all hail the big rock in the sky

[Grampa]

http://news.aol.com/article/asteroid-apophis/426922?icid=main|hp-desktop|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Fasteroid-apophis%2F426922

the twisty bulbs will save us........

NOT!

[Monsterlover]

So that will pretty much suck for someone if it hits us

If.

[NAKID]

Hey, thanks for the heads up for something that MAY affect me 20 freaking years from now Joel!

[Grampa]

thats ok.....

I heard there will be a major earth quake in nevada in about 6 months


and


North Korea will launch a real nuke right aournd the same time 

I was hoping the big rock would visit us sooner than that

[Holden]

Whether or not it misses, it'll put on a great show if it's "visible to the naked eye" (m<+7). Get out yer binoculars! (or better yet, plan on buying a good telescope within 20 years)

[Jobu]

Whether or not it misses, it'll put on a great show if it's "visible to the naked eye" (m<+7). Get out yer binoculars! (or better yet, plan on buying a goodone hell of a nice telescope with very quick computer tracking within 20 years)

Fixed

[erkishhorde]

Sweet! 1 in 45,000 chance of hitting the Earth! That's better than my chances of winning the Lotto!

[red baron]

fuk yeah I'm spending all my cash and 401k [drink]boobies/hookers/blow/whatever crosses my mind 

[red baron]

oh yeah and I'm gonna start eating red meat again.

[Holden]

Fixed

Maximum angular speed will be a crawling 42º/hour together with a peak magnitude of +3.3 (think Meissa, Algiebba or Megrez).

Looks like it will be visible in most US latitudes, although I don't know where it will transit at 30,000 km altitude, or how close to the sun it will be in the sky when it does (rise & set times). Anyone?

[ZLTFUL]

Great...first the make the beast with two backsing Goa'uld take over humans in an attempt to destroy earth and now the mother make the beast with two backsers are taking over asteroids. When will the make the beast with two backstards ever learn??


(A little sci-fi geek humor)

[NAKID]

Great...first the make the beast with two backsing Goa'uld take over humans in an attempt to destroy earth and now the mother make the beast with two backsers are taking over asteroids. When will the make the beast with two backstards ever learn??


(A little sci-fi geek humor)

No, it's the creepy aliens from Starship Troopers blasting asteroids towards us.

(Although I did get the Stargate Reference...)

[Grampa]

oh yeah and I'm gonna start eating red meat again.

except rabbit

[KnightofNi]

except rabbit

i thought rabbit was white meat.

[Grampa]

i thought rabbit was white meat.

only to alice