Thread: Asteroid

I had missed the 1300' asteroid that is supposed to nearly miss earth on Tuesday. News articles say that this large mass will travel between the earth and the moon. Experts say not to worry, because the chances of it impacting earth is "nill". It just got me thinking that this would be the exact same thing we would hear if impact was imminent. I guess that is why we should always be prepared. Never know what the threat might be, or when it might present itself. Stay safe.

And there is that national emergency broadcast test Wednesday, and Congress taking the week off... Hopefully nothing comes of it, but there is a lot going on right now.

According to the info on JPL's website, there is an "uncertainty" rating of 2 (0 being "good" and 10 being "goodbye") on Earth impact; and the margin of error on their time calculation says it's less than one minute. Given that the estimated approach distance is 201,700 miles, and earth travels through space at... Oh, bubblegummit, these are the same guys that miscalculated the metric conversion for a billion dollar spacecraft and crashed it into Mars... I'm worried...

being a literalist, pre-millenialist christian, i find myself incapable of worrying.

interesting, though... i'm not aware of anything this big passing this close for as long as we've been paying attention

Originally Posted by bkb0000

being a literalist, pre-millenialist christian, i find myself incapable of worrying.

I don't really worry either. I'm a pre-canonical Gnostic.

Planet X is approaching and that is why we are having earthquakes and tsunamis.. watch your 6

Originally Posted by Asp

If you're right, I'm going to sit outside on the deck to get my drink on and blast this

+1 but I prefer me some Tool

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I just got off the phone with Bruce Willis. His team is already headed to Cape Canaveral. He said we should all be fine.

Originally Posted by slimer13

+1 but I prefer me some Tool

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That's definitely getting played when it (California) turns into "Arizona bay".

Looks like a perfect Trap Shooting opportunity for our military!

Not too worried, but Ill be playng MW3 all day long since I took Tuesday off. Not too concerned, but have been following this for a good minute, its not "new"s. lol It is is what it is


.82 lunar units so they say, closer than Id like... But it at the end of the day... If you put time into perspective the odds are VERY much in our favor that this isnt "it".


IM GOING TO GO MAKE ME A FOIL HELMET REGARDLESS SO THAT i CAN JOIN THE PARTY

As a prepper I'd have to say that with something like this you really can't worry too much about it. If it hits us there isn't much we can do anyways except stick our heads between our legs and kiss our arse goodbye.

Originally Posted by Nutty4Guns

I just got off the phone with Bruce Willis. His team is already headed to Cape Canaveral. He said we should all be fine.

I don't know...he's a bit older now. I bet his daughter Liv still looks good. Oops did I just type that?

Ohhh..thats right. He died on the last rock.

Where's Chuck Norris?

What is the best caliber to use against an asteroid 9, 40 or 45? Haha
Mike

Originally Posted by bruzer

What is the best caliber to use against an asteroid 9, 40 or 45? Haha
Mike

9MM will just bounce off

Originally Posted by bruzer

What is the best caliber to use against an asteroid 9, 40 or 45? Haha
Mike

best "stopping power" is probably gonna come from a 22" cal...

Originally Posted by Blitzkrieg

9MM will just bounce off

45 is too slow- never make it there in time. Only rational choice is to launch a .40 handgun into space and hope that when it blows up (because they all do) the explosion will change the path of the asteroid.

If you need any more good advice, I'll be in my bunker.