we almost got hit:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/0...ide/index.html
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we almost got hit:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/0...ide/index.html
"the odds of a collision are 1 in 10 million"
I'll take those odds.....
I wouldn't have said that in combination with your signature Korps, but hey, who am I? :D
"Heard a lot of talk about this Jesus
a man of love, a man of strength
But what a man was 2000 years ago
means nothing at all to me today
He could have been telling me about my higher self
But he only lives inside my prayer
So what he was may have been beautiful
but the pain is right now and right here"
- Same band, "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)"
I wonder if we will actaully see "the Big One" coming....and if so will we be told? Would we want to know?
i dont think id want to know..... id rather everything jsut kinda happen and be done with
jcmcb> You live in DC right. Go to 1432 Pennsilvania Ave. (Yes, just down the street from the pretty white building). Knock on the second side door and ask for Gerald. If they ask who you are, tell them you were sent buy the guy with the pointy white hat and a nest full of dolphin larva. They will take you down 32 floors into the underground secret lab. They have already started tracking the big one.
ummmm, wait, is this in private message or on the forum?
i was just reading an article last week on the odds of different near earth objects coliding with earth, made it seem like there wasn't a chance of anything hitting us in our lifetimes. that was right about the time this rascel was sneaking past us.
makes me wonder
/me puts down money against the Earth
It happened once and itl happen again.... Hmmm I wonder if the dinosaurs bet on this :confused:
I agree, if it happened once it could happen again. Not saying that if something happens, it always occurs again. But the chances of an asteroid nailing us are next to none, but it happened once, someone out there may think we need a sequel, lets hope their ratings don't get too bad.Quote:
Originally posted here by ac1dsp3ctrum
/me puts down money against the Earth
It happened once and itl happen again.... Hmmm I wonder if the dinosaurs bet on this :confused:
*narrows eyes on a poster with a little green man on it*
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Y'know.........wouldn't this make a great movie?
Oh, wait.......nevermind.
That could be true, but you just never know when that 1 chance will be. It could well be this year or the next, or the one after that. It may be that here on earth, us humans are pretty safe. We won't get wiped out by another species, the weather is unlikely to kill us all of, volcanos certainly won't wipe us all out, however, the greatest threat is something from outside our planet. I think it's good that countries have 'space watch' programs to look out and see if there is a threat coming from space so that we can at least try and combat it somehow, whether it be attack it or try to avoid it (hiding - if that will work?)Quote:
"the odds of a collision are 1 in 10 million"
I'll take those odds.....
I really don't know what would be better for the people of the world. I personally would like to know, but if an announcement is made saying, 'Earth is likely to be hit by a meteorite, do not panic, preventative measures are being taken', or something similar, I don't know how everyone would react. There could be total chaos, I'm sure there would be some people who would start going crazy and loitering (spelling?) cities. I think if this happens, NASA (or whoever is behind it) would probably not say anything, but I'm not sure - it will be a tough decision.Quote:
i dont think id want to know..... id rather everything jsut kinda happen and be done
Greg
Yeah well when the time comes i guess i'll have to kick some asteroid ass.
::smoke-ko
I found the tone of this article very amusing. In the beginning, they're practically wringing their metaphorical hands with unease over how close this one came, roping in the reader with suspensful writing.
And then they pull the old: "But scientists (ignore the ones we just talked about) are saying it's all okay and you don't have to worry. Trust the scientists (these ones, not the other ones.)"Quote:
If it pierced the atmosphere, the approximately 70-meter-long rock could have disintegrated and unleashed the energy equivalent of a 4-megaton nuclear bomb, researchers said.
"If it were over a populated area, like Atlanta, it would have basically flattened it," said Gareth Williams, associate director of the International Astronomical Union Minor Planet Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
I mean, isn't it sort of weird that contrast between: "This is dangerous, exciting, and very amazing.", and "Don't panic."...Quote:
But don't tell the grandchildren to head to the hills just yet. The odds of a collision are currently 1 in 10 million and could become even more remote with more refined calculations.
All I have to say is...please don't tell me, there will be very little I can do about it and I hope I don't have to spend my final days thinking about it!