Guest Nellie2 Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 It was announced that an asteroid around two-thirds of a mile wide (1.2km) could hit Earth on March 21 2014 - classified by astronomers as "an event meriting careful monitoring".Well.......... what do you think???What preparations should we make then??The Guardian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvw Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 Duck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 bvw that should have read duck, duckie :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 "In all probability, within the next month we will know its future orbit with an accuracy which will mean we will be able to rule out any impact.Yes but what if it is going to impact???? What if it is going to come so close that it effects the tides or even rips the sea up from the sea bed??? :o :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvw Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 Doug.......you're Ok, you can leg it! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spikeychris Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 Yeah something like that if I saw 2,600m tonnes of ice travelling at a speed of 20 miles a second coming straight at me I'd use the .........ohh duck me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 they say the probability of the asteroid hitting Earth is just one in 909,000I'll get my bet on now just in case. :P :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest moon Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 I calculate that there is time enough for 3487 orgasms each, if we start now. That's optimistically and resting on Sundays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 That's very profound moon - Never on Sundays. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest moon Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 Well, we don't want to overdo it , doug, do we. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Don't worry folks. If there's likely to be any danger I'll think of something, so just relax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 There's more chance of the asteroid hitting earth than there is off winning the lottery!1 in 909,000 chance off hitting with a force the equivilant of 8 million a-bombs!!! :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest moon Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Where are all those guys that don't believe Man landed on the moon. They should have some good ideas. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Yes but what if it is going to impact???? What if it is going to come so close that it effects the tides or even rips the sea up from the sea bed??? :o :oLmao :D you have been watching too much of deep impact (or was it Armageddon) :D An asteroid of 1.2 km diameter or any asteroid for that fact has little or no gravitational pull, its simply doesn't have enough mass to have an effect.It is highly unlikely that 2003 QQ47 Asteroid will impact the Earth, if it did impact then there is nothing you can really do to prepare as the effects of the impact will be global and last for many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest moon Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 I dimly remember a guy talking about an ion engine. Given enough time, an ion engine installed on the surface of a small object would develop enough thrust to enable remote steering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Asteroid Impact Motto: Be PreparedWe've got no chance!"Satellites in geosynchronous orbit could be lost to dust impacts, even shorted out due to plasma arcing caused by energized particles wreaking havoc with microelectronic circuitry. That could knock out, or severely disrupt global communications, the researchers contend.""After an "all clear" is given following a cosmic impact, exposure to radioactivity is not among the various long-lasting consequences." :blink: The dinosaurs could not evaluate and mitigate the natural forces that exterminated them, but human beings have the intelligence to do so :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 I dimly remember a guy talking about an ion engine. Given enough time, an ion engine installed on the surface of a small object would develop enough thrust to enable remote steering.The way of thinking to shift an asteriod is to use the SUN on highly reflective mirrors that will shine at one particuliar point on a asteroid...Heating it up and releasing gasses etc...This will produce the thrust to shift such a huge asteroid.Problem: Needs to sent up and in postition ummm very quickly!Nuclear Weapons are a NO NO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest moon Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Too expensive, too difficult to aim, depends on proximity to sun, can only handle one at a time. Nah, ion engines are the way to go. We could play cosmic pool with prizes for dropping them on Jupiter. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Too expensive, too difficult to aim, depends on proximity to sun, can only handle one at a time. Nah, ion engines are the way to go. We could play cosmic pool with prizes for dropping them on Jupiter. :DActually it's the prefered way!However!I would like them to test it first :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest moon Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Actually it's the prefered way!We're all doomed then. It's going to be a tad frustrating waiting about while a bunch of brachycephalics sod about with mirrors. Ah well. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Actually it's the prefered way!We're all doomed then. It's going to be a tad frustrating waiting about while a bunch of brachycephalics sod about with mirrors. Ah well. :D Think of the children! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 It is highly unlikely that 2003 QQ47 Asteroid will impact the Earth, if it did impact then there is nothing you can really do to prepare as the effects of the impact will be global and last for many years.Well ion engines withstanding....... perhaps we could send one of our WF software testers to test them out!!!!!........... it is really just a question of kissing your bottom goodbye then?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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