Astrologer Sues NASA Over Comet Probe

0110011001110101 writes "NASA's mission that sent a space probe smashing into a comet raised more than cosmic dust -- it also brought a lawsuit from a Russian astrologer. 'Bai is seeking damages totaling $300 million -- the approximate equivalent of the mission's cost -- for her "moral sufferings," Izvestia said, citing her lawyer Alexander Molokhov. She earlier told the paper that the experiment would "deform her horoscope." ' "

Comments

Re:Her parents should be proud...

[Rosco P. Coltrane]

In so...

Nah...

Re:Her parents should be proud...

[chris_mahan]

That would be:

In So...

(don't forget capitalization... :)

Astrologers can't even carry out their own work

[Jugalator]

It's funny, astrologers keep working on things involving astronomic events, but they have no clue how physics work, not even enough knowledge to carry out their very own astrological work. It won't affect future locations of the comet, and since astrology is based on this, it won't affect astrology, but they don't get that. For all we know, they may very well strongly believe in that planets are huge spheres of cheese. :-p

From Susan Kitchen's excellent Comet Bash coverage on the event:

"This impact was the same as a flea/gnat hitting a 747 (i.e., not much). teeny tiny hundredth decimal place effect. Just not enough momentum exchange to move the comet at all."

Re:The Russian court has got see reason, here.

[TheWanderingHermit]

I think the only state to ban evolution was KS.

I know I'm being literal here, but I love that sentence. It conjures up all sorts of ideas of what could happen if Kansas bans evolution, as opposed to banning the teaching of evolution. Wouldn't it be a sight if they could ban it retroactively?

Re:The Russian court has got see reason, here.

[Rosco P. Coltrane]

I know I'm being literal here, but I love that sentence. It conjures up all sorts of ideas of what could happen if Kansas bans evolution, as opposed to banning the teaching of evolution. Wouldn't it be a sight if they could ban it retroactively?

I know plenty of places in the Appalachians and in the south were they didn't wait for a state court to ban evolution...

Re:The Russian court has got see reason, here.

[lptport1]

It's only one of your examples, but I'm sure if you looked into it further, the McDonald's coffee lawsuit got appealed. The fact that the person was awarded money at a lower court was highly publicized, while the appeal was not. And as an example of frivolous court cases getting thrown out, look to the case where someone tried to sue McDonald's because they became obese eating their food day in and day out, and felt McDonald's was in some way responsible for their ignorance of good dietary practice.

I'm going to assume you're from the US, not only because your attention was captured for only a split second by the media coverage of how hot coffee can be, but also considering your choice of "i.e.", over "e.g." and other less notable errors in your comment.

Re:I should sue them, too

[m50d]

Forget them, sue the damn butterfly!

Proof of God

[sveinungkv]

first: sorry about my english, it's not my native language.
Then to the profs of God: there are many. Since I don't know your religion/philosofi/way of thinking, I will try my favorite: The Bible.
It is full of profecis, some that occurs while we speak. The resurection of Israel is a good example: "And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:" Ezekiel 37:21
When I was in Israel, I saw Ezekiel 36,34 with my own eyes: "And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited."

Stuff that have not hapend yet, but it seems like it might happend soon
"And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name." Revelation of John 13:16-17 And as a slashdotter, I guess you have heard this profecy, and know in what direction the development point (I'm not claiming it has happend, but stay awake when it does, that mark is a onewayticket to hell)
"It was also given to him (Aticrist) to make war with the saints (the real christians) and to overcome them, and authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him." Rev 13,7 One World Goverment, well look at the direction the world moves. Almost unthinkable in a world with slow means of transportation

I hope you will accept at least the first evidence (Israel), but if you are looking for different kind evidence, just ask...