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Sweet Meteor of Death texts us: Picking up some milk, be there in about 70 years
October 11, 2019, 09:44 AM
mttaylor1066Sweet Meteor of Death texts us: Picking up some milk, be there in about 70 years
https://www.foxnews.com/scienc...lide-earth-esa-warnsImpact probability is "non-zero." Put your affairs in order, you have until 2084.
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October 11, 2019, 09:53 AM
EdmondI better get ready, I might live to be 110...
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October 11, 2019, 10:20 AM
USMCE4retiredI'll be 132.
No sense in stopping smoking now.
October 11, 2019, 10:24 AM
gearhoundsYawn...call me when a REAL asteroid makes the cut.
The asteroid, 2019 SU3, is less than 50' across; a direct hit anywhere is undoubtedly a bad day for those involved (on the order of only about 500KT of explosive power) but for the rest of us your basic nothingburger. As 70% the planet is covered by water, There is a better than average chance that is where any impact would occur. A hit or airburst over /into an ocean would do almost nothing.
There will be lots of ridiculous fear mongering over this until real scientists point out the facts.
“Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown October 11, 2019, 12:27 PM
Sig2340We don't want a stinkin' meteor.
We want THE PARABELLUM COMET!!!
Nice is overrated
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Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018
October 11, 2019, 01:08 PM
arfmelOr the Yellowstone megavolcano.
October 11, 2019, 01:50 PM
tacfoleyquote:
Originally posted by gearhounds:
Yawn...call me when a REAL asteroid makes the cut.
The asteroid, 2019 SU3, is less than 50' across; a direct hit anywhere is undoubtedly a bad day for those involved (on the order of only about 500KT of explosive power) but for the rest of us your basic nothingburger. As 70% the planet is covered by water, There is a better than average chance that is where any impact would occur. A hit or airburst over /into an ocean would do almost nothing.
There will be lots of ridiculous fear mongering over this until real scientists point out the facts.
Havimg said that, there are a few places in the USA, and even more over here in UK, that would be greatly improved by a meteor-meet...
October 11, 2019, 04:53 PM
whanson_wiIf it wipes us out, will the conspiracy mongers finally admit that Elvis is dead?
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October 11, 2019, 05:45 PM
BBMWThis time frame is beyond my planning spectrum.
October 11, 2019, 05:53 PM
Skins2881Fuck it, the planet is going to implode in 12 years or something anyways. I've already stopped putting money into 401k, what's the point?
Jesse
Sic Semper Tyrannis October 11, 2019, 06:21 PM
egregore
October 11, 2019, 06:41 PM
dsietsTimely, as I just got done reading The Last Policeman trilogy.
"
What’s the point in solving murders if we’re all going to die soon, anyway? Detective Hank Palace has faced this question ever since asteroid 2011GV1 hovered into view. There’s no chance left. No hope. Just six precious months until impact. The Last Policeman presents a fascinating portrait of a pre-apocalyptic United States. The economy spirals downward while crops rot in the fields. Churches and synagogues are packed. People all over the world are walking off the job—but not Hank Palace. He’s investigating a death by hanging in a city that sees a dozen suicides every week—except this one feels suspicious, and Palace is the only cop who cares. "
October 11, 2019, 06:43 PM
Skins2881egregore
Jesse
Sic Semper Tyrannis October 11, 2019, 09:20 PM
wrightdquote:
Originally posted by Sig2340:
We don't want a stinkin' meteor.
We want THE PARABELLUM COMET!!!
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Wile E. Coyote School of DIY Disaster October 11, 2019, 11:10 PM
bobtheelfI'll be 101. Would be a different way to go.
October 11, 2019, 11:55 PM
RightwireNot in my lifetime
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wishfull thinkerIf I want to see this i need to start taking better care of myself.
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October 12, 2019, 03:37 AM
NuclearI hope I see this thing hit, I'll be celebrating my 125th birthday.
October 12, 2019, 05:56 AM
SPWAMike0317In related new the European Space Agency has engaged Greta Thunberg to shriek at the meteor. They have determined that her voice has the capability to alter the path.
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