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Asteroid Due for Close Approach

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ka-FOOOM dept.

mernil writes "BBC Reports "A giant space rock was set to whizz past the Earth on Monday under the close scrutiny of astronomers. The mountain-sized object had been classed as a "potentially hazardous asteroid", but scientists say there was no danger of a collision with Earth. [...] At this time calculations suggested it would be about 268,873 miles (432,709km) from the Earth, only 1.1 times the planet's distance from the Moon."

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  1. It's the foot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Lay on your back and let them take your surrender and they'll stop doing this.

  2. We're fine... by smaerd · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... I mean, I can shoot those babies down no problem... unless one of those annoying UFOs shows up.. I can never shoot those fast enough. *duh-duh duh-duh duh-duh duh-duh duh-duh duh-duh duh-duh*

  3. We'll be fine. by ScentCone · · Score: 4, Funny

    The universe would not allow earth's civilization to end until after Pixar releases "Ratatooie." Otherwise, the cosmos will not yet have been properly balanced, in terms of Really Good Jokes About French Cooking(tm).

    Also, Capital One won't let civilization end as long as I'm carrying a balance, so we can rely their Astroid Defense System, which works 21.5% even more than necessary. So, there's redundancy.

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  4. News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters ... by Bob(TM) · · Score: 4, Funny

    News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters ... Yesterday.

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    The little guy just ain't getting it, is he?