Giant Asteroid

Bee · 09-02-2003, 01:53 PM

Giant Asteroid may hit in 2014.

Too bad it's not a colossal asteroid, it would generate some discussion on the board.

GrantDawg · 09-02-2003, 01:55 PM

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On impact, it could have the effect of 20 million Hiroshima atomic bombs, a spokesman for the British government's Near Earth Object Information Center told BBC radio.

Sounds colossal to me.

WilliamFeldman · 09-02-2003, 01:56 PM

If it gets too close I'll just make a trip in my triangle shaped plane and shoot it into multiple smaller asteroids. Then I'll shoot those asteroids until they disappear.

Bee · 09-02-2003, 01:57 PM

What bothers me is the chances of this hitting are much better than the chances that I win the lottery.

cuervo72 · 09-02-2003, 01:59 PM

That sucks...

Abe Sargent · 09-02-2003, 02:00 PM

Winning that great big lottery in the sky. Go Earth! Go Earth. Go, Go, Go Earth!

-Anxiety

Bee · 09-02-2003, 02:02 PM

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Originally posted by WilliamFeldman
If it gets too close I'll just make a trip in my triangle shaped plane and shoot it into multiple smaller asteroids. Then I'll shoot those asteroids until they disappear.

I feel safer now.

Franklinnoble · 09-02-2003, 02:03 PM

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Originally posted by Bee
What bothers me is the chances of this hitting are much better than the chances that I win the lottery.

Yeah, no kidding. The State lottery systems in this country are a total ripoff. You're about 100 times better off spending a buck a week at a slot machine in an indian casino someplace than you are spending it on a lottery ticket.

primelord · 09-02-2003, 02:16 PM

There is too big of a deal being made out of this asteroid. The belief is after they do a few more tests the odds are going to be virtually nil that it has any chance of impacting earth.

EagleFan · 09-02-2003, 02:31 PM

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Originally posted by Bee
What bothers me is the chances of this hitting are much better than the chances that I win the lottery.

So my luck is I win the lottery the day of the impact.

Radii · 09-02-2003, 02:47 PM

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Originally posted by WilliamFeldman
If it gets too close I'll just make a trip in my triangle shaped plane and shoot it into multiple smaller asteroids. Then I'll shoot those asteroids until they disappear.

I didn't laugh out loud, but I still rate this as one of the best posts I've ever read on this board. Call it a child of the 80s/Atari thing.

Subby · 09-02-2003, 02:54 PM

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Originally posted by WilliamFeldman
If it gets too close I'll just make a trip in my triangle shaped plane and shoot it into multiple smaller asteroids. Then I'll shoot those asteroids until they disappear.

Post. Of. The. Year.

Drake · 09-02-2003, 02:54 PM

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Originally posted by Bee
Giant Asteroid may hit in 2014.

It's about goddamned time.

Craptacular · 09-02-2003, 09:15 PM

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Originally posted by WilliamFeldman
If it gets too close I'll just make a trip in my triangle shaped plane and shoot it into multiple smaller asteroids. Then I'll shoot those asteroids until they disappear.

That was the funniest thing I've read on here in a while.

Swaggs · 09-02-2003, 09:18 PM

Makes you wonder just how formidable this giant asteroid is...

KWhit · 09-02-2003, 09:27 PM

Has anyone read Lucifer's Hammer?

Great book. Freaked me out when I read it.

BTW, it's about a giant asteroid hitting the earth.

Bad-example · 09-02-2003, 10:05 PM

Lucifer's Hammer was a great read!

I have always been partial to doomsday fiction.

Ksyrup · 09-02-2003, 10:50 PM

I don't know what Mr. Feldman posted with his other 4 posts over the past year, but I'd say that when he posts, he makes them count. That was funny!

CamEdwards · 09-02-2003, 11:02 PM

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Originally posted by Bad-example
Lucifer's Hammer was a great read!

I have always been partial to doomsday fiction.

A little dated, but it's still on my shelf.

Another dated book, but a helluva good read is "Warday" by Whitley Streiber and James Kunetka. Anybody else read this one?

sabotai · 09-02-2003, 11:10 PM

I tried to read Lucifer's Hammer before. For some reason I just couldn't get into it.

09-02-2003, 01:59 PM	#5
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09-02-2003, 02:00 PM	#6
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09-02-2003, 02:16 PM	#9
primelord Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000	There is too big of a deal being made out of this asteroid. The belief is after they do a few more tests the odds are going to be virtually nil that it has any chance of impacting earth. __________________ .

09-02-2003, 09:18 PM	#15
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Makes you wonder just how formidable this giant asteroid is... __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

09-02-2003, 10:05 PM	#17
Bad-example College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: san jose CA	Lucifer's Hammer was a great read! I have always been partial to doomsday fiction. __________________ Karaoke Katie drove the crowd wild Every time she'd sing they'd come in for miles Curtain came up, Katie came on Drinking like a lumberjack and singing Delta Dawn

09-02-2003, 01:56 PM	#3
WilliamFeldman n00b Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cyberspace	If it gets too close I'll just make a trip in my triangle shaped plane and shoot it into multiple smaller asteroids. Then I'll shoot those asteroids until they disappear.

09-02-2003, 01:57 PM	#4
Bee Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fairfax, VA	What bothers me is the chances of this hitting are much better than the chances that I win the lottery.

09-02-2003, 09:27 PM	#16
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	Has anyone read Lucifer's Hammer? Great book. Freaked me out when I read it. BTW, it's about a giant asteroid hitting the earth.

09-02-2003, 10:50 PM	#18
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I don't know what Mr. Feldman posted with his other 4 posts over the past year, but I'd say that when he posts, he makes them count. That was funny! __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

09-02-2003, 11:10 PM	#20
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	I tried to read Lucifer's Hammer before. For some reason I just couldn't get into it.

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