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Baroque Bloke |
“Out-of-control Chinese space station, Tiangong-1, is predicted to reenter Earth's atmosphere at 11:30am BST (6:33am ET) on Easter Sunday. The space craft is carrying highly toxic chemicals and could crash into a number of highly populated areas, researchers claim. Areas that could be hit include New York, Barcelona, Beijing, Chicago, Istanbul, Rome and Toronto. When the station does eventually enter the atmosphere it could unleash a 'series of fireballs' that will be seen by observers. …” www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetec...-69-HOURS-April.html Serious about crackers | ||
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Fighting the good fight |
Do they want a zombie apocalypse? Because this is how "Night of the Living Dead" started... A crash-landing space probe carrying space zombie bacteria/radiation. | |||
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| Go ahead punk, make my day |
I guess after SkyLab crashed into Australia, we might be due. | |||
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Will this suffice in lieu of a comet? "No matter where you go - there you are" | |||
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Oh please make it Beijing. If not, NY or Chicago could use some cleansing. "Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy "A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book | |||
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Karma. _________________________________________________________________________ “A man’s treatment of a dog is no indication of the man’s nature, but his treatment of a cat is. It is the crucial test. None but the humane treat a cat well.” -- Mark Twain, 1902 | |||
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| Get my pies outta the oven!  |
A spacecraft called Heavenly Palace is 'returning' to Earth at dawn ET on Easter Sunday... | |||
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Prince of Cats |
Aren't we pretty decent at intercepting these things with missiles now? | |||
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| Baroque Bloke |
Interesting observation! Serious about crackers | |||
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Happily Retired |
Sooo...is the Chinese govt. responsible for any damage? Always wondered about that. .....never marry a woman who is mean to your waitress. | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
The sky is falling - the sky is falling! While it is certainly fun to panic, almost all of the space station, if not all of it, will burn up in the atmosphere. Anything toxic will be greatly diluted, and not add measurably to pollution. The path of where debris will enter the atmosphere is highly unpredictable, and if any pieces do make it to earth, the chances that they hit anyone are pretty damn small. Much of the possible "danger zone" is ocean. There isn't actually much to worry about. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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Official Space Nerd |
Yes. According to the various outer space treaties, a nation is responsible for its spacecraft, rocket bodies, and assorted junk from the moment it leaves the pad to when it re-enters the atmosphere. So, they would be legally liable for any damage resulting from a possible impact on foreign soil. Fear God and Dread Nought Admiral of the Fleet Sir Jacky Fisher | |||
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| Help! Help! I'm being repressed!  |
I'd park my truck out front hoping it got hit as I believe collectors pay big bucks for stuff that's been hit by stuff falling from space. | |||
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On April Fool's Day? ____________________ | |||
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| 10mm is The Boom of Doom  |
So, you are saying that this is going to add to Global Warming. Curse those yellow devils. The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People again must learn to work, instead of living on public assistance. ~ Cicero 55 BC The Dhimocrats love America like ticks love a hound. | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
Obviously a commie plot. | |||
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Still finding my way |
And on the day of resurrection. | |||
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Maybe they should start calling it "Heavenly Flowering Chrysanthemum with Sparkles and Report". | |||
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Fortified with Sleestak |
Party pooper. We'll eat you first when the pocky lips comes. I have the heart of a lion.......and a lifetime ban from the Toronto Zoo.- Unknown | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine |
I'll chance it.  The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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