Woah that was close !

SteamWake · 11-11-09, 01:05 PM

Asteroid near miss last fiday !

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...s-warning.html

GoldenRivet · 11-11-09, 01:23 PM

got lucky this time... of course it was only "23 feet across and wouldnt have dented the surface [of the earth]"

Oberon · 11-11-09, 01:25 PM

Diddy one but still enough to ruin someones day in the wrong place if it didn't manage to completely burn up.

Aramike · 11-11-09, 05:29 PM

Meh, these types of asteroids fly closely a few times per year, IIRC.

But hey - if it had actually hit, it would have been Bush's fault!

nikimcbee · 11-11-09, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Aramike

Meh, these types of asteroids fly closely a few times per year, IIRC.

But hey - if it had actually hit, it would have been Bush's fault!

I'd love to hear the spin on that. You know msnbc would have a team working on that

Reaves · 11-11-09, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

I'd love to hear the spin on that. You know msnbc would have a team working on that

What spin? If he didn't waste so much money there would be an anti-asteroid department ready to launch countermeasures at them.

PLUS he installed a giant ASTEROID MAGNET in Boston so he could start an inter-galactic war in China.

Michael Moore said it so it must be true!

TLAM Strike · 11-12-09, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

got lucky this time... of course it was only "23 feet across and wouldnt have dented the surface [of the earth]"

"Size matters not..." to quote a Jedi Master, Its the mass thats the killer. And as mass increases with velocity, you got to really worry about ones traveling ultra fast.

Its called Robisons 1st law...
http://www.projectrho.com/rocket/rocket3a.html

So if a few grams of stray Neutronum smack in to Earth at .001c good bye.

SteamWake · 11-12-09, 03:47 PM

Also the composition of the asteroid.

Some are just like a big foamy brick, kind of like lava rock. Not much substance and kind of light.

Others are quite dense indeed like solid nickle or iron.

11-11-09, 01:05 PM	#1
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Woah that was close ! Asteroid near miss last fiday ! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...s-warning.html __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,729 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	got lucky this time... of course it was only "23 feet across and wouldnt have dented the surface [of the earth]" __________________

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SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Also the composition of the asteroid. Some are just like a big foamy brick, kind of like lava rock. Not much substance and kind of light. Others are quite dense indeed like solid nickle or iron. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

11-11-09, 01:25 PM	#3
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Diddy one but still enough to ruin someones day in the wrong place if it didn't manage to completely burn up.

11-11-09, 05:29 PM	#4
Aramike Ocean Warrior Best of SUBSIM Chairman Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 3,207 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Meh, these types of asteroids fly closely a few times per year, IIRC. But hey - if it had actually hit, it would have been Bush's fault!