'BUS' SIZED ASTEROID PASSING CLOSE TO EARTH TONIGHT

[Phil Perry]

D'you think we ought to Duck ?

 

 

Asteroid will fly between Earth and the moon tonight | Daily Mail Online

 

 

[nomadpete]

So, a rock that's too small to see will pass too far away to worry about?

 

 

[old man emu]

It's about time NASA got off its Federally-funded fart rs and entered into a deal with the Vogons to get that hyperspace bypass constructed. Then these asteroids could go about their business without driving up and down our High Street.

 

OME

 

 

[Phil Perry]

So, a rock that's too small to see will pass too far away to worry about?

Yep. Missed again Pete. . !

 

 

[nomadpete]

If research scientists were serious about their jobs, they would also be telling us who it is that we have upset so much that they keep throwing rocks and snowballs at us. If this keeps up, sooner or later they're gunna take out somebody's windows!

 

 

[Marty_d]

Well, in the words of Billy Bob Thornton in "Armageddon" (am I extremely sad if I admit I liked that movie?)

 

"Well, our object collison budget's a million dollars, that allows us to track about 3% of the sky, and beg'n your pardon sir, but it's a big-ass sky!"

 

 

[nomadpete]

Was Billy Bob a politician ?

 

 

[spacesailor]

AND the government wouldn't tell us, so as not to cause panic & withdraw our loot out of the banks

 

spacesailor

 

 

[nomadpete]

What Spacey? Why would you want all your cash under the pillow when the asteroid hits? You can't take it with you (in spite of what those rich Egyptians thought when the made pyramids)

 

 

[Marty_d]

What Spacey? Why would you want all your cash under the pillow when the asteroid hits? You can't take it with you (in spite of what those rich Egyptians thought when the made pyramids)

Not only the cash, I'd max out the credit cards too - not like I'd be around for the bill. You may not be able to take it with you but you can spend it on one hell of a party before it happens!

 

 

[spacesailor]

Buy the biggest aircraft that my bank withdrawal funds would act as the deposit.

 

The bank & loan shark will have to chase me to Heaven or Hell whichever comes after.

 

Other disasters had banks closing their doors to stop withdrawals.

 

spacesailor

 

 

[Marty_d]

Or just steal it. You'll never face trial.

 

 

[nomadpete]

What a bunch of reprobates.

 

I'll never lend you my lawnmower again, now that you've let on that you don't intend to give it back if we get hit by an asteroid!

 

 

[spacesailor]

Just had a quick look & printed 6 pages of "close to earth objects) for February to March 2017.

 

Makes you wonder how they keep missing us!.

 

spacesailor

 

 

[nomadpete]

Missing us? Nah, it's just part of a big mysterious plan.

 

 

[old man emu]

Missing us? Nah, it's just part of a big mysterious plan.

Oh, God!

 

 

[Phil Perry]

Oh, God!

Now Now. . . .wrong thread ! ! ! ! !

 

 

[spacesailor]

There's two tomorrow, and three on the 21st.

 

NEO Earth Close Approaches

 

were I got my information from.

 

spacesailor

 

 

[nomadpete]

I just went outside to look for them. Should they show through all this cloud?

 

 

[old man emu]

Oh, God!

 

Now Now. . . .wrong thread ! ! ! ! !

You'd better believe Him.

 

 

[nomadpete]

Him, or Her?

 

 

[spacesailor]

Lots more on the way, folks.

 

spacesailor

 

 

[nomadpete]

The sky is falling !

 

 

[Phil Perry]

Just had a quick look & printed 6 pages of "close to earth objects) for February to March 2017.Makes you wonder how they keep missing us!.

 

spacesailor

Hmmm. . .sort of similar to Russian Roulette,. . .except that you can't see most of the bullets until they've almost hit you. . . .

 

 

[Bruce]

They keep missing cos space is really big ... really really big .. compared with planets and stuff.

 

It's the same as mid-airs between aircraft. The sky is really big compared to Jabirus.

 

Think of a roulette wheel with billions of slots and 2 balls. What is the chance that both balls will occupy the same slot?