Anyone hear about this possible asteroid hit?

[Hulk]

I just caught the end of something on CNBC.

This is all I heard.

Chances of hitting Earth, 500:1

Impact. Explosion the size of Hiroshima bomb.

Supposed to be on the front page of the LA Times tomorrow.

 

[SpeedGod]

anyone know if this is true? Links?

 

[kami]

only the size of the hiroshima bomb? it must be a fairly "small" asteroid then. I haven't heard anything about this...but I guess I'll see what's going on tomorrow.

 

[BigToque]

that would suck if it hit

 

[Imported]

That'd really suck.. 1:500 odds are better than winning anything from the lotto..

 

[RSI]

Fascinating, I wonder where it will hit if it does.

-RSI

 

[zippy]

RSI, there is a 70% chance it will land in the ocean.

 

[BigToque]

where is the other 30%?

 

[yakko]

McDonalds.

 

[kamiam]

<< where is the other 30%? >>

... on land

 

[dennilfloss]

&quot;Where is the other 30%? &quot;

It will bounce off Roseanne's butt as she bends over to pick a dropped BLT.

Return To Sender (Elvis Presley)

 

[Imported]

What are the odds of one actually hitting a large city like New York or Los Angelos?

 

[randomlinh]

I like the idea of the asteroid spliting in the atmosphere and hitting every single mcdonalds at 3am in the morning

 

[BigToque]

When is it supposed to hit?

 

[apoppin]

This is all I could find here. It's today's update.

 

[DesignDawg]

Linky no worky

Ricky
DesignDawg

 

[UG]

LA TImes

 

[apoppin]

It worky now.

 

[Digobick]

MSNBC Article

 

[Digobick]

Btw, if it hits it'll be in 2030, and it'll be 100 times bigger than the Hiroshima bomb. :Q

 

[dennilfloss]

So we're talking Bravo (Bikini) scale detonation.

Light My Fire (The Doors)

 

[UG]

1:500...

Better odds than the Clintons having sex with one another before 2030.

 

[Tripleshot]

I wonder if there is a program that is in use for a distributed computing project akin to seti that would be utilized to hunt for and disect data in a search for near earth orbit objects? If not,there should be. There is just a handful of observitories on the planet looking for this stuff. This does not amuse me. It should not be amusing to anyone.

 

[DesignDawg]

NO on many counts.

No on the claim that it will be 100 times Hiroshima. That is an estimate an &quot;up to.&quot; In reality, ALLLLLL we know is that it's too far away to know the size of it. It could be small. It could be man-made space junk. It could possibly wipe out life, or it could hit the atmosphere and burn up. And no on this, and I stress this STRONGLY

HULK. FOR GOD'S SAKE, please, for the sake of not worrying anyone, the odds are 1:500, NOT 500:1. 500:1 means it's 500 times more likely to happen than not, and that is opposite of the truth in this case.

BTW, Tripleshot....I am with you. This is not amusing, and I don't see how people can just laugh this stuff off. This is a SERIOUS threat. One we are not prepared to deal with in any way, shape, form, or fashion.

Ricky
DesignDawg

 

[Hulk]

Design Dawg-

Sorry about that you're right! Stupid mistake.
Didn't mean to freak anyone out.