Giant asteroid to make closest flyby of earth in recorded history (on April 13th, 2029)

The New Zealand Herald ^ | February 15th, 2005 | Steve Connor

[thoughtomator]

Hey, that's the same day Social Security becomes insolvent, right?

[davisfh]

Yes. And I recall the days of saline rain. I would
assume that was caused by billions of tons of seawater
being vaporized and cast into the upper atmosphere. And
regarding the tsunami, I recall some surfers getting in
on the act and riding "the ultimate wave" to their deaths.

[Erasmus]

What is a football pitch, and how big is it?

If you have a good arm, about 60 yards.

[UCANSEE2]

Thank you for posting this article.

The real problem here is that it is assumed that between now and the asteroids arrival inside our solar system, the asteroid will be on an UNINTERRUPTED path.

That is like stating that the Eagles will win the SUPERBOWL in 2029 because they have a good team right now.

[BenLurkin]

See -- it all works out.

[BenLurkin]

[TheForceOfOne]

To Funny!! lol

How about an artillery weapon that we can load with liberals and shoot at it, maybe if we dent it by repeatedly launching liberals at it we could save mankind........and stop that damn asteroid!!!

[baclava]

I'm not worried. I'm sure Bill Belichick will figure out a way to keep us all safe from harm's way.

WWBBD

What Would Bill Belichick Do?

[lepton]

A soccer field, and about 120 yards.

[seams2me]

lepton says 120, erasmus says 60?

I'm so confused!

[lepton]

Erasmus is referring to how far one can throw a football. I'm referring to the length of a soccer field.

Aside from that, Erasmus thought the world was only 18,000 miles around, so he's always had problems with measurement. :)

[SunkenCiv]

Note: this topic is from 2/15/2005. Thanks ajolympian2004.

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