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Large asteroid will come TEN times nearer to Earth than the moon today (edited)
Daily Mail ^
| 9/7/2016
| Abigail Beall
Posted on 09/07/2016 9:20:31 AM PDT by RightGeek
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posted on
09/07/2016 9:20:31 AM PDT
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RightGeek
To: RightGeek
How can it be ten times NEARER? It can come 1/10 the distance or 10% but not ten times nearer.
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posted on
09/07/2016 9:22:58 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Only idiot liberals believe that disarming the sheep makes them safe from the wolves.)
To: RightGeek
"The meteor was shot out of orbit by bug plasma that derived from Klendathu, the Arachnids' home planet"
Someone tell Jeh Johnson. It's WAR!
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posted on
09/07/2016 9:23:54 AM PDT
by
Enterprise
("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
To: RightGeek
What the heck, 24,800 miles? Thats just outside geosync orbit.. that is very, very close, for comfort. 32 footer? That would make a nice, big boom.
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posted on
09/07/2016 9:24:31 AM PDT
by
Paradox
(Opinions can evolve, but Principles should be immutable.)
To: Blood of Tyrants
I agree with your assessment. Seems that the author of the article, Abigail Beall, went to Common Core Journalism school
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posted on
09/07/2016 9:25:02 AM PDT
by
MichaelCorleone
(Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
To: Blood of Tyrants
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posted on
09/07/2016 9:25:32 AM PDT
by
refermech
To: Blood of Tyrants
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posted on
09/07/2016 9:26:22 AM PDT
by
RightGeek
(FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
To: RightGeek
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posted on
09/07/2016 9:27:50 AM PDT
by
bankwalker
(Does a fish know that it's wet?)
To: Blood of Tyrants
If i’m 20 feet away from the TV, wouldn’t 10 times nearer put me 180 feet behind it? :)
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posted on
09/07/2016 9:28:03 AM PDT
by
dp0622
(The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: Paradox
Sounds really ####ing close, even to a layman like me!!!
no danger?!?!
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posted on
09/07/2016 9:28:37 AM PDT
by
dp0622
(The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: Enterprise
Sgt. Kirby: You know what I think, Sir?
Johnny Rico: What’s that, Sergeant?
Sgt. Kirby: I think it’s a good day to die, Sir!
Johnny Rico: Outstanding!
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posted on
09/07/2016 9:29:47 AM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: RightGeek
whistle past our planet
Sure it will there is no sound in space
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posted on
09/07/2016 9:30:18 AM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom)
To: Blood of Tyrants
Thank you for your comment: “How can it be ten times NEARER? It can come 1/10 the distance or 10% but not ten times nearer.”
I despise the “Two times as small” kind of describing things. What the heck is wrong with 1/2 ?
Meanwhile, one of my favorite quotes: “Figures never lie, but liars always figure.”
If not her favorite, it is a top ten, from my daughter: “87% of all statistics are made up on the spot.”
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posted on
09/07/2016 9:31:21 AM PDT
by
garyb
To: bankwalker
Most boring read I ever attempted to finish but couldn’t.
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posted on
09/07/2016 9:32:23 AM PDT
by
mcshot
(The "Greatest Generation" would never have allowed the trashing of our Republic.)
To: Paradox
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What the heck, 24,800 miles? Thats just outside geosync orbit.. The good news is that geostationary is a very narrow ring and even if the asteroid travelled within that radius, the likelihood of collision with a comms sat is vanishingly small.
The bad news is, as you say, that's awful damn close. And we only had one days' advance notice... If it hit a city it'd make one hell of a mess.
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posted on
09/07/2016 9:32:58 AM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: Blood of Tyrants
nearness is the inverse of farness
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posted on
09/07/2016 9:33:04 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: RightGeek
Can anyone redirect these to Mecca please?
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posted on
09/07/2016 9:33:16 AM PDT
by
Reno89519
(It is very simple, Trump/Pence or Clinton/Kaine. Good riddance Lyn' Ted, we regret ever knowing you)
To: MichaelCorleone
ALL Journalism schools are Commie Core............
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posted on
09/07/2016 9:33:19 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
To: bankwalker
Loved that book!.......................
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posted on
09/07/2016 9:33:41 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
To: RightGeek
Maybe Hillary’s mysterious black doctor should hold an umbrella over her head today. Just to be cautious.
I’ll leave it up to the doctor on whether he wants to OPEN that held umbrella.
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