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human
ELI5: of the sun blew up we wouldn't be able to tell for 8 minutes. Would we be dead before we knew? Or would we be able to watch the sun explode?

Edit: Just wanted to say that this was my first time on the front page and I'd like to thank everyone that answered and upvoted my question. I'm glad to see so many people interested in this topic.
gpt
Ok, lets separate this out.

1. The information speed is the speed of light.
2. The destructive force is equal to or slower than that.

Say that the sun explodes in a blast of gamma rays. Thats basically going to zorch the planet super dead instantly. We're turned out like a light.

Say the sun explodes in a massive plasma ejection. Thats slower, we get to see a big fireball coming at us and experience society collapsing.

Basically, it depends what happens once it explodes.