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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: SkeptiK on November 06, 2011, 03:21:59 AM

Title: Astroid possibly hitting earth is 72 hours.
Post by: SkeptiK on November 06, 2011, 03:21:59 AM: An astroid the size of an aircraft carrier may be hitting earth in 72 hours. It will be passing in-between the moon and earth. It's predicted it will not hit and a very small chance but due to it passing so close it could be drawn towards us. So yea if it hits us, we are in a bit of trouble.
Title: Re: Astroid possibly hitting earth is 72 hours.
Post by: Sawnik on November 06, 2011, 03:54:09 AM: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/images/2005_YU55_approach_movie.gif

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/images/2005_yu55b.jpg

Chances are reallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreally Slim
Title: Re: Astroid possibly hitting earth is 72 hours.
Post by: SkeptiK on November 06, 2011, 03:57:21 AM: Quote from: Sawnikdawg on November 06, 2011, 03:54:09 AM
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/images/2005_YU55_approach_movie.gif

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/images/2005_yu55b.jpg

Chances are reallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreally Slim

As your penis? Lolololol.

On a serious note, in 2036 we will face another asteroid. Which IS predicted to hit earth and it's the size of Sydney harbour.
Title: Re: Astroid possibly hitting earth is 72 hours.
Post by: Sawnik on November 06, 2011, 03:59:15 AM: As of October 7, 2009, refinements to the precovery images of Apophis by the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy, the 90-inch Bok Telescope, and the Arecibo Observatory have generated a refined path that reduces the odds of an April 13, 2036 impact to about 1 in 250,000.[3][8]
2009-Apr-29: An animation is released[22] that shows how unmeasured physical parameters of Apophis bias the entire statistical uncertainty region. If Apophis is a RETROGRADE rotator on the small, less-massive end of what is possible, the measurement uncertainty region will get pushed back such that the center of the distribution encounters the Earth's orbit. This would result in an impact probability much higher than computed with the Standard Dynamical Model. Conversely, if Apophis is a small, less-massive PROGRADE rotator, the uncertainty region is advanced along the orbit. Only the remote tails of the probability distribution could encounter the Earth, producing a negligible impact probability

Criticism of all published impact probabilites rests on the fact that important physical parameters such as mass and spin that affect its precise trajectory have not yet been accurately measured and hence there are no associated probability distributions. The Standard Dynamical Model used for making predictions, simplifies calculations by assuming the Earth is a point mass, this can introduce up to 2.9 Earth radii of prediction error for the 2036 approach, the Earth's oblateness must be considered to predict an impact reliably.[20] Additional factors that can greatly influence the predicted motion in ways that depend on unknown details, are the spin of the asteroid,[23] its precise mass, the way it reflects and absorbs sunlight, radiates heat, and the gravitational pull of other asteroids passing nearby.[20] Small uncertainties in the masses and positions of the planets and Sun can cause up to a 23 Earth radii of prediction error for Apophis by 2036.[20]

Just some stuff about the 2036 one
Title: Re: Astroid possibly hitting earth is 72 hours.
Post by: SkeptiK on November 06, 2011, 04:02:50 AM: That's a whole bunch of big words, me no read. Seriously though fuck mind rape.
Title: Re: Astroid possibly hitting earth is 72 hours.
Post by: Sawnik on November 06, 2011, 04:05:21 AM: Quote from: SputniK on November 06, 2011, 04:02:50 AM
That's a whole bunch of big words, me no read.
And we found a member of the derp part of the administration team...

I LOVE YOU TOO SKEP
Title: Re: Astroid possibly hitting earth is 72 hours.
Post by: Monkey with a gun on November 06, 2011, 04:09:19 AM: Way to rain on my parade Mr. Universe -.-
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Post by: SkeptiK on November 06, 2011, 04:16:01 AM: Tyler said he wanted to lose his anal virginity before he died... 0.0
Title: Re: Astroid possibly hitting earth is 72 hours.
Post by: deXterous | KaB00M! on November 06, 2011, 06:30:08 AM: I cried when I saw the title. IT WILL NOT HIT EARTH.. christ.. The chance of Apophis hitting Earth is like 1 in 45000... It will pass in 2029 and if it hits a keyhole, ITS SAID that it MAYBE would hit the Earth in 2036..
Title: Re: Astroid possibly hitting earth is 72 hours.
Post by: SkeptiK on November 06, 2011, 06:38:58 AM: Quote from: KaB00M?@hi on November 06, 2011, 06:30:08 AM
I cried when I saw the title. IT WILL NOT HIT EARTH.. christ.. The chance of Apophis hitting Earth is like 1 in 45000... It will pass in 2029 and if it hits a keyhole, ITS SAID that it MAYBE would hit the Earth in 2036..

Ok god/jesus.
Title: Re: Astroid possibly hitting earth is 72 hours.
Post by: Veran120 on November 06, 2011, 07:21:18 AM: It's not going to hit the Earth, though sometimes I wish it suddenly changed its' way and made a big KABOOM right on the Earth
Title: Re: Astroid possibly hitting earth is 72 hours.
Post by: Ducky on November 06, 2011, 09:13:58 AM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1PBptSDIh8

I doubt it. If an asteroid actually had a high chance of hitting us, the news and everyone would be going nuts.
Title: Re: Astroid possibly hitting earth is 72 hours.
Post by: Nicknero on November 07, 2011, 03:09:43 AM: Earth is getting hit by astroids all the time. They are all getting burned up in the atmosphere, or all that's left of them finally hitting earth is a stone with the size of a tennis ball.

Really nothing to have a fuzz about.
Title: Re: Astroid possibly hitting earth is 72 hours.
Post by: SoapANator on November 07, 2011, 07:45:59 AM: Quote from: Nicknero1405 on November 07, 2011, 03:09:43 AM
Earth is getting hit by astroids all the time. They are all getting burned up in the atmosphere, or all that's left of them finally hitting earth is a stone with the size of a tennis ball.

Really nothing to have a fuzz about.

That...is rather true.
Title: Re: Astroid possibly hitting earth is 72 hours.
Post by: YankeeSamurai on November 07, 2011, 07:15:10 PM: Quote from: SputniK on November 06, 2011, 06:38:58 AM
Quote from: KaB00M?@hi on November 06, 2011, 06:30:08 AM
I cried when I saw the title. IT WILL NOT HIT EARTH.. christ.. The chance of Apophis hitting Earth is like 1 in 45000... It will pass in 2029 and if it hits a keyhole, ITS SAID that it MAYBE would hit the Earth in 2036..

Ok god/jesus.

the fuck aren't you an atheist
Title: Re: Astroid possibly hitting earth is 72 hours.
Post by: smt on November 07, 2011, 07:19:58 PM: we'll run out of oil before anything hits us, there's so many ways we're basicly killing off the planet

time to invest in space travel brb going to virgin