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Earth almost put on impact alert
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| Tuesday, 24 February, 2004, 17:33 GMT
| Dr. David Whitehouse
Posted on 02/24/2004 11:34:28 AM PST by GeraldP
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Makes you think about crying "wolf!" too soon.
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posted on
02/24/2004 11:34:30 AM PST
by
GeraldP
To: GeraldP
Hot Fudge Tuesday!
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posted on
02/24/2004 11:39:38 AM PST
by
GSWarrior
To: GeraldP
If... the call had been made to the president it would have been disastrous Why? Because it would have been Bush's fault and three times as lethal if he was informed. /sarc/
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posted on
02/24/2004 11:41:37 AM PST
by
TADSLOS
(Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
To: GeraldP
about 500m wide About 1/15 the width of the one that killed the dinosaurs. Still too large and too close for comfort.
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posted on
02/24/2004 11:41:45 AM PST
by
staytrue
To: TADSLOS
If... the call had been made to the president it would have been disastrous Bush would have been called on the carpet by the media for announcing a space based WMD and then having to take it back.
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posted on
02/24/2004 11:43:17 AM PST
by
staytrue
To: GeraldP
Wait until the Passion Starts the impact is going to be worse then that, the president may have to make a speach.
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posted on
02/24/2004 11:45:08 AM PST
by
boomop1
To: GeraldP
Where is the mailing list where such discussions take place? If amateur astronomers can be on it, we can lurk too. Might be fun!
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posted on
02/24/2004 11:46:19 AM PST
by
Timesink
(Smacky is power.)
To: Timesink
I would also like to know. Guess we'll just have to wait for somebody from it to stumble into this thread and illuminate us.
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posted on
02/24/2004 11:48:53 AM PST
by
GeraldP
(Feja e shqiptarit eshte Shqiptaria)
To: staytrue
A few things frighten me. First, that a rock only 90 feet wide could cause devastation. Second, that it turned out to be much larger than they thought. Third, that they had only 36 hours warning. And finally, all the stupid talk about a political "disaster" caused by a false alarm. We're so damn emotional and childish at this point that we can't handle the truth. Isn't this what got us into 9/11? Won't this "false alarm" cause the scientists to bne gun shty next time?
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posted on
02/24/2004 11:50:29 AM PST
by
Williams
To: GeraldP
What did Bush know and when did he know it?
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posted on
02/24/2004 11:51:26 AM PST
by
BrooklynGOP
(www.logicandsanity.com)
To: GeraldP
That is the main problem detecting one that is going to hit us. If it is moving across the pictures than it's trajectory is somewhere else, but if it is coming right towards us it does not move- we can only tell it is coming by it growing brighter.
If one hits us I doubt we will have much more than a few days notice no matter what.
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posted on
02/24/2004 11:53:30 AM PST
by
Mr. K
To: GeraldP
32 times the Earth-Moon distanceThat is a 25% chance? Looks like closer to 1 in a million.
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posted on
02/24/2004 11:54:59 AM PST
by
RightWhale
(Theorems link concepts; proofs establish links)
To: GeraldP
Further, I don't think a warning would have brought ridicule on astronomers. It would have focused us on potential danger. People would have been relieved the danger passed. I think we have become stupid shallow and childish to a degree that endangers us. Some realities, like a piece of space rock wiping us out, do not yield to our emotional, political whims.
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posted on
02/24/2004 11:56:31 AM PST
by
Williams
To: Timesink; GeraldP
To: Timesink
Where is the mailing list where such discussions take place? It's out there, but it's also a short, quiet, and dull list. Generally, even if they call the White House, the citizens will not be notified until the impact point is known. That won't leave much time, and even then, what should the citizens do?
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posted on
02/24/2004 12:00:16 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Theorems link concepts; proofs establish links)
To: Williams
...bne gun shty... be gun shy?
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posted on
02/24/2004 12:09:01 PM PST
by
JimRed
(Disinformation is the leftist's and enemy's friend; consider the source before believing.)
To: All
Bush's Nasa speech might have taken a different turn The President lied to the American people by not using the words "imminent threat" in the NASA speech. Pass it on. DNC.
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posted on
02/24/2004 12:13:39 PM PST
by
WilliamofCarmichael
(Benedict Arnold was a hero for both sides in the same war, too!)
To: GeraldP
Gee, why call the US President? Clearly, it's a global problem, so we need a multilateral approach. I say dump it in Kofi Annan's lap.
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posted on
02/24/2004 12:15:33 PM PST
by
thoughtomator
("What do I know? I'm just the President." - George W. Bush, Superbowl XXXVIII pregame statement)
To: RightWhale
It's out there, but it's also a short, quiet, and dull list. Generally, even if they call the White House, the citizens will not be notified until the impact point is known. That won't leave much time, and even then, what should the citizens do?Why, run around screaming, of course!
I don't care about getting "advance warning", I just want to watch the scientists argue like in a bad sci-fi movie.
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posted on
02/24/2004 12:17:02 PM PST
by
Timesink
(Smacky is power.)
To: GeraldP
close to....Oh Shit!
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