

> 
> "“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”
— Albert Einstein"


### Discussion #27 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 100 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T23:49:56+00:00  



> 
> "Wave gliding is an aviation technique where a glider pilot rides smooth, vertical waves of air that form on the downwind side of mountain ranges"


### Discussion #28 by @wa1gov
> **Author:** [@wa1gov](https://x.com/wa1gov)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 65 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T22:30:29+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/wa1gov/status/2105425075746877777](https://x.com/wa1gov/status/2105425075746877777)  


> **Visual Context:** A weather-themed graphic with sun, cloud, lightning, rain, and snow icons, displaying text encouraging viewers to "Share your US WX forecast or current WX on X by sending the APRS message WXBOT or WXBOTCUR to WA1GOV-10."  

> 
> "#HamRadio #APRS #skywarn MSG from WA1GOV-1 East Taunton MA. Flood Warning, Tonight,Mostly Cloudy Low 55"


### Discussion #29 by @LiveaMemory
> **Author:** [@LiveaMemory](https://x.com/LiveaMemory)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 48 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T22:15:59+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/LiveaMemory/status/2105421427117813891](https://x.com/LiveaMemory/status/2105421427117813891)  


> **Visual Context:** A shaggy, light-brown Highland cow with long curved horns standing behind a wire fence in a grassy, misty field.  

> 
> "On This Wildlife Wednesday I’m Heading Back to a Lovely Road In the Scottish Highlands.
Seeing a Hairy Coo is Always a Delightful Memory From the Land of Scotland.
Seeing This Pic Always Makes Me Smile.
Is There a Wildlife Memory That Makes You Smile?"


### Discussion #30 by @percyacunha
> **Author:** [@percyacunha](https://x.com/percyacunha)  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 32 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T23:18:25+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/percyacunha/status/2105437136627359904](https://x.com/percyacunha/status/2105437136627359904)  


> 
> "Se eleva la temperatura del mar."


### Discussion #31 by @x56108
> **Author:** [@x56108](https://x.com/x56108)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 27 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T23:03:46+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/x56108/status/2105433451969327266](https://x.com/x56108/status/2105433451969327266)  


> 
> "Gravity? Never heard of it.
Alpine ibexes are absolute masters of steep terrain. Watching them leap across sheer cliffs like it's nothing is incredible!
#jump #ibex #cliff"