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X-Ray Satellite Coming Down Tonight

Posted by michael on from the falling-down-on-new-jersey dept.

An anonymous reader writes "New Scientist reports that the 1400-kilogram BeppoSAX satellite is coming down to earth tonight (29th April), showering the area below with chunks of metal."

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  1. ahoy! by Joe+the+Lesser · · Score: 3, Funny

    I for one, am going to catch it on my tongue for sure!

    *runs off*

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  2. Re:probability by Muad'Dave · · Score: 3, Funny
    Doing the math, I get 1.68 million km2 of area. Approx 25.8% of that is land, making the land strike area something like 433440 km2. If the odds are 1 in 2000 of 'being hit', either each person is 216.72 km2 in area, or they expect to hit 216.72 people at once.

    :-) obligatory smiley :-)

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  3. Hello Ebay! by Stubtify · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sweet I always wanted to buy parts off an x-ray telescope!