# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-05 13:20 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-10-05 13:20 UTC (2026-10-05T13:20:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-05-13-20/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-05-13-20/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 15
- **Total Impressions:** 43.5K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 5
- **Bearish / Negative:** 0
- **Neutral:** 10

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 15, Retweets: 58, Likes: 227, Impressions: 43450


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @infoBMKG
> **Author:** [@infoBMKG](https://x.com/infoBMKG)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 20.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T12:55:14+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/infoBMKG/status/2107092248878023035](https://x.com/infoBMKG/status/2107092248878023035)  


> **Visual Context:** A BMKG ShakeMap displays a magnitude 4.3 earthquake that struck on October 5, 2026 at 19:17:20 WIB, with its epicenter located 20 km south of Kodi in Southwest Sumba at coordinates 9.77°S, 118.94°E and a depth of 16 km. The map shows felt intensities of MMI III-IV in Southwest Sumba Regency and MMI III in Bima Regency, matching the post's details.  

> 
> "#Earthquake (UPDATE) Mag:4.3, 05-Oct-26 19:17:20 WIB, Loc:9.77 S, 118.94 E (Earthquake center is at sea 20 km south of Kodi, Southwest Sumba), Depth:16 Km Felt (MMI) III-IV Southwest Sumba Regency, III Bima Regency #BMKG"


### Discussion #2 by @pusholder
> **Author:** [@pusholder](https://x.com/pusholder)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 8.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:20:21+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/pusholder/status/2107098569287041066](https://x.com/pusholder/status/2107098569287041066)  


> **Visual Context:** A close-up of a man in a dark suit and blue tie speaking into a microphone, gesturing with his hand.

A photo of a man in a suit speaking into a microphone at what appears to be a press event.  

> 
> "Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan: "Türkiye'nin uzay yarışında geri kalmasında asla müsaade etmedik. 

Ay Araştırma Programımız kapsamında geliştirdiğimiz ay uzay aracının üretim, montaj ve entegrasyon faaliyetlerini tamamladık.""


### Discussion #3 by @NobelPrize
> **Author:** [@NobelPrize](https://x.com/NobelPrize)  
> **Metrics:** 82 likes · 24 retweets · 1 comments · 5.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:11:06+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NobelPrize/status/2107096241884529028](https://x.com/NobelPrize/status/2107096241884529028)  


> **Visual Context:** A smiling older man with white hair and glasses, wearing a navy blue button-up shirt, stands outdoors on a city street with blurred buildings and greenery in the background. The photo credit reads "Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / Philipp Plum," connecting to Peter Hegemann's role as Hertie Senior Professor of Neuroscience at Humboldt University.  

> 
> "This year’s medicine laureate Peter Hegemann was born in 1954.

He received his Ph.D. from the Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany (
@MPI_Biochem
). He is currently Hertie Senior Professor of Neuroscience at the Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany."


### Discussion #4 by @dwisecinema
> **Author:** [@dwisecinema](https://x.com/dwisecinema)  
> **Metrics:** 78 likes · 24 retweets · 4 comments · 2.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T12:49:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dwisecinema/status/2107090678383804627](https://x.com/dwisecinema/status/2107090678383804627)  


> 
> "One week ago, SpaceX launched Booster 21 and Ship 41 on Starship Flight 14 - the first truly orbital flight of Starship.
 
@NASASpaceflight"


### Discussion #5 by @Rainmaker1973
> **Author:** [@Rainmaker1973](https://x.com/Rainmaker1973)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 1.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:25:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2107099738466381953](https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2107099738466381953)  


> **Visual Context:** A cluster of delicate Diphylleia grayi, known as the "skeleton flower," appears translucent and glass-like, showcasing its unique characteristic of becoming transparent when wet. The flowers, with their clear, ethereal petals revealing yellow stamens at the center, stand out vividly against the lush green foliage, perfectly illustrating the botanical marvel described in the caption.  

> 
> "Diphylleia grayi.

The beautiful “skeleton flower” that turns transparent when it rains and reverts to white when dry."


### Discussion #6 by @RyanWeather
> **Author:** [@RyanWeather](https://x.com/RyanWeather)  
> **Metrics:** 14 likes · 4 retweets · 3 comments · 1.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:14:03+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RyanWeather/status/2107096985471943102](https://x.com/RyanWeather/status/2107096985471943102)  


> **Visual Context:** A global temperature anomaly map from ECMWF (weather-models.com) shows much of Earth shaded in deep red, indicating above-average February 2024 temperatures, while the United States stands out in blue, signaling colder-than-normal conditions consistent with the El Niño forecast described.  

> 
> "BREAKING:  New maps show Earth almost entirely in the red 

El Niño continues at "maximum power" into the winter with planetary heating dialed up everywhere EXCEPT the United States.  

Colder than normal in February --> massive "snow dumps" and sloppy ice storms.   Wow!"


### Discussion #7 by @thetatvaindia
> **Author:** [@thetatvaindia](https://x.com/thetatvaindia)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 616 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T12:40:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/thetatvaindia/status/2107088413463617800](https://x.com/thetatvaindia/status/2107088413463617800)  


> 
> "32-month-old Indian-born female cheetah, has given birth to five healthy cubs in Kuno National Park"


### Discussion #8 by @PhilFerro7
> **Author:** [@PhilFerro7](https://x.com/PhilFerro7)  
> **Metrics:** 10 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 393 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T12:23:07+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/PhilFerro7/status/2107084167322169413](https://x.com/PhilFerro7/status/2107084167322169413)  


> **Visual Context:** A weather map graphic titled 'FORMATION CHANCES OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS' showing a red 'Possible development area' over the Gulf of Mexico near Mexico, with text noting 'FUTURE LOW POSSIBLE', '2 DAYS 30%', '7 DAYS 70%', and 'THIS IS NOT A FORECAST TRACK'.  

> 
> "Elongated low pressure in the SW Gulf, has disorganized showers & storms. Conditions for development are minimal, yet a depression could form later this week. It's expected to drift East over the next few days, before turning north. Formation chances thru 7 days...70 percent."


### Discussion #9 by @is_OwenLewis
> **Author:** [@is_OwenLewis](https://x.com/is_OwenLewis)  
> **Metrics:** 9 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 376 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T12:12:39+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/is_OwenLewis/status/2107081530954953152](https://x.com/is_OwenLewis/status/2107081530954953152)  


> 
> "The earlier version had them hitting the water at the same speed under different gravities. Fixed it by changing the drop heights. Starting at 0.66 m on Earth, 1.75 m on Mars, and 4.00 m on the Moon, all reaching 3.6 m/s by the time they hit the water. Assuming negligible air"


### Discussion #10 by @Olivia3rh
> **Author:** [@Olivia3rh](https://x.com/Olivia3rh)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 3 retweets · 1 comments · 330 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T11:26:02+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Olivia3rh/status/2107069798689513797](https://x.com/Olivia3rh/status/2107069798689513797)  


> 
> "Hey 
@grok
 When the ocean meets fire … nature really said, “Watch this!”"


### Discussion #11 by @fascinatingonX
> **Author:** [@fascinatingonX](https://x.com/fascinatingonX)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 221 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:00:02+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/fascinatingonX/status/2107093458183995658](https://x.com/fascinatingonX/status/2107093458183995658)  


> **Visual Context:** An image of a nuclear fusion reactor interior with text claiming 'France just beat the world record for nuclear fusion! They ran for 22 minutes!' maintaining 90 million degrees Fahrenheit (50 million °C) for 1,337 seconds.  

> 
> "1,337 seconds. That's how long France held a plasma hotter than the sun's core.

The WEST tokamak in Cadarache kept it burning at 50 million °C, roughly 90 million Fahrenheit, for more than 22 straight minutes.

Twenty-two minutes doesn't sound like much until you remember what's"


### Discussion #12 by @denstarr4
> **Author:** [@denstarr4](https://x.com/denstarr4)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 204 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T12:10:40+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/denstarr4/status/2107081032617128310](https://x.com/denstarr4/status/2107081032617128310)  


> **Visual Context:** https://placehold.co/600x400?text=Image+2  

> 
> "Another stone you can find near Vegas if you are rockhounding sometimes, is Chalcedony"


### Discussion #13 by @cd0yIIkLWNwJMqG
> **Author:** [@cd0yIIkLWNwJMqG](https://x.com/cd0yIIkLWNwJMqG)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 171 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T11:47:21+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cd0yIIkLWNwJMqG/status/2107075164924248486](https://x.com/cd0yIIkLWNwJMqG/status/2107075164924248486)  


> 
> "ミッドナイトフリル体外光タイプ若魚

水替えは辛いけど、越冬時期は楽しみがなくなるけど、室内飼育は面倒#めだか　#ミッドナイトフリル体外光タイプ"


### Discussion #14 by @AURA_GALAA
> **Author:** [@AURA_GALAA](https://x.com/AURA_GALAA)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 150 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:00:49+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AURA_GALAA/status/2107093652459626565](https://x.com/AURA_GALAA/status/2107093652459626565)  


> 
> "Altın oran"


### Discussion #15 by @_cosmicearth
> **Author:** [@_cosmicearth](https://x.com/_cosmicearth)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 65 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:07:52+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2107095427577213127](https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2107095427577213127)  


> **Visual Context:** A detailed close-up image of Jupiter showing its swirling cloud bands in orange, brown, and cream colors against the black space background.  

> 
> "Stunning image of Jupiter taken by Nasa's Juno Spacecraft."