Start planning for the "End of the World" Party?
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?
My luck. I have a 30 year mortgage. I'll probably be at ground zero.
Has France surrendered yet?
If i'm still around i'll be 89 so i'm not going to worry about it.
Carter, Tilk and O'Niell will handle it.
No doubt that the MSM will report that "Women and minorities to hit hardest."
we-sa gonna die ping
bump
My wife made me bring in the cat for the skylab party in 78. We will be in our 80's when this hits. I hope she lets me and the dog stay outside this time.
I'll be 84. So I'll carry an umbrella. What's the big deal?
Reminds me of "Deep Impact"
An asteroid, headed our way:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0726/p01s04-stss.html
Possible impact effects
NASA initially estimated the energy that Apophis would have released if it impacted Earth as the equivalent of 1480 megatons of TNT (114,000 times the energy from the nuclear bomb Little Boy, dropped by the United States on Hiroshima, Japan). A more refined later estimate was 850 megatons. The impacts which created the Barringer Crater or caused the Tunguska event are estimated to be in the 10-20 megaton range. The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa was the equivalent of roughly 200 megatons.
The exact effects of any impact would have varied based on the asteroid's composition, and the location and angle of impact. Any impact would have been extremely detrimental to an area of thousands of square kilometres, but would have been unlikely to have long-lasting global effects, such as the precipitation of an impact winter.
Based on the predicted time of impact (0.89 of a day, or about 21:20 UTC) and the fact that the asteroid would be approaching the Earth from outside of its orbit, the impact was likely to occur in the Eastern Hemisphere (time zones UTC +3 to UTC +10).
Hmmm. Anywhere from about Iran to China.
I'll be about 90 then, Sonny-boy, so if when I go, YOU'LL ALL GO WITH ME!
You'll never be able to to stop my Doomsday Rock! booowaaaAAAAHAHAHAhahahahaaaaaaaa!
I will gladly stay in the best shape I can to physically endure the rigors of fighting and ultimately sacrificing myself in the battle to stop this huge threat. Please call me when I'm 70. I'll be ready.
In fact, It'l give me a good reason to exercise.
Alas, there hasn't been a change in the odds of impact (1:5560) in the better part of a year.
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/a99942.html
previous topic (there has been at least one other as well):
Scientist: Asteroid May Hit Earth in 2029
Yahoo/AP | 12/23/04 | JOHN ANTCZAK
Posted on 12/23/2004 8:24:16 PM PST by hole_n_one
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1307719/posts
three more which have possibilities:
2000 SG344
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2000sg344.html
2004 VD17
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2004vd17.html
1994 WR12
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/1994wr12.html
See the post where NASA is being underfunded, then sleep well knowing that the politians who are funding health care for illegals will perish with the rest of human-kind when that thing hits.