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White House wants Nasa to slow hunt for killer asteroids in 'baffling' move
The Straights Times ^ | 09/01/2022

Posted on 09/01/2022 8:46:54 PM PDT by BenLurkin

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To: Elsie

Pop it with a nuke while it’s still a month away. Or in a prior swing by, as it is headed away. We certainly can get one there.

That will either:

Give the asteroid a slight nudge. (It’s probably a nickel-iron solid body if it holds together.) With the scale of space involved, “slight” means it will miss Earth by millions of miles.

Break up the asteroid. (More likely, as many are essentially closer to gravel piles than solid “rocks”.) The force will still put the pieces on new trajectories, slightly different than the old trajectory. Once again, with the scale of space involved, “slight” means they will miss by millions of miles.


61 posted on 09/02/2022 8:21:26 AM PDT by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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To: BenLurkin

Ya know, it just occurred to me, these people do a lot of self-destructive stuff anyway...


62 posted on 09/02/2022 8:34:14 AM PDT by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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To: Paul R.

The nightmare scenario is you break the thing into several pieces some of which still head for the Earth.

That could make the problem worse.


63 posted on 09/02/2022 8:39:14 AM PDT by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: BenLurkin; 75thOVI; Abathar; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AnalogReigns; AndrewC; ...
Thanks BenLurkin.



64 posted on 09/02/2022 9:44:04 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: cgbg

“That could make the problem worse.”

Or break the thing into small enough pieces that burn up in the atmosphere.

Or we could hit it again to break it up farther.


65 posted on 09/02/2022 10:05:09 AM PDT by Fai Mao
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To: BenLurkin; SunkenCiv

LBJ was the last Democratic president who cared much for the US space program. That was during the Cold War, and he once said he didn’t want to go to bed under the light of a communist moon. The Democrats we have had in the White House since then all seemed to think NASA is a waste of money.


66 posted on 09/02/2022 10:19:24 AM PDT by Berosus (I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
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To: BenLurkin

The money for the telescopes will be misappropriated and used to Kiss Black Ass

Asteroids don’t matter. Most democrats don’t even know what an asteroid is. Black votes to maintain control of the City State is all that matters

Political analysis


67 posted on 09/02/2022 10:29:53 AM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day)
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To: Berosus

If we continue on our current course a Chinese moon is a certainty.


68 posted on 09/02/2022 10:36:01 AM PDT by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: BenLurkin

Baffling moves is their specialty. Do they even have a clue?


69 posted on 09/02/2022 10:38:08 AM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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To: Elsie; All

🎚🇮🇱 “HE didn’t mention month or year.”🇮🇱🎚



Agreed! And Agreed!

In fact, Christ Himself expounded with strong language in Matthew 24 and 25, which are packed full of description, and warnings, specifically telling us to be ready when specific times and things begin to take place!

Thessalonian encouragement for the “trump of God” immediately preceding Gods wrath!

Later “Look up for your redemption draws nigh!”

Many warnings to the individual and church, and about “apostacy”, worldly and demonic infiltration and ecumenical compromise, etc...

Then blessing for those who read and meditate on the “Revealing of Christ and His holiness, and justice”, and His total power and sovereignty over evil hearts of men, and Satan!

🕚 Maranatha!


70 posted on 09/02/2022 3:20:51 PM PDT by patriotfury ((May the fleas of a thousand camels occupy mo' ham mads tents!) )
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To: DCBryan1

The graphic is entirely accurate -

The only thing better would be Obama’s face on the baphomet...


71 posted on 09/02/2022 6:13:39 PM PDT by patriotfury ((May the fleas of a thousand camels occupy mo' ham mads tents!) )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
it’s just that they don’t want to have an official prediction of some catastrophe centuries into the future.

Why?

It's not like anyone is going to get in their face if they are wrong.

Besides; it didn't seem to bother Nostradumas much.

72 posted on 09/02/2022 6:19:53 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
it’s just that they don’t want to have an official prediction of some catastrophe centuries into the future.

Why?

It's not like anyone is going to get in their face if they are wrong.

Besides; it didn't seem to bother Nostradumas much.


(Sounds like a really cool job!)

73 posted on 09/02/2022 6:20:49 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: kosciusko51

bingo


74 posted on 09/02/2022 6:21:29 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: DCBryan1

Earth Destroying Event


75 posted on 09/02/2022 6:22:36 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
The end state of the solar system is unpredictable.

Well...


There's a book I've read (and refer to frequently) that has predicted events hundreds of years into the future.

It'll be interesting to see/hear how certain events are described in the media of the future.


76 posted on 09/02/2022 6:25:15 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
Almost 100% of all earth-moon diagrams show the earth traveling a smooth ellipse around the sun, with the moon making smooth circles around the earth.

But this is NOT how it is in actuality.

The baricenter of the earth-moon system is below the surface of the earth, and THAT point is what is going around the sun smoothly.

This picture is NOT accurate, but a lot closer to reality than 99.999 of the ones we see all the time.


77 posted on 09/02/2022 6:41:56 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Cheesy carnival ride to help explain earth-moon


78 posted on 09/02/2022 6:52:52 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Paul R.
Pop it with a nuke while it’s still a month away.

ChANged from a deer slug to buckshot

79 posted on 09/02/2022 6:55:32 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Fai Mao
Or we could hit it again to break it up farther.

I'm confused.

How would we target the pieces?

80 posted on 09/02/2022 6:56:57 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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