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Collided Satellite Debris Coming Down?
Jamie found this Bad Astronomy blog on the many reports beginning about 7 hours ago of one or more fireballs in the sky across Texas. That blog's proprietor first doubted that the phenomena could be due to the satellites that collided in orbit last week, but later left the possibility open. The National Weather Service for Jackson, KY put out an announcement about possible explosions and earthquakes across the area and blamed the defunct satellites. "These pieces of debris have been causing sonic booms...resulting in the vibrations being felt by some residents...as well as flashes of light across the sky. The cloud of debris is likely the result of the recent in orbit collision of two satellites on Tuesday...February 10th when Kosmos 2251 crashed into Iridium 33."
An Austin TV station has more reports.
I warned that when we allow the Italians to use our space they would use it to attack us with their Italian bombs. Didn't I warn you all, and you just laughed. But who is laughing now? Not I. As a Patriot I mourn for America and our God-given freedoms. The nefarious Italians are snickering at us from their "moon" base! I can hear their rascall;y singsong voices saying "mammamia!" and "inboccaallupo!" Well not for long they wont. Real Americans will rise to their fatherland's call, even if the President may be a secret Italian agent, we are still Americans one hundred and five percent and we out our pants on one leg at a time and speak American, not Mexican or whatever language they speak in those heathen lands that the Italian ingrates hail from.
My understanding was that the satellites were in an orbit high enough that the debris would float around for several thousand years before being caught by the atmosphere. I suppose a few bits might have had the energy to move closer in, but all in all it sounds more like the Martians have arrived. Might be a good idea to go make some bacteria bombs before they finish building those tripedal walkers.
Shhh, it's really the end times, earthquakes and fireballs in the sky and all that, but they don't want to alarm anybody. At least until the dead all rise and walk again by which point it should be obvious what's going on.
Loose lips lose spit.
Will the FSF be marketing an official helmet to protect against sat debris, assuming their tinfoil hats would be sadly insufficient against this new vector?
So wait, there are going to be zombies?
Finally!
I mean..uhh..damn...yea...I'm not excited at all...
Check out my sysadmin blog!
Troll? Why is that marked troll? He muses what an impressive show it must be an then expresses concern for his fellow man.
Finally! Incontrovertible proof that the Slashdot moderators are secretly encouraging members to express their disdain and apathy towards their kin thus creating an antisocial and disjointed population which would increase their control over them and facilitate the establishment of their New Global Order! Wake up sheeple! The Slashdot mods are taking over!
What? What do you mean I have to lower my morphine dose?
I hate printers.
call it spacebook
rewriting history since 2109
Insightful? Why is that marked insightful? He muses what an impressive show it must be an then expresses concern for his fellow man.
etc etc.
It's not about fate, it's about character.
there be no shelter here, the frontline is everywhere!
Natural, huh? From all of that activity happening up there, one can only conclude that we're under attack. Don't try to cover it up.
First GW Bush, now this!
Aliens!
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
I'm such a moron for buying an electric chainsaw. I KNEW there was a reason I should have bought a gas one instead.
I Am My Own Worst Enemy
Gah, not the rapture. My wife wants the stupid bathroom to be finished remodeling before anyone else makes alterations...
Geesh... To hear her whine and complain about how long I've taken - I can just hear it now, "You waited so long the rapture occurred... "
There's a gorilla from Manilla whose a fella that stinks of vanilla and has salmonella.
Uhm... You've got red on you.
Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
http://blog.nexusuk.org
call it spacebook
I think spitter is a better name for this event.
I'm thinking the appropriate response while watching it would be "Goodness gracious, great balls of fire!"
I am officially gone from