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2010-07-29 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Yet another asteroid to devastate the earth

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Posted by Fred 2010-07-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 a 560m wide space rock

Usually that translates into a 1837.27034ft wide space rock. Glad to see they resisted the urge here.

Any way we can time this to hit Iran?

Posted by gorb 2010-07-29 01:05|| 2010-07-29 01:05|| Front Page Top

#2 ...dubbed 1999 RQ36

Oh, it's the Illudium RQ36 Explosive Space Modulator.

"There's supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom!"

Posted by Angie Schultz 2010-07-29 05:21|| 2010-07-29 05:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Astroid could raze London.

And the downside is?

Posted by Besoeker 2010-07-29 06:14|| 2010-07-29 06:14|| Front Page Top

#4 "Space boffins" sounds like a pr0n video title.

Posted by Spot 2010-07-29 08:13|| 2010-07-29 08:13|| Front Page Top

#5 perhaps our NASA Liaison TO Muslims could inform the Dar that a false Moon God is coming. Should make for interesting Rage Boy videos

Posted by Frank G 2010-07-29 10:02|| 2010-07-29 10:02|| Front Page Top

#6 The asteroid was discovered in 1999 and is dubbed 1999 RFQ36.

fixed it for them.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-07-29 10:15|| 2010-07-29 10:15|| Front Page Top

#7 Definately bigger than the Arizona one. It would be like a giant nuke going off if it hit.

Can we steer it into Iran?

Posted by DarthVader 2010-07-29 10:44|| 2010-07-29 10:44|| Front Page Top

#8 Why is everyone assuming we have to steer it into Iran? That could be it's destination in the first place!

Posted by Charles 2010-07-29 11:03|| 2010-07-29 11:03|| Front Page Top

#9 Wikileaks sez Quetta is an alternate target.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2010-07-29 11:15|| 2010-07-29 11:15|| Front Page Top

#10 Assuming pure nickel-iron at 8000 kg/m^3

735.3 x 10^9 kg

Boom. BIG boom.

Posted by mojo 2010-07-29 12:32|| 2010-07-29 12:32|| Front Page Top

#11 These asteroids are attracted to planets where the people espouse global warming, socialism, and islamic fundamentalism.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-07-29 17:42|| 2010-07-29 17:42|| Front Page Top

#12 ARTIC > IIUC, our future OWG-NWO has ONE SHOT, + ONLY ONE SHOT, IN YEAR 2082 [NOT 2182] TO SAVE TERRA FIRMA FROM BEING TURNED INTO ROCKY ROAD-ROCKREENIES SPACE MUSH.

By a NOT-THE-YEAR-2030-MOON-OR-PLANET-MERCURY [Fatima "3rd Secret" > "Winged Hoss/Horse"] Minor Bolide-Rock.

D *** NG IT, NASA-JPL, DON'T CONFUSE ME WID MTV RAP!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-07-29 20:55|| 2010-07-29 20:55|| Front Page Top

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