Scientist: Asteroid May Hit Earth in 2029

Yahoo/AP ^ | 12/23/04 | JOHN ANTCZAK

[BIGLOOK]

Where's the Moon when you really need it?

The Cassandras and Jeremiahs are going to go wild reading this.......again!

[Cold Heat]

Well, we are way past due. I don't doubt it may well happen sooner.

[proudofthesouth]

If it hits the U.S. it will solve the Social Security problem! (tongue in cheek)

[flying Elvis]

Dooom. Dooom. Doom.

[KoRn]

NOOOOOO WE'RE ALLLL GONNA DIEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

[NonLinear]

Asteroid to hit earth, destroying planet.

Women and minorities affected most.

[WIladyconservative]

I actually went to the Spam Museum this past October - quite a nice little museum!!

[JSteff]

You can always check out the impact forces here:

http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/impacteffects/

[RayChuang88]

Given that it won't (in theory) hit the Earth until 25 years from now, how about developing an ion rocket and attaching it to the asteroid to slow it down enough so it can be parked in the gravitational zone between the Earth and the Moon? Given the generally very high quality of minerals you can get out of an asteroid, it might not be such a bad idea.

[MarineBrat]

[henderson field]

"Have you heard
It's in the stars
Next July
We collide with Mars
Well did you ever?"

[TexasTransplant]

"At 92 i'm not going to be concerned!"

Wrong attitude!

Correct Attitude follows...

Hey Baby, we are all gonna be dead in 2029, who cares what people think, come on baby, just once before the end of the world, just once... Oh baby Oh BABY...

I just love it when you comprimise, so from 2028 to 2029 you will take out the Trash, right?

[JSteff]

Impact effects calculator;

http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/impacteffects/

[razorback-bert]

NO worries, John F'n K has a plan.

[JSteff]

It reminded you of Algore?

[NormsRevenge]

add a space elevator to your ion rocket/park the 'roid idea and we may be able to harvest asteroids quite readily. ;-)

[Koblenz]

So now if this asteroid hits the earth, we'll never find out who will be declared the winner in the 2004 Washington governor's race.

[Qwinn]

NY Times: Women and minorities to be hardest hit

Qwinn

[Bosco]

Bring

It

On

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