# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-05 21:10 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-10-05 21:10 UTC (2026-10-05T21:10:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-05-21-10/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-05-21-10/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 25
- **Total Impressions:** 145.5K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 8
- **Bearish / Negative:** 5
- **Neutral:** 12

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 203, Retweets: 217, Likes: 1564, Impressions: 145473


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 1.2K likes · 12 retweets · 183 comments · 124.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-03T21:08:34.646000+00:00  



> 
> "Lake Mead's elevation is at 1,037 feet. At 1,035 feet, 12 of 17 turbines at Hoover Dam will turn off.

Popular on Reddit right now"


### Discussion #2 by @wni_jp
> **Author:** [@wni_jp](https://x.com/wni_jp)  
> **Metrics:** 145 likes · 125 retweets · 2 comments · 11.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:57:20+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/wni_jp/status/2107213574334722502](https://x.com/wni_jp/status/2107213574334722502)  


> **Visual Context:** A weather information map from Weather News shows the projected paths and current conditions of three active typhoons near Japan: Typhoon No. 27 (Choi-wan) with 950 hPa pressure and winds up to 60 m/s moving northeast, Typhoon No. 28 (Noro) at 960 hPa with winds up to 65 m/s moving west toward Japan, and Typhoon No. 29 at 1000 hPa with winds up to 25 m/s moving eastward.  

> 
> "【Typhoon Information】  
Three typhoons have formed. Typhoon No. 27 (Choi-wan), a large and strong typhoon, is showing a tendency to move away from the Ogasawara Islands, but caution is still needed for strong winds and high waves.  
Typhoon No. 28 (Noro), which transitioned"


### Discussion #3 by @NASA
> **Author:** [@NASA](https://x.com/NASA)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 1.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:36:14+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NASA/status/2107208260919160833](https://x.com/NASA/status/2107208260919160833)  


> 
> "The full-length video of this particular view is available to watch (and download!) at 
images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20
…."


### Discussion #4 by @Jan812314
> **Author:** [@Jan812314](https://x.com/Jan812314)  
> **Metrics:** 36 likes · 32 retweets · 2 comments · 1.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T19:10:50+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Jan812314/status/2107186770412744924](https://x.com/Jan812314/status/2107186770412744924)  


> 
> "This time-lapse from South Indian Lake is absolutely stunning! The green auroral arcs move so fluidly once sped up. 

The color, as I understand it, comes from oxygen atoms around 100–300 km up, lit by solar-wind particles during the early-October coronal-hole stream. Manitoba at"


### Discussion #5 by @YizongLuek
> **Author:** [@YizongLuek](https://x.com/YizongLuek)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 911 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T19:14:48+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/YizongLuek/status/2107187771001753763](https://x.com/YizongLuek/status/2107187771001753763)  


> **Visual Context:** A Chinese social media post discussing a monkeypox outbreak, featuring a photo of the U.S. ambassador with text about laboratory safety concerns.  

> 
> "According to reports from multiple foreign media outlets including Fox News, as well as Russian independent media:

A plague research institute in Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, Russia. A 28-year-old female lab researcher, Darya Shipilova, is suspected of accidentally breaking a test"


### Discussion #6 by @RobLogic
> **Author:** [@RobLogic](https://x.com/RobLogic)  
> **Metrics:** 23 likes · 22 retweets · 0 comments · 700 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T18:54:04+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RobLogic/status/2107182553002340510](https://x.com/RobLogic/status/2107182553002340510)  


> 
> "Macro footage of colliding water drops illuminated by light diffraction from a laser disc captured at 1,800 fps"


### Discussion #7 by @NASA_Marshall
> **Author:** [@NASA_Marshall](https://x.com/NASA_Marshall)  
> **Metrics:** 13 likes · 4 retweets · 1 comments · 679 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:00:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NASA_Marshall/status/2107214243464376617](https://x.com/NASA_Marshall/status/2107214243464376617)  


> **Visual Context:** A scenic photograph of a full moon glowing orange against a deep blue twilight sky, framed by the dark silhouettes of bare winter tree limbs.  

> 
> "Trick or treat, skywatchers? 

From disappearing planets to dragon-born fireballs, October is one of the best months to step outside and enjoy a clear, crisp night. Here are some of the best cosmic events happening this spooky season >> 
go.nasa.gov/4hwcYUm"


### Discussion #8 by @Nagm2027
> **Author:** [@Nagm2027](https://x.com/Nagm2027)  
> **Metrics:** 9 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 673 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:59:29+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Nagm2027/status/2107214113529360828](https://x.com/Nagm2027/status/2107214113529360828)  


> 
> "Especially the dams of the African continent and specifically Ethiopia, the dams will collapse one by one, because Ethiopia sits atop the largest volcanic rifts and seismic activity is escalating and will not stop and will become more frequent over time, it's only a matter of"


### Discussion #9 by @XEthanai
> **Author:** [@XEthanai](https://x.com/XEthanai)  
> **Metrics:** 14 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 509 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:52:45+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/XEthanai/status/2107212418807922995](https://x.com/XEthanai/status/2107212418807922995)  


> 
> "Starship nailed the flip and made a precision splashdown in the Indian Ocean right on target, next to a buoy equipped with 
@Starlink
. 

Another step forward toward rapid, fully reusable flight."


### Discussion #10 by @TMainolfiWESH
> **Author:** [@TMainolfiWESH](https://x.com/TMainolfiWESH)  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 436 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:40:57+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TMainolfiWESH/status/2107209447785238727](https://x.com/TMainolfiWESH/status/2107209447785238727)  


> 
> "It's going to be an active week of weather as we watch both the chance for heavy rain and flooding across Central #florida while keeping a close eye on #Invest92L in the #Gulf. Stay with #weshwx for updates."


### Discussion #11 by @21stRobotics
> **Author:** [@21stRobotics](https://x.com/21stRobotics)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 435 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:13:19+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/21stRobotics/status/2107202493679903034](https://x.com/21stRobotics/status/2107202493679903034)  


> 
> "Pulsar Fusion just hit first plasma in its Sunbird fusion rocket system. 

If the technology scales, fusion propulsion could make deep-space travel dramatically faster than today’s conventional rockets.

We’re not just trying to reach space anymore.

We’re trying to make the"


### Discussion #12 by @MrBarneyStynson
> **Author:** [@MrBarneyStynson](https://x.com/MrBarneyStynson)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 422 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:19:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MrBarneyStynson/status/2107203924516032979](https://x.com/MrBarneyStynson/status/2107203924516032979)  


> 
> "Este truco te hace dudar de las leyes de Newton"


### Discussion #13 by @HokiFuqi
> **Author:** [@HokiFuqi](https://x.com/HokiFuqi)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 405 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T19:16:57+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/HokiFuqi/status/2107188309328081183](https://x.com/HokiFuqi/status/2107188309328081183)  


> 
> "In downtown Toronto, you can actually watch salmon migrating upstream.

The spot is at the Humber River—get off at Old Mill subway station and walk in from the Old Mill public parking lot to reach it.

Right now is peak viewing season, with one fish after another charging"


### Discussion #14 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 8 comments · 400 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:56:09.516000+00:00  



> 
> "ELI5 Should I point the fan in or out of the room on a hot day?

So the room has a window that can't be opened, I have reflecting material covering the window and thick curtains after that. The room still gets really hot though because of the sun sitting most of the day on that side. So should I have the fan pointed blowing air into the room from the rest of the house or out of the room? Both during the day when its hot outside and in the evening when its cool outside, if thats relevant."


### Discussion #15 by @Jan812314
> **Author:** [@Jan812314](https://x.com/Jan812314)  
> **Metrics:** 18 likes · 12 retweets · 1 comments · 395 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:33:12+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Jan812314/status/2107207497509453878](https://x.com/Jan812314/status/2107207497509453878)  


> **Visual Context:** A potted Christmas cactus with drooping green and pink-tinged segmented leaves sits on a speckled granite countertop in front of a window, with sunlit trees visible outside.  

> 
> "This Christmas cactus has sat on my windowsill for several years.

Schlumbergera likes bright, indirect light and a little neglect between waterings. The flat segments are stems, not leaves, and the red tips coming in now are new growth, not buds yet. Buds usually wait until the"


### Discussion #16 by @d33p3r4m4
> **Author:** [@d33p3r4m4](https://x.com/d33p3r4m4)  
> **Metrics:** 18 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 375 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:42:26+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/d33p3r4m4/status/2107209822873792615](https://x.com/d33p3r4m4/status/2107209822873792615)  


> **Visual Context:** A black and white photograph showing figures with a water hose is overlaid with large, distressed red text reading 'OMNISH WEEK'.  

> 
> "About to debate a flat earther  @FlatEarthDaveX 

 w/ @RubySpacek @KineticKell   @misshazed"


### Discussion #17 by @XEthanai
> **Author:** [@XEthanai](https://x.com/XEthanai)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 315 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:54:57+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/XEthanai/status/2107212971730763967](https://x.com/XEthanai/status/2107212971730763967)  


> **Visual Context:** A low-angle shot looking up at a metallic cylindrical structure, possibly a spacecraft or rocket component, showing black heat-resistant tiles and weathered metal against a clear blue sky.  

> 
> "Standing on the shoulders of giants. Starship 42 is another step in the climb toward a fully reusable future. The progress is unreal."


### Discussion #18 by @Nefarii
> **Author:** [@Nefarii](https://x.com/Nefarii)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 263 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:58:18+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Nefarii/status/2107213814735282593](https://x.com/Nefarii/status/2107213814735282593)  


> 
> "We are not alone."


### Discussion #19 by @benwehrman
> **Author:** [@benwehrman](https://x.com/benwehrman)  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 211 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:17:16+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/benwehrman/status/2107218587698024904](https://x.com/benwehrman/status/2107218587698024904)  


> 
> "Your actions, words, and even THOUGHTS literally change the fabric of the universe."


### Discussion #20 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 200 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-03T09:31:18.012000+00:00  



> 
> "Tianwan 7 brought to minimum controllable power level

Suggested"


### Discussion #21 by @amirshanehsaz
> **Author:** [@amirshanehsaz](https://x.com/amirshanehsaz)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 160 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:49:53+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/amirshanehsaz/status/2107211697651871945](https://x.com/amirshanehsaz/status/2107211697651871945)  


> 
> "TNFα is the target for our second challenge! This target is tough on its own for binder design and the pH requirement ups the difficulty even more. Good luck to all participants!"


### Discussion #22 by @HirezakiMinoru
> **Author:** [@HirezakiMinoru](https://x.com/HirezakiMinoru)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 104 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T21:02:05+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/HirezakiMinoru/status/2107214767844946047](https://x.com/HirezakiMinoru/status/2107214767844946047)  


> 
> "越境台風（ハリケーンが西経域から入り台風にカウントされること）は3年ぶり、そして10月に3つの台風が同時に存在するのは5年ぶりです。

トリプル台風…パッと見、、3つ並ぶともう訳わかんないですよね、、

 台風関連でよく聞く用語
・予報円
・大きさと強さ
・台風と熱帯低気圧の違い"


### Discussion #23 by @ChrisWALBwx
> **Author:** [@ChrisWALBwx](https://x.com/ChrisWALBwx)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 59 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:50:22+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ChrisWALBwx/status/2107211817374138414](https://x.com/ChrisWALBwx/status/2107211817374138414)  


> 
> "Flash Flood Warning  for  Decatur, Gadsden, Seminole  until   Oct 05, 2026 7:45PM EDT"


### Discussion #24 by @arminbazza
> **Author:** [@arminbazza](https://x.com/arminbazza)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 36 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:41:21+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/arminbazza/status/2107209548549509587](https://x.com/arminbazza/status/2107209548549509587)  


> 
> "I'm excited to share that our paper "Default Feature Representations of the Cognitive Map" has been accepted to #NeurIPS2026!"


### Discussion #25 by @bheavs17
> **Author:** [@bheavs17](https://x.com/bheavs17)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 28 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T20:54:25+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/bheavs17/status/2107212838926487845](https://x.com/bheavs17/status/2107212838926487845)  


> **Visual Context:** A map graphic titled 'M4.4 EARTHQUAKE PAPUA NEW GUINEA' showing red concentric rings at '21 km E of Kimbe', with details listing the depth as '124.9 km' and the date as 'Oct 06, 2026' at '04:28 AM (Local Time)'.  

> 
> "Breaking news 🛘
 EARTHQUAKE PAPUA NEW GUINEA 

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake was reported near Kimbe, Papua New Guinea, approximately 21 km (13 miles) east of Kimbe, at a depth of 124.9 km.

 Time: October 6, 2026 4:28 AM local time

If you’re in the area, are you feeling"