Posted on 07/02/2008 3:27:51 PM PDT by blam
I don’t know about all that, but I know Obama! can Make Change! with is mighty mind and huge heart!
All he will need to do once he is properly installed as our new Emperor is to speak truth to power and banish all bad things! Even bad space things!
Ooohmmm Obama! Many Changes Ooohmmm.
PS, not really.
This space rock type cat-a**-trophy (apps to Piers Anthony and The Magic of Zanth) stuff is very interesting to me, if that matters any. I don’t see how we can actually do anything about any of it, even if we do see a rock heading our way, but then again, there’s lots I don’t know so maybe we’ve got Space Rock Zappers already in the inventory.
“I don’t see how we can do anything about it. (incoming space rocks)” Don’t be so gloomy.
Did you miss the two dramatic films a few years ago about such a scenario? I think the titles were “Deep Impact” and “Armagedon”. Bruce Willis was in one of them. One movie described landing on and drilling deep into the asteroid and setting off a nuclear device. More recent real life suggestions have been to detonate a rocket delivered nuclear device on the surface to cause a very slight deflection in the orbit. The longer lead time we had on the existance of an “incoming”, the better this much simpler technology would work. Thus the need to have lots of eyes both north and south look for them. Amateur astronomers have made significant contributions in finding new space objects.
Yep. Saw those. I also saw Galaxy Quest and a bunch of Star Trek shows over the years. The abilities in all those are just about co-equal in the “out of our reach, outside of our ability” as of yet.
I’m sure things will progress toward such abilities, unless the Progressives gain any more power. In that case it’ll be a reacquaintence with the good ol’ Dark Ages for sure and for certain.
Is this an Immoderate Moderator ping?
Bad timing on someone's part, since this is Freepathon time again, and it is always bad juju to P*** off those who usually help foot one's bills.
Sort of like the Brit's "local council's" wanting to raise taxes on the peasants, to pay for more trash police, so they can collect more fines from said peasants for putting stuff in the wrong bin.
Yup. It cost them my $30.00 (dollar-A-day) monthly donation. I refuse to pay while being insulted.
Ancient Superflood Brought Climate Chaos
ABC Science News | 8-15-2003 | Bob Beale
Posted on 08/15/2003 8:08:56 AM PDT by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/964714/posts
Broken Ice Dam Blamed For 300-Year Chill
New Scientist | 1-10-2006 | Kurt Kleiner
Posted on 01/10/2006 2:47:01 PM PST by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1555576/posts
Ping.
Note: this topic is from 2008. Thanks blam.
Climate change is a favorite topic for Tankersley. "The ultimate importance of this kind of work is showing that we can't control everything," he says. "Our planet has been hit by asteroids many times throughout its history, and when that happens, it does produce climate change."
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