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Space rock 'on collision course'
Alpha-1
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[img]http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1640000/images/_1644899_aster300.jpg[/img]
By Dr David Whitehouse
BBC News Online science editor
An asteroid discovered just weeks ago has become the most threatening object yet detected in space.
A preliminary orbit suggests that 2002 NT7 is on an impact course with Earth and could strike the planet on 1 February, 2019 - although the uncertainties are large.
Astronomers have given the object a rating on the so-called Palermo technical scale of threat of 0.06, making NT7 the first object to be given a positive value.
From its brightness, astronomers estimate it is about two kilometres wide, large enough to cause continent-wide devastation on Earth.
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[This message has been edited by Alpha-1 (edited 07-27-2002).]
[img]http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1640000/images/_1644899_aster300.jpg[/img]
By Dr David Whitehouse
BBC News Online science editor
An asteroid discovered just weeks ago has become the most threatening object yet detected in space.
A preliminary orbit suggests that 2002 NT7 is on an impact course with Earth and could strike the planet on 1 February, 2019 - although the uncertainties are large.
Astronomers have given the object a rating on the so-called Palermo technical scale of threat of 0.06, making NT7 the first object to be given a positive value.
From its brightness, astronomers estimate it is about two kilometres wide, large enough to cause continent-wide devastation on Earth.
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[This message has been edited by Alpha-1 (edited 07-27-2002).]
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Worf
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Do not try the patience of Firstones, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
Well guess that measn I'm going to take up smoking, eat a lot of read meat and have a ton of un-protected sex!
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"Ambassador we all know that the first casulty of war is the truth."
-John Sheridan
Ok so it's not exactly Max's journal but I think it's good
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40551
That is, if it's actually going to strike, which we don't know for sure yet.
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[url="http://slade__tek.tripod.com/"]Alec McClymont[/url]
3D Artist - GVFX
"Something is only impossible until it's not."
It's not neccessarily the size that matters, it's the angle of impact, and the speed of the object too.
Shotgun pellets are small also, but they do real damage.
And it's the domino effect triggered by it that does all the damage. Tsunami's, ground quakes, shattered faults, returning debri, fire storms, erupting volcanoes, etc...
But anyways, I agree. People have the tendency not to fix something that works... or let's just say doesn't do any harm. The ol' rock up there would make a good target practice run for some lunar lander nukes. I at least think so. Worst thing they could do right now is that they're just going to keep calculating the course and after five years say that [i]"Yup, it's definitley going to hit us, but we need some more calculations to be sure..."[/i]
And the next thing they're going to discover is that it's actually 3.5 clicks wide... [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
How about some creative guessing? IF that bugger hits the earth, where does it hit or which country will it decimate? My vibes say... Poland. Don't ask me why. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/tongue.gif[/img]
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[i]"It does not require an artist to wield the blade that finds itself struck through the heart of an opponent. It takes a true artist to present the sword and allow the man to strike himself against it."[/i]
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[url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Never eat anything bigger than your own head.[/url]
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
BOOM!
[b]They should really be using these near-miss asteroids as target practice to be a bit more prepared for the day when one is definatly going to hit.[/b][/quote]
I agree that we should have a plan and practice it, for the day when it does happen (and so we dont get caught with our pants down). Of course, then you have to deal with the greens who will call using nukes in space horrible and that they cause significant damage to the earth and all creatures, bla bla bla bla...
[b] I agree that we should have a plan and practice it, for the day when it does happen (and so we dont get caught with our pants down). Of course, then you have to deal with the greens who will call using nukes in space horrible and that they cause significant damage to the earth and all creatures, bla bla bla bla... [/b][/quote]
The annoying thing with that is that shooting nukes at it won't make much difference to the radiation level in space, because the place is flooded with radiation already. But the greens wouldn't accept that at all.
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[url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Never eat anything bigger than your own head.[/url]
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
I'm sure all the greens would just love it!
Yay for nuclear warheads!!!
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[url="http://slade__tek.tripod.com/"]Alec McClymont[/url]
3D Artist - GVFX
"Something is only impossible until it's not."
[b] The annoying thing with that is that shooting nukes at it won't make much difference to the radiation level in space, because the place is flooded with radiation already. But the greens wouldn't accept that at all.
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You beat me to that one Biggles! [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
heh heh
[b]The the dust kicked up by rock that killed the dinos didn't kill the dinos. The 6 mile long rock didn't kick up enough dust to block out out the sun. But it did kick up sulfer, which is a very common deposit in the Yucatan. Sulfer shuts down photosynthesis. It looks like if that asteroid landed anywhere else, the old life might have survived.[/b][/quote]
Thus why I mentioned the Domino Effect or Chain Reaction if you prefer...
The Dino's were already over due for a physical adaptation (evolution) to counter the lowering Oxygen levels. Those not having a breathing diaphram didn't survive, and likely also died due to complications of no plant food based creatures to thrive on either.
I can picture in my mind what kind of impact (pardon the pun) all the firestorms must have had on the oxygen level initially due to combustion conversion, and then a lot lower population of plants to scrub the atmosphere a little later.
The chain is only as strong as the weakest link, and it only took a 6 mile wide stone with perfect timing to break it.
[b] The annoying thing with that is that shooting nukes at it won't make much difference to the radiation level in space, because the place is flooded with radiation already. But the greens wouldn't accept that at all.
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The Greens wont accept that nukes are going to be here for the next 100+ years. You cant deinvent something. Might as well put them to use in some positive way...
[quote]Originally posted by rhett:
[b] The Greens wont accept that nukes are going to be here for the next 100+ years. You cant deinvent something. Might as well put them to use in some positive way...[/b][/quote]
At least this way we'd get rid of a few of the accumulated ones in a productive way.
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[url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Never eat anything bigger than your own head.[/url]
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
[b]Environmentalist fanatics (ie not people who care for the environment, but people who take it too far and say we must go back to living in caves to minimise impact. Ok, maybe not that far but you get the idea).
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Actually those are the kinds of policies McGillicudy Serious had, like rupping up the roads and planting trees!
YAY TREES !
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That's gonna be a huge partyplace... you know, after the end of the world, it's gonna be the ONLY one [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
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[b]Any plans fort a sev\cret laser-equipped moonbase ?[/b][/quote]
Thats a good idea. Then we could threaten Sierra with our "laser beam" and order them to go to hell. Burn baby burn!
Deforestation is a serious thing. I applaud those individuals and companies who replant after construction or whatever.
Everyone is breathing air processed from those trees and plants.
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Maybe next time guys [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
[quote]Originally posted by Warble:
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Actually those are the kinds of policies McGillicudy Serious had, like rupping up the roads and planting trees!
YAY TREES ![/b][/quote]
Yeah, but at least they weren't serious about it. If only they were still around. I probably would have voted for them on Saturday. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
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[url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Never eat anything bigger than your own head.[/url]
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
Can't imagine living somewhere that you cannot look up and see a tree.