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Originally posted by Se7enex
Maybe. Maybe it will crash into us, or the moon, or explode into rainbows.
Originally posted by mugger
reply to post by Se7enex
Read through the threads I posted, it appears it will not hit.
The link I posted above seems to give the best info on it link 2
There is also an asteroid,asteroid 2005 YU55 to be approx. 0.85 lunar distances from Earth. 1,300 feet (400 meters) in diameter. to be that close in November. space.com
Originally posted by CLPrime
reply to post by Se7enex
And we will worry about each potential close approach as they come. However, NASA can, in fact, predict the comet's distance with great accuracy. Modern orbital mechanics is accurate over several decades, and extra attention is paid to accuracy for objects like this, that have the possibility of impact.
And, by the way... don't be surprised to find "Nibirutard" added to Merriam-Webster next year. If not before 21/12/2012, then certainly after.
NASA can, in fact, predict the comet's distance with great accuracy.
No don't say that ,post whatever you feel is relevant some subjects should be raised again,for instance I did hear of this comet but I didn't know it would come this close to us next month............The haters will always be here
Originally posted by Se7enex
reply to post by cluckerspud
Okay I officially give up. I'm never gonna start a thread again since i'm so stupid. Sorry.
Originally posted by CLPrime
reply to post by Se7enex
You found potentially important information and posted it... don't feel back about that. Plus, you invented a new word in the process. Do you realize just how few people here can claim to have done that?
Originally posted by thorfourwinds
Important things first!
What happened to your sheep? They were a delight to behold in the background -
you are/were the shepherd - right? Loved that pic. (We remember fondly our excursion driving the Jeep, starting in Palm Beach, FL and enjoying a delightful luncheon in Inverness prior to the drive to Meat Cove. We met a 7th generation family living there and camped for the night on the shore overlooking frolicking whales. We love Nova Scotia.)
OK - back to topic.
Uhhhh, oh yeah, NASA.
NASA can, in fact, predict the comet's distance with great accuracy.
You are kidding - right?
NASA also claims to be able to track each piece of space junk larger than a golf ball, but routinely misses incoming "objects" much larger and sometimes only "finds" them on their outbound journey.
Originally posted by CLPrime
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I certainly was... with my CG staff, and my cut-and-pasted-in sheep. I wish I had some real sheep. I'd knit myself a sweater, or something. I could knit you one, since you love Nova Scotia, but you'd probably consider that a punishment, so I'll keep my knitting for myself.
I change all of my avatars and profile pictures like most men change underwear... every couple weeks or so. The one I have now will probably stay for a while, though.
OK - back to topic.
(...)
NASA can, in fact, predict the comet's distance with great accuracy.
You are kidding - right?
NASA also claims to be able to track each piece of space junk larger than a golf ball, but routinely misses incoming "objects" much larger and sometimes only "finds" them on their outbound journey.
(...)
Nope, not kidding at all. There's a difference between tracking the objects we know about and finding the objects we don't.
The objects we know about and have been watching for a long enough time, we can accurately model their orbits to within a fraction of a percent error. We can launch space shuttles to a tiny dot called the International Space Station and can gravitationally slingshot probes to specific asteroids.
Our mastery of gravity is impeccable. That predictive power, however, does nothing to help us detect the objects we don't know about.
... most men change underwear...
Our mastery of gravity is impeccable.
Originally posted by Druid42
Hmmm, interesting thread. However, the majority has it that the world will end 2012, so how does a comet that is going to hit us in 2017 really matter?
And, boo to the naysayers, you brought an old topic to fresh light, had an interesting title, and caused me to clink on the thread and read. Kudos.
Originally posted by VicDiaz89
Please dont post stuff like this! i beg of you!if i read 1 more thread about a retarted dwarf star ufo comet of nibirus second moon fireballs destroying earth i fear that i may spontaneously combust!
Originally posted by thorfourwinds
Love sweaters - do not easily understand the punishment bit - perhaps because a bit thick here on our end this morning.
hmm seems "search function" is a drunken slut?
Originally posted by W3RLIED2
reply to post by Se7enex
search function is your friend.
seriously, its my friend too, and his friend and her friend.