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Offline Oogly50

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« on: June 15, 2007, 08:37:19 PM »
I dont know if some of you know about the asteroid scheduled to miss earth in 2029.  But I like freaking out my friends and telling them it'll hit us.

Here's some info, but keep in mind.  There is a 1 in 8,000 chance of it hitting earth.  If it does... however... well, it'll suck.  

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=3434

First batch of info

Some of this stuff is the same, but did I mention that the asteroid may be coming  back around and hitting us in 2035-2037?  whoops... I didn't mention did I.

http://english.pravda.ru/science/19/94/377/16479_asteroid.html

And for any other information you need... HERE'S WIKIPEDIA!  :aok

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99942_Apophis



Please also note, that if it DOES hit us... this will happen :( :( :eek: :eek: :cry  :O :Ohttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6909147644920979305&q=Asteroid+earth&total=224&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1

Please ignore the japinese lady talking.



Anyway, this is to discuss it, argue about it, and then fear about it.  :cry
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« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2007, 08:49:32 PM »
it either hits us or it doesnt and there aint nothing we can do about it. so its not worth worrying about.

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« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2007, 08:50:00 PM »
tell that to my friends ;)   It'll be one hell of a boom though.  :D
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« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2007, 08:55:47 PM »
Maybe I will still be around for that big cleanup of the west coast of the US. It just might impact the whole global warming scenario also. That would really cool things down and probably cause another ice age. Wouldn't that just be the bomb to go from to hot and massive polar ice melts to massive global glaciers in a matter of months.
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« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2007, 09:02:07 PM »
:huh :rolleyes: :confused: ..... OOOOH:aok :rofl :p
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« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2007, 09:06:29 PM »
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I don't know if some of you know about the asteroid scheduled to miss earth in 2029.  


As long as it is scheduled to miss, why worry?
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« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2007, 09:07:31 PM »
(99942) Apophis should be added to the planeset immediately.
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« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2007, 09:07:57 PM »
or hit.  Then it will just come around and hit earth in the back of the head unexpectedly... while we wave our arms and flair, trying to get the earths attention so that it'll turn around, see the asteroid, and step to the right.

Therefore the asteroid would narrowly miss earths head, then earth will grow arms, and take out a gun.  Blow up the asteroid, and we will all be happy.
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« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2007, 09:09:23 PM »
Jeez - that wasn't an asteroid in the film - that was a whole other planet.

If a half-click asteroid strikes near here, I might at last be able to afford a house...:lol

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« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2007, 09:10:04 PM »
:lol
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« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2007, 09:16:21 PM »
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or hit.  Then it will just come around and hit earth in the back of the head unexpectedly... while we wave our arms and flair, trying to get the earths attention so that it'll turn around, see the asteroid, and step to the right.

Therefore the asteroid would narrowly miss earths head, then earth will grow arms, and take out a gun.  Blow up the asteroid, and we will all be happy.


either way, if you dont worry, it should all come as a pleasant suprise.

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« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2007, 09:22:23 PM »
That was disconcerting. :huh

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« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2007, 11:19:31 PM »
"And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea;  and the third part of the sea became blood.

And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died, and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

And the third angel sounded and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;

And the name of the star is Wormwood:  and the third part of the waters became wormwood;  and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars:  so as the the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.  

And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe, woe, woe to the inhabiters of the Earth..."

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Sounds like a pretty good description of what would happen to the Earth if a large asteroid were to strike.  But what did St. John know...he had no scientific training.

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« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2007, 11:30:19 PM »
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Jeez - that wasn't an asteroid in the film - that was a whole other planet.

If a half-click asteroid strikes near here, I might at last be able to afford a house...:lol


you better have sunscreen:cool:


The bad part is if it impacts the earth and doesn't destroy it but  it hits a nuclear storage site,They could blow it up with missiles or if technology allows send shuttles up there to nuke it....

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« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2007, 11:30:38 PM »
Apophis should be perked.
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