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2009/03/02 16:11:00
Subject: Yikes! Macharius is throwing rocks at us!
Surprise Asteroid Makes Near-Miss of Earth
Monday, March 02, 2009
Print ShareThisWait! Did you hear that whooshing sound?
A small asteroid buzzed by Earth Monday, though only real astronomy geeks in the Pacific would have noticed.
The rock, estimated to be no more than 200 feet wide, zoomed past our planet at an altitude of 40,000 miles at 1:44 p.m. universal time — or 8:44 EST.
Dubbed 2009 DD45, it was discovered only on Friday by Australian astronomers.
Forty thousand miles may sound like a lot, but it's only about one-seventh of the way to the moon, and less than twice as far out as many telecommunications satellites.
Had 2009 DD45 hit the Earth, it would have exploded on or near the surface with the force of a large nuclear blast — not very reassuring when you consider humanity had only about three days' notice.
According to the Australian news Web site Crikey, the asteroid is likely to be drawn in by Earth's gravity, meaning it may return for many more near misses in the future.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
2009/03/02 16:33:44
Subject: Yikes! Macharius is throwing rocks at us!
LoL , I bet if sombody would have tried to ask for comet monitoring money, it would just the same scorn as Volcano monitoring.
And whilst you're pointing and shouting at the boogeyman in the corner, you're missing the burglar coming in through the window.
Well, Duh! Because they had a giant Mining ship. If you had a giant mining ship you would drill holes in everything too, before you'd destory it with a black hole
2009/03/02 16:45:03
Subject: Yikes! Macharius is throwing rocks at us!
Oh man I wiash it would have hit. I mean I'm not suicidal. I just find the concept of dieing in a nuclear blast/asteroid/(insert other apocalyptic event here) kinda romantic.
"And what is wrong with their life? What on earth is less reprehensible than the life of the Levovs?"
- American Pastoral, Philip Roth
Oh, Death was never enemy of ours!
We laughed at him, we leagued with him, old chum.
No soldier's paid to kick against His powers.
We laughed - knowing that better men would come,
And greater wars: when each proud fighter brags
He wars on Death, for lives; not men, for flags.
2009/03/02 17:41:53
Subject: Yikes! Macharius is throwing rocks at us!
Romantic is dieing in your lovers' arms. I doubt the people getting nuked in Japan were like "Dude, this is gonna be soooo romantic!"
And whilst you're pointing and shouting at the boogeyman in the corner, you're missing the burglar coming in through the window.
Well, Duh! Because they had a giant Mining ship. If you had a giant mining ship you would drill holes in everything too, before you'd destory it with a black hole
2009/03/02 19:29:22
Subject: Yikes! Macharius is throwing rocks at us!
whatwhat wrote:Oh man I wiash it would have hit. I mean I'm not suicidal. I just find the concept of dieing in a nuclear blast/asteroid/(insert other apocalyptic event here) kinda romantic.
Wow...
I knew you were jacked up in the head... but now we have proof.
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2009/03/02 19:36:27
Subject: Re:Yikes! Macharius is throwing rocks at us!
Yeah, but what if it has some super-rare element in it that we've never heard of before and instead of killing people in the blast it gives them superpowers? Can anybody dare say that wouldn't be awesome?
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
2009/03/02 19:38:17
Subject: Yikes! Macharius is throwing rocks at us!
But what if they are only minor superpowers, like the ability to sound like like a sea cow?
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
2009/03/02 19:44:55
Subject: Yikes! Macharius is throwing rocks at us!
I'm shocked, shocked you would say such a thing. I for one welcome our new Secretary Clinton and know that, under no circumstances, would either she or her husband ever attempt to upstage the President or in any way make a fool of themselves, and to a lesser extent, the nation.
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-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
2009/03/02 20:04:42
Subject: Yikes! Macharius is throwing rocks at us!
I think it was a great political move that Obama made her part of his adminstration. This way, he can keep an eye on that woman. And it'll be harder for her to try and run against him in 4 years.
Ok, you can have your thread back now. I'm done with it.
2009/03/03 01:38:34
Subject: Yikes! Macharius is throwing rocks at us!
sexiest_hero wrote:LoL , I bet if sombody would have tried to ask for comet monitoring money, it would just the same scorn as Volcano monitoring.
Actually, asteroid monitoring is pretty well funded in the Northern hemisphere. It's in the Southern hemisphere that there's a problem, because there's no-one but us Aussies looking.
“We may observe that the government in a civilized country is much more expensive than in a barbarous one; and when we say that one government is more expensive than another, it is the same as if we said that that one country is farther advanced in improvement than another. To say that the government is expensive and the people not oppressed is to say that the people are rich.”
Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something.
2009/03/03 01:53:04
Subject: Yikes! Macharius is throwing rocks at us!
Mannahnin wrote:A lot of folks online (and in emails in other parts of life) use pretty mangled English. The idea is that it takes extra effort and time to write properly, and they’d rather save the time. If you can still be understood, what’s the harm? While most of the time a sloppy post CAN be understood, the use of proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling is generally seen as respectable and desirable on most forums. It demonstrates an effort made to be understood, and to make your post an easy and pleasant read. By making this effort, you can often elicit more positive responses from the community, and instantly mark yourself as someone worth talking to.
insaniak wrote: Every time someone threatens violence over the internet as a result of someone's hypothetical actions at the gaming table, the earth shakes infinitisemally in its orbit as millions of eyeballs behind millions of monitors all roll simultaneously.
2009/03/03 02:00:58
Subject: Yikes! Macharius is throwing rocks at us!
I think it would be pretty cool to live after some asteroids hit Earth nearby me. I'd love to be like one of the Raiders in Fallout 3. Killing people, getting bottle caps that are arbitrarily our form of currency. Wonderful... I can still dream... and play a lot of Fallout 3.
Once upon a time, I told myself it's better to be smart than lucky. Every day, the world proves me wrong a little more.
2009/03/03 09:06:34
Subject: Yikes! Macharius is throwing rocks at us!
whatwhat wrote:Oh man I wiash it would have hit. I mean I'm not suicidal. I just find the concept of dieing in a nuclear blast/asteroid/(insert other apocalyptic event here) kinda romantic.
sexiest_hero wrote:Romantic is dieing in your lovers' arms. I doubt the people getting nuked in Japan were like "Dude, this is gonna be soooo romantic!"
Not romantic in the candle lit dinner, roses and chic flic sense.
jp400 wrote:
Wow...
I knew you were jacked up in the head... but now we have proof.
