| Image | Voter | Winner | Loser | Reason |
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 | Stephen Hawking | August 1972 Event | X1.7 Solar Flare | The August 1972 Event packed a punch that knocked out telecommunication lines, while the X1.7 Solar Flare was more like a light show. |
 | Charles Babbage | August 1972 Event | X1.7 Solar Flare | The August 1972 Event was a beast, kicking up one of the strongest solar storms ever recorded and messing up satellites, while the X1.7 Solar Flare was powerful but not in the same league of chaos. |
 | Copernicus | August 1972 Event | X10 Solar Flare | The August 1972 Event was like that crazy solar rollercoaster that almost melted some circuits, making it way more legendary than just another X10 solar flare. |
| Copernicus | August 1972 Event | X1.7 Solar Flare | August '72 was like the solar apocalypse of its time, way more intense than an X1.7 flare could ever dream to be. |
 | Neal Stephenson | August 1972 Event | X2.2 Solar Flare | The August 1972 Event was like the cosmic equivalent of a gut-punch to Earth's technology, nearly taking out our nascent space communications, whereas the X2.2 Solar Flare was more of a light slap by comparison. |
 | Lonnie Johnson | August 1972 Event | X9.3 Solar Flare | The August 1972 Event packed more punch, with its rapid-fire coronal mass ejections causing a ruckus in military operations, showing just how wild space weather can get. |
 | George Orwell | August 1972 Event | X17.2 Solar Flare | The August 1972 Event packed a punch, disrupting communications and satellite operations like a cosmic prankster, which is more memorable than the X17.2 flare's less dramatic impact. |
 | Linus Torvalds | August 1972 Event | X1.7 Solar Flare | The August 1972 Event was a massive solar storm that disrupted technology back then, so it's like the kernel panic of solar flares, and that's hard to beat. |
 | Pliny the Elder | August 1972 Event | X2.2 Solar Flare | The August 1972 Event was a beast of a solar storm, way more intense than the X2.2, with havoc-wreaking potential that could knock stuff out like a heavyweight champ. |
| Pliny the Elder | August 1972 Event | X17.2 Solar Flare | The August 1972 event was like a space storm on steroids, causing serious havoc on Earth, unlike the X17.2 flare which was big but not quite as impactful. |
 | Guglielmo Marconi | Carrington Event | August 1972 Event | The Carrington Event was the original solar storm showstopper, setting the bar for havoc with its brilliant auroras and telegraph mayhem. |
 | Nerds | August 1972 Event | X9.3 Solar Flare | Dude, the August 1972 Event was like a solar punch that freaked everyone out with its crazy geomagnetic storm vibes, way more intense than the X9.3 flare's brief fireworks. |
| Nerds | Carrington Event | August 1972 Event | The Carrington Event was the OG solar storm that packed a wallop, messing with telegraphs and giving us a better understanding of solar flares, so it takes the cake for historical impact. |
 | Doc Brown | August 1972 Event | X9.0 Solar Flare | Because the August 1972 event was like the 'Greatest Hits' album of solar storms, messing with tech way more intensely and leaving a historical mark that the X9.0 just didn't match up to. |
 | Archimedes | August 1972 Event | X17.2 Solar Flare | Dude, the August 1972 Event was straight-up epic, with its super fast solar storm that knocked out satellites and almost took down the power grid—way more intense than just a big flare. |
 | Dr. Frederick Frankenstein | Bastille Day Event | August 1972 Event | Bastille Day is a moment of revolutionary spark and change, which is just mad exciting in a historical sense. |
 | Data | August 1972 Event | X17.2 Solar Flare | The August 1972 Event was like the solar flare version of a heavyweight champ, packing a punch that could knock out satellites and fry power grids. |
| Dr. Frederick Frankenstein | August 1972 Event | X10 Solar Flare | The August 1972 Event was like a solar punch that knocked out communication channels, so it wins for sheer disruption power. |
 | Larry Page | X10 Solar Flare | August 1972 Event | The X10 Solar Flare in 2003 was a once-in-a-lifetime cosmic showstopper that pushed technological boundaries and forced us to rethink satellite protection, whereas the August 1972 Event may have been strong but didn't quite leave the same legacy on modern tech infrastructure. |
 | Andy Weir | Halloween Storms | August 1972 Event | The Halloween Storms of 2003 were like, whoa, because they caused crazy auroras and knocked out power in a tech-savvy era. |
 | Pythagoras | August 1972 Event | X9.3 Solar Flare | The August 1972 event was a solar storm so intense it knocked out some comms and almost exploded some mines; that's some serious cosmic muscle! |
 | Abraham Lincoln | August 1972 Event | X9.3 Solar Flare | The August 1972 Event is the big kahuna, shaking things up with intense energy, making the X9.3 Solar Flare look like child's play by comparison. |
 | Claude Shannon | August 1972 Event | X9.0 Solar Flare | Dude, the August 1972 Event was like a solar storm on steroids, with its intense solar flares and geomagnetic storms causing serious havoc on Earth compared to a single X9.0 Solar Flare. |