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It's called Apophis. It's 390m wide. And it could hit Earth in 31 years time [Asteroid]
The Guardian (UK) ^
| December 7, 2005
| by Alok Jha
Posted on 12/06/2005 6:59:40 PM PST by aculeus
In Egyptian myth, Apophis was the ancient spirit of evil and destruction, a demon that was determined to plunge the world into eternal darkness.
A fitting name, astronomers reasoned, for a menace now hurtling towards Earth from outerspace. Scientists are monitoring the progress of a 390-metre wide asteroid discovered last year that is potentially on a collision course with the planet, and are imploring governments to decide on a strategy for dealing with it.
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Extended News
KEYWORDS: artbell; asteroid; catastrophism; comet; doomsday; faroutman; imgettingintheshower; outerspace; spaceballs; whosgotthepopcorn
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To: aculeus
In 31 years? Not my problem. I'll be a hundred and four years old , how much time could I possibly have left by then anyway?
81
posted on
12/06/2005 7:41:56 PM PST
by
F.J. Mitchell
(Okay, bring our troops home. But don't feign suprise when the terrorists tag along.)
To: hattend
I've been thinking about that. When the smart guys can figure out a day, maybe I'll take some vacation days so I can star watch too. I refuse to sit on the porch in a moo moo ( always forget how to spell this) though.
To: cripplecreek
Indeed..
83
posted on
12/06/2005 7:42:10 PM PST
by
billbears
(Deo Vindice)
To: F.J. Mitchell
To: varyouga
To: hattend
LOL.....I'll be 85 and probably dead....Good Luck!
86
posted on
12/06/2005 7:43:48 PM PST
by
mystery-ak
(Army wife.......toughest job in the military..)
To: cripplecreek
Hi cripplecreek-
Your jobsite must have really rocked with Megadeth cranking through the stereo speakers!
~ Blue Jays ~
87
posted on
12/06/2005 7:43:59 PM PST
by
Blue Jays
(Rock Hard, Ride Free)
To: mystery-ak
You too? In 30 years , 80 will be prime.:')
To: hattend
I'll be 69..... sounds like a great idea! ;)
89
posted on
12/06/2005 7:45:19 PM PST
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: Salamander
John Titor returned from 2036, heh.
To: aculeus
My luck. I have a 30 year mortgage. I'll probably be at ground zero.
To: CindyDawg
16 years, my golden years at that, too. Maybe I should be a little concerned.
92
posted on
12/06/2005 7:48:23 PM PST
by
F.J. Mitchell
(Okay, bring our troops home. But don't feign suprise when the terrorists tag along.)
To: F.J. Mitchell
To: Blue Jays
Megadeth and Metallica almost exclusively. First shift hated me when we were working 2 12 hour shifts. They just didn't appreciate "Am I evil" at 5 AM for some reason.
94
posted on
12/06/2005 7:49:37 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
To: aculeus
Has France surrendered yet?
95
posted on
12/06/2005 7:49:45 PM PST
by
kcar
(theUNsucks.com)
To: MARTIAL MONK
Well look at it this way. You will have one year of being debt free:')
To: aculeus
If i'm still around i'll be 89 so i'm not going to worry about it.
97
posted on
12/06/2005 7:51:23 PM PST
by
dalereed
To: MARTIAL MONK
LOL! Ya Just gotta make the most of those mortage free six years.
98
posted on
12/06/2005 7:52:01 PM PST
by
F.J. Mitchell
(Okay, bring our troops home. But don't feign suprise when the terrorists tag along.)
To: dalereed
99
posted on
12/06/2005 7:53:01 PM PST
by
dalereed
To: aculeus
Carter, Tilk and O'Niell will handle it.
100
posted on
12/06/2005 7:53:54 PM PST
by
dangus
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