Want peace on Earth? This could do it..... by chrisisall

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Want peace on Earth? This could do it.....

POSTED BY: CHRISISALL
UPDATED: Saturday, November 18, 2006 05:07
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Friday, November 17, 2006 4:41 AM

One way, or the other....
http://www.guardian.co.uk/space/article/0,,1950257,00.html

Is this a message from our dear and fluffy Lord to STFU and get together on sumthin'?

Harry Stamper Chrisisall

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Friday, November 17, 2006 5:27 AM

CYBERSNARK

So. . . Apophis is attacking Earth, but Dr. McKay has a plan to save us.

Hold on, I think I've seen this episode. . .

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

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Friday, November 17, 2006 5:45 AM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by Cybersnark:
So. . . Apophis is attacking Earth, but Dr. McKay has a plan to save us.

Hold on, I think I've seen this episode. . .

Why don't you try repeating this funny little joke of yours in thirty years, when the surface of the earth is on fire, and them who haven't been killed instantly are choking to death on ash and soot?!

Did that sound all angry and snarky and dramatic and stuff? I was going for that movie-moment when the audience goes "Whoah. This is serious..."
My Oscar can be mailed here c/o Haken.

Nothing sacred Chrisisall

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Friday, November 17, 2006 6:37 AM

RABBIT2

17 times the distance between the Earth and Sun a near miss? Hardly, a lot of sizable rocks have passed a LOT closer than that in recent years and nobody has batted an eylid.
Plenty of good reasons to go to an asteroid and do some science but this just looks like another lazy hack regurgitating some second hand information to fill some column space. Now I wonder what the NASA website actually says about Apophis.

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Friday, November 17, 2006 6:41 AM

HERO

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Why don't you try repeating this funny little joke of yours in thirty years, when the surface of the earth is on fire, and them who haven't been killed instantly are choking to death on ash and soot?!

Thats what you get for electing Democrats.

So far only the Republicans want to protect us from the aliens. Democrats would be handing them drivers licenses and water bottles one day and choking on the smoke and ash of our ruined civilization the next.

Have we learned nothing from the original Battlestar Galactica when the liberals lead humanity to destruction with the exception of the few who survive thanks to the military/conservatives and their religion, fighting prowess, and fine cigars?

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Friday, November 17, 2006 6:46 AM

CARTOON

Quote:
Originally posted by Hero:
Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Why don't you try repeating this funny little joke of yours in thirty years, when the surface of the earth is on fire, and them who haven't been killed instantly are choking to death on ash and soot?!

Thats what you get for electing Democrats.

You've made me laugh aloud twice in the span of just a few days. There's very little on the net which I find of humor.

Thanks.

Oh, btw, Chrisisall should get the Oscar he requested. Very good job all around.

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Friday, November 17, 2006 6:48 AM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by Rabbit2:
17 times the distance between the Earth and Sun a near miss?

In the vasty nothingness that is space, yeah, that's a near miss.
But that's not the threat, the one in 2036 is.

Terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought Chrisisall

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Friday, November 17, 2006 6:55 AM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by Hero:

Have we learned nothing from the original Battlestar Galactica

Yeah, but we can't, like, go find Earth, now can we?

Too literal Chrisisall

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Friday, November 17, 2006 8:31 AM

CYBERSNARK

It'd be really funny if the Colonial refugees end up meeting another fleet coming the other way, from Earth. . .

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Friday, November 17, 2006 9:25 AM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by Cybersnark:
It'd be really funny if the Colonial refugees end up meeting another fleet coming the other way, from Earth. . .

ROTF!

That would be a corker Chrisisall

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Friday, November 17, 2006 9:28 AM

DESKTOPHIPPIE

Oh God! I just pictured the looks on the Galactica crew's faces and now I'm laughing so hard I'm crying at my desk!

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Friday, November 17, 2006 3:43 PM

CITIZEN

Its a message to our dear and fluffy hollywood to stop making shitty films...

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Friday, November 17, 2006 3:46 PM

CITIZEN

Quote:
Originally posted by Hero:
Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Why don't you try repeating this funny little joke of yours in thirty years, when the surface of the earth is on fire, and them who haven't been killed instantly are choking to death on ash and soot?!

Thats what you get for electing Democrats.

Yeah if you'd voted Republican it would be happening right now. For voting Democrat you'll just have to wait for Cartoon's wishes to come true.

More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.

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Saturday, November 18, 2006 12:56 AM

RABBIT2

I had some problems with the site so I could`nt post this earlier.

The original NASA release (from 2005} this guy got his info from appears to be this one.
http://impact.arc.nasa.gov/news_detail.cfm?ID=165

NASA`s risk assessment on the chances of an impact from this body is here.
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/a99942.html

Dont worry people, we are all safe. NASA may land a transponder on the body in a few years, provided they get the funding!

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Saturday, November 18, 2006 3:43 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

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The next close-ish shave - at a mere 17 times the distance from the Sun to the Earth - will be asteroid 2004QD14 on November 29.

That has to be a mistake. I think the writer meant between the Earth and the Moon. The distance from the Earth to the Sun is called an Astronomical Unit ( AU ), or about 93 Million Miles. 17x93 million = no where NEAR Earth. Even on the cosmological scale. Best I can find, our rock in question is, at its furthest point, just over *AU 1 distance from Earth.

So, it's definatly in our neighborhood. Along with thousands of other meteors.

* 2004QD14
Aphelion = (AU) 1.2619
http://newton.dm.unipi.it/cgi-bin/neodys/neoibo?objects:2004QD14;main

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Saturday, November 18, 2006 5:07 AM

RABBIT2

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That has to be a mistake.

Nope, just sloppy journalism to create a sensationalistic story as usual. He seems to be confusing data from several different objects and clearly hasnt a clue what he`s talking about.

The real story is in the NASA links I posted earlier which is that the MAXIMUM probability that Apophis (wonder if the person who named it was an SG1 fan) might hit in 2036 is about 20%.
And thats assuming all the worst projections are correct and the asteroid hits the peturbation keyhole in 2029.
As NEO`s go its not even the most likely candidate for an impact, I`d be more worried about an object called 2004 VD7 which has a much higher chance of hitting sometime in 2102!

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