That's it, I'm staying inside on September 23rd.

Penguin · 09-21-11, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

Good, it's on the 23rd. I have a picnic on the 22nd so I dont care

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Originally Posted by magicstix

If the chances are 1 in 3,200 of it hitting someone, then TWO MILLION PEOPLE will be hit by satellite debris! OH THE HUMANITY!!!

official Slovenian population: 2.053.916

this doesn't look good...

mookiemookie · 09-21-11, 09:50 AM

I wonder how they came up with the "1 in 3,200" chance. Did they measure the surface area of the debris and the surface area of a human's head, taking into account population densities and etc etc etc.

geetrue · 09-21-11, 09:42 PM

They say this thing is as big as a school bus ...

Watch it fall on a school bus

mookiemookie · 09-22-11, 10:16 AM

They say North America is safe:

http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news...ont-fall-on-us

Oberon · 09-22-11, 11:29 AM

Nonsense, it always hits America.

papa_smurf · 09-22-11, 01:53 PM

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The US space agency (Nasa) says that its out-of-control climate satellite is expected to crash to Earth sometime on Friday evening (GMT).
There is still much uncertainty over when and where the satellite will re-enter the atmosphere.
Experts say they will get a more precise idea in the last 12 hours before the satellite is due to return.

Thats cutting it a bit fine, better order in a hard hat just in case.

Torplexed · 09-22-11, 10:00 PM

With Japan's luck lately, it'll likely crash there. Maybe right on top of the Fukushima Nuclear Plant. That'd just cap off their year.

August · 09-22-11, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

I wonder how they came up with the "1 in 3,200" chance. Did they measure the surface area of the debris and the surface area of a human's head, taking into account population densities and etc etc etc.

Dunno but from the article:

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In the past, Nicholas Johnson, the head of NASA's Orbital Debris Program Office, has estimated that the chances that any of the UARS debris would hit anybody were 1 in 3,200 — which translates into a 1-in-20 trillion risk for any particular person.

mookiemookie · 09-22-11, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by August

Dunno but from the article:

I'm wearing a helmet that day. Can never be too sure.

09-21-11, 09:50 AM	#2
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09-21-11, 09:42 PM	#3
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	They say this thing is as big as a school bus ... Watch it fall on a school bus __________________

09-22-11, 10:16 AM	#4
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	They say North America is safe: http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news...ont-fall-on-us __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

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Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	With Japan's luck lately, it'll likely crash there. Maybe right on top of the Fukushima Nuclear Plant. That'd just cap off their year. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

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09-22-11, 11:29 AM	#5
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Nonsense, it always hits America.