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Mon Aug-18-08 02:44 PM
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From Space.com: A huge comet-like object has been spotted inside the orbit of Neptune. The object, at least 30 miles wide, is on the return leg of a 22,500-year journey around the sun, astronomers announced today.http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080818/sc_space/hugecometdiscovered">More |
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Mon Aug-18-08 02:53 PM
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| 1. It's good it's not headed this way. |
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It might put a damper on the presidential election. :)
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Mon Aug-18-08 04:48 PM
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| 2. 30 miles? Yikes, that would be a game ender right there n/'t |
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Mon Aug-18-08 05:16 PM
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| 3. Would be a major extintion event to say the least |
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Five times the diameter of the dino killer means 53=125x the volume.
That's a whole bunch of kinetic energy according to E=½mv2.
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Mon Aug-18-08 06:33 PM
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It would be game over man!
Couldnt dig a hole deep enough to escape that puppy!
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Mon Aug-18-08 06:51 PM
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| 5. Not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed |
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