Attention doomsayers!

2009-03-18 08:50:26

#1

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7030|132 and Bush

We're going to be alright.. http://tr.im/hvSE

PSADENA, Calif. - A small asteroid will fly past Earth early tomorrow morning (Wed., March 18). The asteroid, 2009 FH, is about 50 feet (15 meters) wide. Its closest approach to Earth will occur at 5:17 a.m. PDT (8:17 a.m. EDT, 12:17 UTC) at an altitude of about 49,000 miles (79,000 kilometers).

"This asteroid flyby will be a good viewing opportunity for both professional and amateur astronomers," said Don Yeomans of the Near-Earth Object Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "The asteroid poses no risk of impact to Earth now or for the foreseeable future."

NASA detects and tracks asteroids and comets passing close to Earth. The Near Earth Object Observation Program, commonly called "Spaceguard," plots the orbits of these objects to determine if any could be potentially hazardous to our planet.

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2009-03-18 08:54:10

#2

Stimey: +786|6549|Ontario | Canada

cba getting up that early but it would be cool

2009-03-18 08:59:43

#3

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7050|London, England

15 meters? That wouldn't do much, it wouldn't even be that if it managed to get through the thick parts of the real atmosphere

I dunno actually, how much would this rock be in terms of kiloton yield equivalence if it were to hit the earth?

2009-03-18 09:02:54

#4

El Beardo: steel woolly mammoth; +150|6149|Gulf Coast

Dam I missed it, and I was up too. Well maybe I'll catch next time around. I was watching a show about Apophis the other day. It's still got a ways to go but apparently will be kinda hard to miss

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Important

2009-03-18 09:18:45

#5

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6582|what

Mekstizzle wrote:
15 meters? That wouldn't do much, it wouldn't even be that if it managed to get through the thick parts of the real atmosphere

I dunno actually, how much would this rock be in terms of kiloton yield equivalence if it were to hit the earth?

About the size of a small dogs head.

Or this:

https://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f107/knowsoop/BigButtSkinner.jpg

2009-03-18 09:24:31

#6

The A W S M F O X: I Won't Deny It; +172|6113|SQUID

hopefully i will see it when i look out the window cbf going into the backyard

2009-03-18 09:34:46

#7

Ultrafunkula: Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...; +1,975|6903|6 6 4 oh, I forget

What are those cosmic times in normal human GMT hours?

2009-03-18 10:05:42

#8

Tehremos: Parcel of ol' Crams; +128|6837|Somersetshire

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Google ads ftw?

2009-03-18 10:23:33

#9

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7094|NT, like Mick Dundee

WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE!

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2009-03-18 10:55:54

#10

Ioan92: Member; +337|6151

AussieReaper wrote:
Mekstizzle wrote:
15 meters? That wouldn't do much, it wouldn't even be that if it managed to get through the thick parts of the real atmosphere

I dunno actually, how much would this rock be in terms of kiloton yield equivalence if it were to hit the earth?
About the size of a small dogs head.

Or this:

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f107/ … kinner.jpg

Isn't this from the Simpsons episode where bart does this and skinner makes him wake up at 5 AM to go at school and watch the sky and then he discovers a comet on route to Springfield?

Unfunny coincidence is unfunny.

2009-03-18 11:48:06

#11

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7030|132 and Bush

Mekstizzle wrote:
15 meters? That wouldn't do much, it wouldn't even be that if it managed to get through the thick parts of the real atmosphere

I dunno actually, how much would this rock be in terms of kiloton yield equivalence if it were to hit the earth?

It is the speed my brutha... This was smaller than a bus and hit with the energy of 10 and 15 megatons. Remember it's size, composition, velocity, and density.

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2009-03-18 11:54:54

#12

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7050|London, England

Yeah I know, I was just wondering how much of an impact a 15m would make . I thought one of yous guys could just throw up a nuclear equivalent, you don't think I know about the various factors involved Kez

Well Wikipedia says 10m gives 20Kt, but then if it's an airburst it makes it worse......I dunno. Basically just make sure it doesn't hit a city if it survives the initial re-entry bit

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2009-03-18 12:27:08

#13

Mitch: 16 more years; +877|6954|South Florida

So did it happen yet?
Video? Pics?

15 more years! 15 more years!

2009-03-18 12:32:22

#14

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7030|132 and Bush

Mitch wrote:
So did it happen yet?
Video? Pics?

Breaking:

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2009-03-18 12:51:40

#15

Ioan92: Member; +337|6151

Kmarion wrote:
Mitch wrote:
So did it happen yet?
Video? Pics?
Breaking:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zvCUmeoHpw

I accidentally a whole planet.

2009-03-18 12:59:59

#16

Defiance: Member; +438|7100

Nice vid K. Pink Floyd makes up for HD stutter.

2009-03-18 13:07:06

#17

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7030|132 and Bush

Defiance wrote:
Nice vid K. Pink Floyd makes up for HD stutter.

It did that on my work pc.. played the same exact video in my laptop sitting right next to it with no stutter. It's probably a processing thang.

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2009-03-18 14:47:22

#18

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6967|Long Island, New York

If an asteroid ever was going to hit Earth that was extremely large (not as large as the on in Kmar's video, you'd be fucked no matter what with that) I'd probably just go to the center of it so my death would be as quick as possible. From what I've heard in documentaries, your chances of survival are incredibly low and even if you do survive, you'll probably die of suffocation soon from all the ash anyway.

2009-03-18 14:54:54

#19

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7030|132 and Bush

Poseidon wrote:
If When

Fixed.. look at the moon.

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2009-03-18 14:55:48

#20

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6967|Long Island, New York

I know, it's quite pleasant to look at, isn't it?

But yeah I know what you're talking about. It's pretty much inevitable, isn't it?

2009-03-18 14:57:17

#21

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7030|132 and Bush

Poseidon wrote:
I know, it's quite pleasant to look at, isn't it?

But yeah I know what you're talking about. It's pretty much inevitable, isn't it?

Pretty much. The moon itself was most likely formed from a large collision.

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2009-03-18 15:00:05

#22

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7094|NT, like Mick Dundee

Kmarion wrote:
Poseidon wrote:
I know, it's quite pleasant to look at, isn't it?

But yeah I know what you're talking about. It's pretty much inevitable, isn't it?
Pretty much. The moon itself was most likely formed from a large collision.

Fuck you guys, damn pessimists, we have enough nukes to destroy half the planet, surely we have enough to push the moon out of orbit.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2009-03-18 15:02:55

#23

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7030|132 and Bush

Flecco wrote:
Kmarion wrote:
Poseidon wrote:
I know, it's quite pleasant to look at, isn't it?

But yeah I know what you're talking about. It's pretty much inevitable, isn't it?
Pretty much. The moon itself was most likely formed from a large collision.
Fuck you guys, damn pessimists, we have enough nukes to destroy half the planet, surely we have enough to push the moon out of orbit.

We have enough to decimate the surface of our planet.. nothing near actually vaporizing it.

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2009-03-18 15:03:13

#24

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6967|Long Island, New York

Flecco wrote:
Kmarion wrote:
Poseidon wrote:
I know, it's quite pleasant to look at, isn't it?

But yeah I know what you're talking about. It's pretty much inevitable, isn't it?
Pretty much. The moon itself was most likely formed from a large collision.
Fuck you guys, damn pessimists, we have enough nukes to destroy half the planet, surely we have enough to push the moon out of orbit.

No moon = shit gets fucked

Moon crashes into us = shit gets fucked

lose/lose

2009-03-18 15:06:09

#25

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7030|132 and Bush

Poseidon wrote:
Flecco wrote:
Kmarion wrote:

Pretty much. The moon itself was most likely formed from a large collision.
Fuck you guys, damn pessimists, we have enough nukes to destroy half the planet, surely we have enough to push the moon out of orbit.
No moon = shit gets fucked

Moon crashes into us = shit gets fucked

lose/lose

Little old but good.
http://www.guba.com/watch/3000120563

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