Asteroid - Page 2

**Switchcraft** · 12-26-2004, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by CingularDuality

Indeed.

I was going to joke about the tidal waves that we triggered not being quite strong enough, but it's really not a joking matter.

No, especially since we haven't fully explored all the jokes made possible from that AIDS epidemic we released to keep The Man in charge and the good brother down.

**Switchcraft** · 12-27-2004, 12:50 PM

This morning the odds have increased to 1 in 37. I wonder when Tradesports will start taking bets.

Matt_Murphee · 12-27-2004, 01:03 PM

Why are we scared, Bush will probably destroy the planet before that!

**CingularDuality** · 12-27-2004, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Switchcraft

This morning the odds have increased to 1 in 37. I wonder when Tradesports will start taking bets.

Hell, I'll give you a thousand to one odds that it won't hit north-central Texas!

I haven't actually read about this in depth. Are we able to calculate where on the planet it's most likely to impact if it does?

**Switchcraft** · 12-27-2004, 07:41 PM

Well, no. All of these odds are based on how close it gets to Earth...we'd have to be much closer before we got it down to the exact hour, etc.

HOWEVER, things changed drastically today.

This morning, the odds were 1 in 37, based on however many observations over the last 190 days or so. But this afternoon, the odds have been decreased to 1 in 56,000. I would have thought that that meant they'd just figured it wouldn't hit, but they also changed the observation time to 287 days.

If I read this right, it means NASA thinks this is an object they'd looked at before and had data on it already, and just now figured that out.

The whole projected orbit has changed. Before, they had 34 project potential impacts. Now? 8. I'm betting someone just got their ass handed to them. We'll see.

**CingularDuality** · 12-27-2004, 08:03 PM

From Slashdot:

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It seems that earth was near the edge of the cone of probability of when it could go. As the cone kept closing, the probability of hitting earth grew, but it kept getting closer to the edge. It's now outside the cone, and we can be safe.

Or is it now being covered up by the government so that Buschemi and Willis can start their training?

Or was it all just a political "wag the dog" story to begin with? Something to guage how well the public can handle this type of news?

Matt_Murphee · 12-28-2004, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by CingularDuality

From Slashdot:

Or was it all just a political "wag the dog" story to begin with? Something to guage how well the public can handle this type of news?

It is probably that. They want to prepare us for the next big news....

Condeleeza Rice is a guy.

**phyllis** · 12-29-2004, 12:12 PM

Rest easy tonight.

Matt_Murphee · 12-29-2004, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by phyllis

Rest easy tonight.

So does that mean that Rice is indeed a girl?

**leejo** · 12-29-2004, 06:17 PM

HA!

Hahahahahahahaha

Woooo!

Haha

Heh.

Matt_Murphee · 12-29-2004, 06:39 PM

So im glad i will live more than 47 years.

**CingularDuality** · 01-02-2005, 04:04 PM

On a semi-related note, NASA is preparing to launch "Deep Impact" on January 12 and this spaceship will impact with the Comet Tempel 1 on July 4, 2005.

http://deepimpact.jpl.nasa.gov/

Matt_Murphee · 01-02-2005, 07:38 PM

So what is the mission of Deep impact exept of course coliding with the comet?

**USN_Squid** · 01-03-2005, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt_Murphee

So what is the mission of Deep impact exept of course coliding with the comet?

http://deepimpact.jpl.nasa.gov/faq.html#q1

12-27-2004, 12:50 PM	#17 (permalink)
Switchcraft Join Date: May 2003 Location: New York, NY Age: 30 Posts: 904	Re: Asteroid This morning the odds have increased to 1 in 37. I wonder when Tradesports will start taking bets.

12-27-2004, 01:03 PM	#18 (permalink)
Matt_Murphee Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: montreal, canada Age: 25 Posts: 41	bush Asteroid Why are we scared, Bush will probably destroy the planet before that!

12-27-2004, 07:41 PM	#20 (permalink)
Switchcraft Join Date: May 2003 Location: New York, NY Age: 30 Posts: 904	Re: Asteroid Well, no. All of these odds are based on how close it gets to Earth...we'd have to be much closer before we got it down to the exact hour, etc. HOWEVER, things changed drastically today. This morning, the odds were 1 in 37, based on however many observations over the last 190 days or so. But this afternoon, the odds have been decreased to 1 in 56,000. I would have thought that that meant they'd just figured it wouldn't hit, but they also changed the observation time to 287 days. If I read this right, it means NASA thinks this is an object they'd looked at before and had data on it already, and just now figured that out. The whole projected orbit has changed. Before, they had 34 project potential impacts. Now? 8. I'm betting someone just got their ass handed to them. We'll see.

12-29-2004, 12:12 PM	#23 (permalink)
phyllis Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dayton Ohio Age: 40 Posts: 1,502	Re: Asteroid Rest easy tonight.

12-29-2004, 06:17 PM	#25 (permalink)
leejo Join Date: Sep 2003 Age: 39 Posts: 7,524	Re: Asteroid HA! Hahahahahahahaha Woooo! Haha Heh.

12-29-2004, 06:39 PM	#26 (permalink)
Matt_Murphee Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: montreal, canada Age: 25 Posts: 41	Re: Asteroid So im glad i will live more than 47 years.

01-02-2005, 04:04 PM	#27 (permalink)
CingularDuality Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas, USA Age: 33 Posts: 16,637	Re: Asteroid On a semi-related note, NASA is preparing to launch "Deep Impact" on January 12 and this spaceship will impact with the Comet Tempel 1 on July 4, 2005. http://deepimpact.jpl.nasa.gov/ __________________ Become a supporting member! -- Shop at the Tactical Market! Take the world's smallest political quiz! "I was touched by His Noodly Appendage." TacticalGamer TX LAN/BBQ Veteran:

01-02-2005, 07:38 PM	#28 (permalink)
Matt_Murphee Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: montreal, canada Age: 25 Posts: 41	Re: Asteroid So what is the mission of Deep impact exept of course coliding with the comet?

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