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Turborama
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Tue Nov-08-11 04:53 AM Original message |
Giant asteroid to pass close to Earth Tuesday |
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dipsydoodle
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Tue Nov-08-11 04:55 AM Response to Original message |
1. Duck just incase. |
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yurbud
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Tue Nov-08-11 12:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. and point all electric fans facing up |
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DRoseDARs
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Tue Nov-08-11 05:19 AM Response to Original message |
2. Absolutely irresponsible for CNN to say, "If the asteroid were to crash into Earth..." |
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Pacifist Patriot
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Tue Nov-08-11 07:42 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Indeed. The article I read was extremely repetitive about how scientists are 100%... |
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kentauros
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Tue Nov-08-11 07:57 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Fear sells, thus the use of the word "Giant" in the headline. |
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N7Shepard
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Tue Nov-08-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Hate to be snarky but |
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kentauros
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Tue Nov-08-11 10:23 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. My point stands: it still doesn't warrant being labeled "giant" |
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Xithras
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Tue Nov-08-11 01:26 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. There's been some discussion that "extinction events" from asteroids may not be possible anyway.... |
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kentauros
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Tue Nov-08-11 02:05 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Good points |
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N7Shepard
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Tue Nov-08-11 03:54 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. I never said it would be an extinction event, but even a |
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Nihil
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Tue Nov-08-11 08:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Maybe anyone who panics will learn to read the whole article next time? |
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anamandujano
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Tue Nov-08-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. "There's your flyby, right there." |
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liberal N proud
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Tue Nov-08-11 08:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. They have to have their sensationalism |
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unblock
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Tue Nov-08-11 11:28 AM Response to Reply #2 |
21. why say "a town of 5,000" when you can say "if a nuke were dropped, 5,000 people would perish!" |
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malthaussen
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Tue Nov-08-11 05:56 AM Response to Original message |
3. Good time to re-read |
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Delphinus
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Tue Nov-08-11 06:41 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Lo, these many years later, |
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Stumbler
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Tue Nov-08-11 08:24 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Nice reference |
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HillWilliam
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Tue Nov-08-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
36. Lucifer's Hammer |
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SpiralHawk
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Tue Nov-08-11 06:12 AM Response to Original message |
4. That's just when Squirmy Hermy has his newser |
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onethatcares
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Tue Nov-08-11 06:38 AM Response to Original message |
5. will it be visible to the naked eye? |
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Celefin
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Tue Nov-08-11 07:07 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Nah, it's approaching with the sun behind it |
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JHB
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Tue Nov-08-11 07:20 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Not visible to the naked eye |
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Pacifist Patriot
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Tue Nov-08-11 07:42 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. No, in fact the article I read yesterday mentioned amateurs would need... |
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onethatcares
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Tue Nov-08-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
34. many thanks for the replies. |
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jakeXT
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Tue Nov-08-11 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
15. flight path |
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RoccoR5955
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Tue Nov-08-11 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
16. Relatively speaking, that's a teeny, tiny asteroid. |
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N7Shepard
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Tue Nov-08-11 09:21 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Yet not that it would hit but still would cause quite a bit of damage if it did (obv). When is the |
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kentauros
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Tue Nov-08-11 10:26 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. And how big was Mt. St. Helens when it blew up? |
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freshwest
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Tue Nov-08-11 11:40 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. It was quite horrific overall. |
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N7Shepard
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Tue Nov-08-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
32. In what sense? Probability wise, yes. But if we happen to be unlikely to |
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Xithras
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Tue Nov-08-11 01:03 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. For what it's worth... |
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Ter
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Tue Nov-08-11 02:17 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. Yeah, but nothing cataclysmic |
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NoodleyAppendage
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Tue Nov-08-11 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
29. No risk today, but what about any deviation our gravitational field may exert? |
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anamandujano
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Tue Nov-08-11 02:25 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Thanks, I was just considering exhaling. |
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jakeXT
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Tue Nov-08-11 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
33. live show |
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freshwest
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Tue Nov-08-11 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
35. Not to worry. Some day 'we'll all go together' into the sweet bye and bye. That's fair. LOL. |
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