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impala454
post Jan 24 2008, 05:04 PM
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But won't hit
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5483161.html
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An asteroid at least 500 feet long will make a rare close pass by Earth next week, but there is no chance of an impact, scientists reported today.


That's kinda crazy... within 1.4 times the distance to the moon... I bet it'd be pretty nasty for us if this thing hit the moon.
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post Jan 25 2008, 09:33 AM
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devastating? all of those greenhouse gases would eat away at it during its atmospheric entry and then probably pass through some acid rain around 30,000 ft and would probably break a car window on a Lada in Kazakhstan somewhere.


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- impala454   Asteroid heading our way   Jan 24 2008, 05:04 PM
- - Watchman   there's some guy from nasa claiming that there...   Jan 24 2008, 05:07 PM
- - FORSAKENR320   this is not the kind of apocalypse i look forward ...   Jan 24 2008, 05:44 PM
|- - pysex   QUOTE (FORSAKENR320 @ Jan 24 2008, 05:44 ...   Jan 24 2008, 09:29 PM
- - impala454   They mentioned the earth gets hit by these every 3...   Jan 24 2008, 06:14 PM
|- - FORSAKENR320   QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 24 2008, 06:14 PM)...   Jan 24 2008, 06:27 PM
- - Testm0nkey   yeah. nightmares.   Jan 24 2008, 07:26 PM
- - johnthedrunk   devastating? all of those greenhouse gases would e...   Jan 25 2008, 09:33 AM
- - impala454   Air, yes. Acid rain? You have to be kidding me. ...   Jan 25 2008, 10:37 AM
|- - johnthedrunk   QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 25 2008, 10:37 AM)...   Jan 30 2008, 01:55 PM
|- - impala454   QUOTE (johnthedrunk @ Jan 30 2008, 01:55 ...   Jan 30 2008, 01:57 PM
|- - FORSAKENR320   QUOTE (johnthedrunk @ Jan 30 2008, 01:55 ...   Jan 30 2008, 02:04 PM
|- - Jessica   QUOTE (johnthedrunk @ Jan 30 2008, 01:55 ...   Jan 30 2008, 11:55 PM
- - FORSAKENR320   the weather changes are what would scare me the mo...   Jan 25 2008, 04:12 PM
- - impala454   Well in that article, the guy also mentions a smal...   Jan 25 2008, 04:26 PM
|- - FORSAKENR320   QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 25 2008, 04:26 PM)...   Jan 25 2008, 05:55 PM
|- - impala454   QUOTE (FORSAKENR320 @ Jan 25 2008, 05:55 ...   Jan 28 2008, 12:47 AM
- - FORSAKENR320   lies! i did no such thing   Jan 28 2008, 12:49 AM
- - theIncredibleEdibleDuane   YAY! death and destruction! Jake Gylenha...   Jan 28 2008, 07:54 AM
|- - FORSAKENR320   QUOTE (theIncredibleEdibleDuane @ Jan 28 2008...   Jan 28 2008, 03:39 PM
|- - pebkac   QUOTE (theIncredibleEdibleDuane @ Jan 28 2008...   Jan 29 2008, 09:46 AM
|- - theIncredibleEdibleDuane   QUOTE (pebkac @ Jan 29 2008, 09:46 AM) Fa...   Jan 30 2008, 12:38 PM
- - impala454   Asteroids, etc, etc, oh and btw don't forget t...   Jan 28 2008, 04:18 PM

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