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    An Asteroid Could Have Killed Us Tonight

    Uh, We Almost Got Asteroided Yesterday

    Badass Asteroid Destroys Earth in High Definition

    NASA to Doomsday Asteroid Student: "Shut Up, Dimwit"
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    Image of Navin R Johnson Navin R Johnson
    10/19/09

    In reply to An Asteroid Could Have Killed Us Tonight
    As some already pointed out, most of the earth is covered in water, about 71% This leaves only 29% for land mass. 3/4 of the earth's population lives on only 20% of the land mass. this means only .2 * .29 = 5.8% of the earth is heavily populated.

    So if an object randomly strikes the earth's surface there's roughly a 6% chance of hitting a densely populated area.

    Of course hitting anywhere, or even exploding in the atmosphere could have dire consequences. #asteroid
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    10/18/09

    In reply to An Asteroid Could Have Killed Us Tonight
    Your government explicitly told your scientists not to warn the public on these matters. Reason: don't want panic.

    Nothing about saving the world... #asteroid
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    10/17/09

    In reply to An Asteroid Could Have Killed Us Tonight
    December 21st, 2012. That one won't miss us. #asteroid
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    Image of chauncy that billups chauncy that billups
    10/17/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: if you are referring to the megaton box office disaster starring John cusack, then you are all too correct sir. #asteroid
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    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    10/17/09

    @chauncy that billups: It's important to know that there have been many times in our history when the superstitious believed that at a certain point in time, something like Judgment Day was going to happen. Those points in time all passed and obviously, we are all still here.

    How many people set up bomb shelters on the Eve of New Years Day 2000? They were counting on having to live in them for years after Y2K and the riots and the wars that were surely going to happen... #asteroid
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    Image of Sticks Calhoun Sticks Calhoun
    10/17/09

    In reply to An Asteroid Could Have Killed Us Tonight
    Hopefully they had Bruce WIllis on standby. #asteroid
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    Image of snoop_dizzle snoop_dizzle
    10/17/09

    In reply to An Asteroid Could Have Killed Us Tonight
    Well if they hyped it up more earlier we could of had end of the world sex all over the world with whomever we wanted (because we would all be desperate to get our minds off of the potential destruction) and only to find out we are still alive leading to more love making.

    Only I can dream..... :P #asteroid
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    Image of psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you! psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you!
    10/17/09

    In reply to An Asteroid Could Have Killed Us Tonight
    Is it me, or is there a crapload of objects falling down onto Earth ever since they smacked the moon? I smell a conscpiracy...oh wait no thats just my food in the microwave.

    Reheated hotdogs at 12AM with some vanilla soda. I'm living the life! #asteroid
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    Image of roflwaffles is attempting hipster irony roflwaffles is attempting hipster irony
    10/17/09

    @psychonaut2021: Secrets of the Pineal Gland:
    Heh, i got corn dogs.
    Now who's the playa. #asteroid
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    Image of jakebathman jakebathman
    10/17/09

    @psychonaut2021: damn that sounds tasty...I might go make a hotdog myself #asteroid
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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    10/17/09

    @psychonaut2021: Secrets of the Pineal Gland: dude, try chocolate chip pancakes at 3 am! #asteroid
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    Image of psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you! psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you!
    10/17/09

    @roflwaffles is terribly unfunny: Yeah but, do you have the vanilla soda? Ohhhh snaaaaap! Nah, I think I rather have the corn dogs instead. #asteroid
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    Image of psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you! psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you!
    10/17/09

    @jakebathman: Do you like mustard and ketchup on yours? I like to put a crapload of mustard on mine. Well, at least twice as much as the ketchup.

    I just took a cat nap, and I feel like having soup at 3AM... Damn these 12hr graveyard shifts. They really mess you up. #asteroid
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    10/17/09

    @Identity (reclamation): Well, I dont have those, but I got some cookies. I could just microwave them and put syrup on them. That should work. #asteroid
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    Image of Weihovah Weihovah
    10/17/09

    @psychonaut2021: Secrets of the Pineal Gland: buffalo wings and cheap beer at 4am. one of the wings was too saucy... shot out of my hand and landed right on my phone =( #asteroid
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    Image of 2bad4u 2bad4u
    10/17/09

    @you pesky kids: Reminds me of the good old days of irc. Now get off my lawn! #asteroid
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    Image of valkilmerisawful valkilmerisawful
    10/17/09

    @Weihovah: @psychonaut2021: Secrets of the Pineal Gland: I hope you were both rockin' Edward 40-hands with the champagne of beers. #asteroid
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    Image of bookwench bookwench
    10/17/09

    @Weihovah: barbecued kangaroo tenderloins. Seriously. #asteroid
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    Image of jakebathman jakebathman
    10/17/09

    @psychonaut2021: Secrets of the Pineal Gland: oh man it's gotta have lots of ketchup and mustard.

    If I'm making it at home, I'll also put a slice of cheese on it. Wonderful. #asteroid
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    Image of brobot brobot
    10/17/09

    @psychonaut2021: "Least I got chicken" (ahhh... a timeless classic...) #asteroid
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    10/17/09

    @brobot: WTF?!? I just found this when I was searching for leroy: #asteroid
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    Image of psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you! psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you!
    10/19/09

    @brobot - star unworthy: I LOLed at Leeroy :) #asteroid
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    Image of Woozle Wozzle Woozle Wozzle
    10/16/09

    In reply to An Asteroid Could Have Killed Us Tonight
    In all likelihood, this would hit the ocean... but I guess that would create a massive tidal wave... oh crap... #asteroid
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    10/17/09

    @Woozle Wozzle: Well, if you're gonna base the odds on surface area, then factor in Rosie O'Donnell as well. #asteroid
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    Image of eljeffe666 eljeffe666
    10/17/09

    @bosskev: well thats just not fair. the gravity around her just may be enough to bring it inland #asteroid
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    Image of DDigital DDigital
    10/17/09

    @Woozle Wozzle: Nah, not @ only 4 Kilotons. Any wave created would be local. We've set off much larger nukes in the Pacific Ocean with no dooms day result... except those mutated sharks that grew feet. Those could be a problem if they ever get organized. #asteroid
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    Image of EBone EBone
    10/17/09

    @Woozle Wozzle: Depending on its composition, it might explode in the atmosphere like Tunguska. #asteroid
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    10/16/09

    In reply to An Asteroid Could Have Killed Us Tonight
    Crap! Now I will have to pay my past-due phone bill. Can't ever catch a break... #asteroid
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    Image of G-Ram G-Ram
    10/17/09

    @bosskev: You'd have likely had to pay it regardless; unless you had poor enough luck for it to land right on YOU. Apparently it was only 30 feet across... just a lame little grain of space sand. #asteroid
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    Image of Weihovah Weihovah
    10/17/09

    @bosskev: don't do it... the lhc will be up any day now #asteroid
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    03/03/09

    In reply to Uh, We Almost Got Asteroided Yesterday
    The cosmic ballet...continues.
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    Image of RyaninCalgary RyaninCalgary
    03/03/09

    In reply to Uh, We Almost Got Asteroided Yesterday
    Wouldn't it be amazing if we could capture objects like this in orbit. So close 60,000km. It would be a great platform for building a space station. So much closer then the moon. 50 meters isn't very large. The ISS is about 93M across and 73M long. Most of that is solar panels. I wonder if it's coming back again.
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    Image of ceilingFANBOY ceilingFANBOY
    03/04/09

    @RyaninCalgary: I'd imagine that had this thing been caught in orbit, it would have been used to study asteroids.
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    Image of ceilingFANBOY ceilingFANBOY
    03/03/09

    In reply to Uh, We Almost Got Asteroided Yesterday
    The asteroid was well on its way to hitting us, and then the LHC was all like "Don't worry, I've got this."
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    Image of wirelessdeo wirelessdeo
    03/03/09

    In reply to Uh, We Almost Got Asteroided Yesterday
    If it was "about twice the altitude of our communications satellites" then why is "glowing so bright you could see it through a cloud"??? Last time I checked satellites are not in the atmosphere? Isn't t he atmosphere which causes the stuff falling from space to burn up? like the space shuttle and such? Cane some one explain this without making smart ass comments if I'm incorrect?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03/03/09

    @wirelessdeo: Objects in orbit reflect the light from the sun.
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    Image of ernu ernu
    03/03/09

    In reply to Uh, We Almost Got Asteroided Yesterday
    how comes earth gravitational field does not pull it in?
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    Image of ibelli ibelli
    03/03/09

    @ernu: Velocity, Vector, Mass and Momentum, that's why. Too fast, too heavy, too far left right, up, or down and for too long. One or more of those factors made it a near miss, instead of a potential disaster.
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    03/03/09

    @ernu: Earth doesn't have gravity. It just sucks.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    03/04/09

    @ibelli: That's what she said...
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    03/04/09

    @BeautifulAgony: Gravity is nothing more than a bedsheet with a bowling ball in the middle.
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    Image of b0bcat b0bcat
    03/03/09

    In reply to Uh, We Almost Got Asteroided Yesterday
    Beautiful Tetons!
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    03/03/09

    @b0bcat: Yes, they certainly are grand.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    03/03/09

    In reply to Uh, We Almost Got Asteroided Yesterday
    "The Sydney Morning Herald says that if it had been headed toward a populated part of the world, we would have had 24 hours to act and evacuate."


    Once again: things that should have been brought to my attention yesterday!

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