[ForGod'sSake]

A really long but interesting read. Only to arrive at: Only a comet appears to satisfy the constraints imposed both by extraterrestrial requirements and observed terrestrial characteristics. Which coincidentally appears (more or less)obvious to the "untrained" observer. Where's my grant money?!?!

I also went back and, ahem, took a look at the original posted item. Very cool! Water balloons in space? Next thing you know the planet will get "wrapped"! Anyway, the notion of megatons of water coming to earth from space really gave the pseudo-scientists a case of the vapors. Who then circled their wagons and fought off the heresy til they could no longer resist..........the obvious. At least when the evidence was originally presented('86?), it would seem to be self evident......again to the untrained observer.

The more of these "scientific" links I follow, the stronger my feeling that many/most(?) scientists are pretty much like yellow dog Dimocrats; Don't approach me with facts, my mind's made up! Something seems to have gone awry in the scientific community. But that's not really news since things seem to have gone awry most everywhere.

FGS

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, 's goofy, eh? Last time I checked, Phil Plait of "Bad Astronomy" fame remained in the "not happenin'" camp. :')

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, here's the links for Phil "Bad Astronomy" Plait re Louis Frank:

http://www.badastronomy.com/bitesize/minicomet.html

http://www.badastronomy.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=111647

"Louis Frank is as wrong as wrong can be. I have seen his claims, read papers, and years ago decided his claims are utterly incorrect." -- Phil Plait