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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 12:36 PM Original message |
Asteroid 2004 MN Impact probability now 60 to 1 |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. I don't like those odds. (nt) |
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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
63. Sounds to me like the perfect setup,... |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:16 PM Response to Reply #63 |
66. Some people need to ease up on the Paranoia Flakes for breakfast. NT |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. The rock is small enough that it can be destroyed by a nuke |
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amazona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 12:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. so then we'd have lots of asteroids hitting us! |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 06:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
26. Lots of radiocative boulders from space, just what we need |
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MockSwede (579 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 08:30 AM Response to Reply #26 |
70. radioactive - probably not |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 12:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. LOL |
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No Passaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 12:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. I'll go even further and say |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:01 AM Response to Reply #4 |
38. Don't be silly. |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 08:49 PM Response to Reply #38 |
62. I am not sure how much would actually be vaporized in space |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:03 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. It's engineering practicality rather than theoretical possibility. |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:18 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. That could be, although it would depend where the bomb was |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 12:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Our fancy missiles only have a 50% success rate |
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renegade000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 12:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. i think a specialized delievery vehicle would be devised |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:47 AM Response to Reply #5 |
52. Missiles are not 400 meters around. Dropping a bomb within 1/4 mile |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 12:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. I'll call Bruce Willis and have him get right on it |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 01:03 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Everybody please try and remember we have 24 years to fix any problems |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 09:57 AM Response to Reply #11 |
76. While we're on the subject of "24 years"... |
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Wilber_Stool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 01:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. It would take a pretty big nuke to destroy an asteroid. |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 10:26 PM Response to Reply #2 |
33. Nope. WAY too big for that. |
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reprobate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 11:43 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. We must also determine what it's made of. |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:49 AM Response to Reply #33 |
53. a gravel yard is less dangerous. I'm not so sure about house sized rocks. |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:07 PM Response to Reply #53 |
65. You are correct. |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 11:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
77. Better still to gently nudge it into a different orbit |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
7. How soon before they could calculate location of impact? |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 02:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. They dont usually see these till they are already past us at least 3 weeks |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. You should see the entire list of potential threats |
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NEOBuckeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
12. Risk Factor 4 on the Torino Scale |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 01:10 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. A second rock, 2001 WN5, will come close in 2028 |
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The Zanti Regent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
15. Why worry? The Presidential Prayer Team will have Jesus fix it! |
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oneighty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 02:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Nonsense |
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The Zanti Regent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:16 AM Response to Reply #22 |
48. All things are wrought by the Invisible Cloud Being? |
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oneighty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 07:27 PM Response to Reply #48 |
61. I am very sorry. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
16. I got bummed after Toutatis missed. And that was a very near miss... |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
17. We Must Act Now... |
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Voltaire99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 07:11 AM Response to Reply #17 |
69. LOL (n/t) |
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Tangledog (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
18. Voyager 2, launched in 1977 |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 02:01 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. All they need to do is move it |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
20. NASA Details |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 02:43 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Bush annunces Asteroid of Evil is OBL's fault. Let's pray it away. |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:07 AM Response to Reply #23 |
39. Ahhem...excuse me. The astroid is Clinton's fault!!! Get it right. |
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pokercat999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:27 AM Response to Reply #39 |
51. Shaped like a giant Clinton penis with a hard turn to the left..nt |
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The Zanti Regent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 10:14 AM Response to Reply #23 |
56. Don't you mean ASSteroid of EVIL? |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
21. Let's task Burt Rtuan on this--he can probably take care of it for |
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Neshanic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
25. Haliburton buys oils rights on 2004MN....collision damage downplayed. |
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HeeBGBz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
27. Is that my asteroid? |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
28. So, Social Security will be solvent 20 years after an asteroid hit? |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 10:08 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Issues re: Asteroid impacts / defense |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
30. Asteroid 2004 MN4 Highest Score On Hazard Scale: 1.6% chance of impact |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 10:19 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Hitting an asteroid is EASY! Much easier than a missile |
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4MoreYearsOfHell (943 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
32. Get Pat Robertson to pray it away (nt) |
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The Zanti Regent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 10:17 AM Response to Reply #32 |
57. Pat's Prayer: |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-25-04 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
35. Come on, baby! |
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BUSHOUT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 01:34 AM Response to Original message |
36. Now the odds are 1 in 45. Getting worse. |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 02:59 AM Response to Original message |
37. This will never happen... |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:10 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. He was wrong. The Mayan Long Count Calender runs out in 2012. |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:25 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. The Mayans were tripping on toads and mushrooms... |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:31 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Looks about (((right))) |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:39 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Of course, just to be safe... |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:46 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. No, don't worry. It's a good thing. All the nonsense falls away and |
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SmartBomb (127 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 01:25 PM Response to Reply #45 |
80. There's a vignette in Einstein's Dreams |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 09:01 AM Response to Reply #40 |
73. I always figured the Mayans were planning on finishing that calender |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:19 AM Response to Original message |
41. Latest link to 45 to 1 |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:07 AM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Not the end of the world |
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Pepperbelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:11 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. unless it hits you ... |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 01:45 PM Response to Reply #41 |
58. Online Crater Calculator |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 01:46 PM Response to Reply #58 |
81. We might not make it |
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pinniped (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
49. Bring it!...it may be the only thing that can save us from the... |
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The Zanti Regent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:19 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Crawford, Texas deserves a direct hit from this. |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:57 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. lol. If it lands in Texas, Texas will be erased from the map. |
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The Zanti Regent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 10:11 AM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Good |
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jbnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 12:00 PM Response to Reply #55 |
78. There are surely wars |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
59. The Iraqi insurgency can be a big help |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
60. Awol say's don't worry, god will handle it. n/t |
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cronincal (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
68. here's a practice shot for hitting something on July 4, 2005 |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
71. Down to a 1 in 37 chance of hitting us now. |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 09:33 AM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Gotta link for that? Says 1 in 45 on the linked site above. n/t |
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HeeBGBz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
72. The future is looking brighter and brighter |
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Prisonerohio (63 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
74. At least we will not have to worry anymore aout Bush taking away our |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
79. 37 to 1 link |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 07:33 PM Response to Reply #79 |
82. New observations seem to be ruling out any chance of an impact |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 07:38 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. How will its close approach to Earth affect its orbit? |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-04 12:34 AM Response to Reply #84 |
85. The effect should be trivial, I would think |
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Chicago Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
83. Asteroid collides ... Social Security Crisis Solved! |
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