Friday the 13th April 2029

[Jan Kyster]

A 1,000 foot wide stone will pass close by. Only some 20,000 miles away...


An artist's impression:

http://media.skyandtelescope.com/images/Apophis+2029+flyby.jpg


And here being compared to something known:
http://media.skyandtelescope.com/images/2005_YU55_Carroll.jpg


"...this past week about 30 impact scientists, communications professionals, policy-makers, social scientists, and science reporters came together in Boulder, Colorado, to explore the "what ifs" were a near-Earth object (NEO) to threaten Earth for real."

Source: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/If-An-Impact-Looms-Then-What-134136683.html

[Rilder]

http://media.skyandtelescope.com/images/2005_YU55_Carroll.jpg


US Navy pleads for more funding citing the need for a bigger aircraft carrier that can safely land asteroids on its deck.

[Dowly]

Actually, that second picture is comparisation of YU55, the thingamaling that passed Earth few weeks back. ;)

[Herr-Berbunch]

Was the meeting about this large rock intentionally held at, ahem, Boulder. :hmmm:

A big bad-dum-tish! to the organiser.

[soopaman2]

The pic with the rock over the aircraft carrier almost minimizes what it can do.

The velocity it could theoretically hit with is what could kill us. Hopefully it hits on land, ocean strikes are much more catastrophic globally.

7 billion people. We could use a culling.

[Herr-Berbunch]

We could use a culling.

I thought I was the only one that said that. Bird flu and SARS failed, but we need something. :yep:

[Jimbuna]

Is that the new Chinese anti-ship ballistic missile? :hmmm:

[soopaman2]

Is that the new Chinese anti-ship ballistic missile? :hmmm:


If it is then they most likely stole it from the west.:)

[frau kaleun]

Is that the new Chinese anti-ship ballistic missile? :hmmm:

No, that's my fault, sorry. I just got so excited about Rubini's new 175% Bigger Moon Mod that I went a little crazy with the rescaling. :oops:

[CCIP]

No, that's my fault, sorry. I just got so excited about Rubini's new 175% Bigger Moon Mod that I went a little crazy with the rescaling. :oops:

That's no moon!

[nikimcbee]

Is that the new Chinese anti-ship ballistic missile? :hmmm:

Now that would be one big-arse trebuchet:o

[August]

I thought I was the only one that said that. Bird flu and SARS failed, but we need something. :yep:

You guys first! :O:

[nikimcbee]

Now that would be one big-arse trebuchet:o


oh, wait, I'm thinking of North Korea.:haha:

[frau kaleun]

oh, wait, I'm thinking of North Korea.:haha:

North Korean trebuchet is BEST trebuchet!

That's no moon!

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/4232/nomoon.jpg

[Jimbuna]

May the force be with.....us and not you :o

[Oberon]

Now that would be one big-arse trebuchet:o

:har::har::har: I can't get that image out of my head now, sheer Warner Brothers.

[Sailor Steve]

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/4232/nomoon.jpg
Aren't you a little small for a death star?

[frau kaleun]

Aren't you a little small for a death star?

That's our Type II Death Star. The IXs will be much bigger.

[mapuc]

As long it's not a Dysons phere

Markus

[Sailor Steve]

That's our Type II Death Star. The IXs will be much bigger.
Ah, but the reference! The reference!

[frau kaleun]

Ah, but the reference! The reference!

I guess you found my lack of a Star Wars related response disturbing... :O:

[Madox58]

It's OK.
Leeloo will handle this pest.
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTiHKFq7ejwa8sZOIwf-tR2foouDjvjUuH-TANCABr8spxKser7fQ

[Sailor Steve]

LeelooDallasMultipass!

[Oberon]

LeelooDallasMultipass!

Autovash!