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Small Asteroid On Collision Course With Earth
musatov writes "There's talk on The Minor Planet Mailing List about a small asteroid approaching Earth with a 99.8% probability of colliding. The entrance to the Earth's atmosphere will take place October 7 at 0246 UTC (2:35 after this story goes live) over northern Sudan, releasing the energy of about a kiloton of TNT. The asteroid is assumed to be 3-4 meters in size; it is expected to burn up completely in the atmosphere, causing no harm. As a powerful bolide, it may put on quite a show in the sky. For those advanced enough in astronomy to observe, check the MPEC 2008-T50 and MPEC 2008-T64 circulars. NASA's JPL Small Body Database has a 3D orbit view. The story has been already picked up by CNN and NASA."
Bankers everywhere rejoice!
No worries,
2 hours gives CERN plenty of time to aim the LHC at the asteroid and obliterate it with a black hole.
I am the richest astronaut ever to win the superbowl.
and it wants revenge.
Since it is such a small asteroid we can save some money. We don't need to send an all-star cast to blow it up, we only need to send one celebrity.
I suggest Bruce Willis, since we can save even more money not having to worry about the return trip.
"Kittens give Morbo gas!"
The next big one could come any time and kill us all. If it was really the end of the world would they let us know?
I sure that Slashdot would report it at least twice.
Life is like a web application. Sometime you need cookies just to get by.
a dog
Because the LHC failed at destroying us all, they sent this asteroid/meteor to finish us off. Seems like this will fail too.
signature is pants
a small asteroid approaching Earth with a 99.8% probability of colliding
O-M-G We're all going to die! It's the end of the world! Run! Agh, forget that, you'll just die tired! I'm freaking out! I'm freaking out!
The asteroid is assumed to be 3-4 meters in size...
This has been a test of the emergency end of the world system. Has this been the actual end of the world you would have been given explicit instructions to bend over and kiss your ass good bye.
This concludes this test of the emergency end of the world system.
That's our life, the big wheel of shit. - The Fat Man, Blue Tango Salvage
If a comet is on the ground, we call it a glacier.
Well, call me a Washin'ton out-cider, don'cha know, betcha', shucks, all I gotta' do is wink and sure, by golly, that asteroid'll collide with Obama fer sure. 'Cause he's a terrist celebrity, by golly, gosh, so dangerous, and I'd like ta' ignore that question and talk 'bout energy.
Sincerely;
Sarah Palin
If telephones are outlawed, then only outlaws will have telephones.
And at least the first report would come in only a few days after it happened!
Oh wait..
A horrible violation of the laws of God and Man...
By the taping of my glasses, something geeky this way passes
Asteroid is free, Meteor is expensive - costs anywhere from 50 to 99 MP to cast, depending on which FF you're playing.
I'd use an Asteroid over Meteor any day.
So, a Dwarf Asteroid then?
Come play free flash games on Kongregate!
size challenged asteroid
Oh crap, the fate of the earth depends on the accuracy of a slashdot summary?!?
Asteroid, meteoroid or hemorrhoid; what does it matter? They're all a pain in the ass.
Well it was only two hours by the time I posted that, but truth be told I'm out a microwave right now. I make my popcorn by putting the bag on top of my wireless router and firing up a bittorent.
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