Is all this Planet X talk really something to be worried about?

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Eli

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I'm not worried.. Even if it was true, I wouldn't be worried.

We can't do anything but keep it in our minds, and prepare, at the most. I'm going to pretend like everything is going along normal.. Until it's not normal anymore.

Then I'll go find a nice rocky cave to live in for a while. :D
 

Jmmsbnd007

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can't we just land a space shuttle on it, dig a hole, and drop a bomb in there?
Good idea! All we need now is a crack team of oil rig drillers who don't want to pay taxes for the rest of their life.
 

earthman

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I can't believe anyone would even begin to take this seriously. Planets don't stop rotating, no matter what. If there was a dark star and another planet in this system it would have been publicized ages ago. There are thousands and thousands of astronomers looking at the sky all the time, I don't think they would miss another planet.
 

Eli

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Originally posted by: GMachine
Check this link out to see if your state/country will be ok or underwater/lava. Looks like i'll be ok in New York State but others, especially the southern states wont fare so well.

Should you move or stay?

LOL.......

What exactly is going to stop the earth from rotating? The gravitational pull from the other planet? Or what? I mean..

Think of how much energy there is... the earth is spinning at what, around 1100mph at the equator?

If it slowed down suddenly, even a little bit... I can't imagine what would happen..
 

Spoooon

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Originally posted by: earthman
I can't believe anyone would even begin to take this seriously. Planets don't stop rotating, no matter what. If there was a dark star and another planet in this system it would have been publicized ages ago. There are thousands and thousands of astronomers looking at the sky all the time, I don't think they would miss another planet.

That's what is so stupid about "conspiracy theories." If I find an article that says "there is no such thing as planet x" then it is obviously a cover up. If there was an article supporting the existence of it, it is obviously the work of some courageous astronomer tired of the conspiracy.
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Do yourself a favor and take an astronomy class or something. And quit reading this nonsense. ;)
 

DAPUNISHER

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Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
it'll hardly change your life and you won't even remember about Planet X by next year when it's supposed to hit.

That day..

"hey remember you posted about that stupid planet X hitting the earth today about a year ago?"

"i did...? oh yea... LOL... dayam.."
As I stated before, The planet X doomsday talk has been around since I was a kid in the 70's. Back then it was supposed to have killed us all by now. It's the brain child of stoners who have let the weed induced paranoia run amok ;)

 

Eli

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Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER
Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
it'll hardly change your life and you won't even remember about Planet X by next year when it's supposed to hit.

That day..

"hey remember you posted about that stupid planet X hitting the earth today about a year ago?"

"i did...? oh yea... LOL... dayam.."
As I stated before, The planet X doomsday talk has been around since I was a kid in the 70's. Back then it was supposed to have killed us all by now. It's the brain child of stoners who have let the weed induced paranoia run amok ;)

I resent that statement.

 

Siva

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its not gonna happen, at all, you are moron GMachine, I bet you believed Y2k was gonna kill us all somehow too. In 3 months when there is no big red dot in the sky i'm gonna laugh at you. Why don't you go cower in your bomb shelter, cradle your gun, and eat beans for the next couple months.
 

coolred

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While this could be true, I don't think it is, it would be too hard to cover it up. I mean think about it if one guy knows, he tells his family, his wife and kids are gonna tell there friends, then everyone knows. What about disgruntled employees that got fired from places like NASA and what not. If they knew about it they would tell everybody it. Plus if they have photos of this from an encyclopeida as the link said, then someone would have looked where this planet should be, if they found it they would tell everyone. While i do believe that there is something in space hurtling towards earth, I doubt it is a rouge planet that will hit next year, although I suppose it's possible, but if anyone knows then everyone knows. But in light of all this I felt we needed a stupid joke to lighten the mood. So heres my attempt.

As Eli said.
Then I'll go find a nice rocky cave to live in for a while
Wouldn't it be ironic if we had to go knocking on Bin Ladens cave door and ask him if we could sleep over for a while?

Sorry if that offends everyone, as you can see from my sig I am not to happy with Bin Laden or any terrorist, but I felt it was a stupid joke that would make at least one person laugh. And if at least one person laughs at a joke I made, then maybe God will take me in his good graces on the day earth gets hit by a rouge planet, cause I sure as heck won't be bunking with Bin Laden.
 

DAPUNISHER

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Hey Eli, Do you resent that statement or resemble it :p J/K I smoked a fair amount of weed growing up too, but like you and many others never lost my grip on things. Unfortunately there are those for whom weed exacerbates their already abnormal level of paranoia to idiotic levels :(
 

Amused

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Well, what did you expect? The chicken littles had nothing to fret about after Y2K passed.

I smell another Y2K pile of crap here.
 

GMachine

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Just think, with the weird weather going on, terrorist attacks (may be motivated by an imballance of cosmic proportions) and our failing economy, anything can happen these days. I know this might mean some of you rotund people can't watch Dragon Ball Z anymore but try to at least consider that the world is changing and it's not for the better. If you don't believe this planet x thing has any signifigance then try to prepare for another terrorist attack at least. Extra food, survival gear, etc. Also, think how absurd the world has gotten... money, greed, loss of basic values, martha stewert (haha) and everything else that turns the human animal into the human consumer. I'm tired of being told what to buy and to use my visa card to buy it with. I want to feel human by living as one and not as a soft shell of what a human could be.
 

DAPUNISHER

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Originally posted by: AmusedOne
Well, what did you expect? The chicken littles had nothing to fret about after Y2K passed.

I smell another Y2K pile of crap here.

Hey I have dibs on the Chicken Little line in this thread, get your own :p
 

Spoooon

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terrorist attacks (may be motivated by an imballance of cosmic proportions)
haha. Forget the insanity defence. "Your honor, I plead not guilty due to an imbalance of cosmic proportions" :D
 

Siva

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oh god, i hope you never watch/read fight club, you'll blow up all the credit card companies and turn new york into a jungle, god no! jesus christ, get a life, as fat and nerdy as you say we are, normal, sane human beings don't obsess over this sh1t. Honestly, how many of these theories have been around over the years, and NONE have been right. You are a fvcking psycho!!!!!! Get out of the house and look at the sky you moron! For the love of god, how stupid are you, it blows my mind. I swear, people like you make people like me want to kill things. I didn't know people came this stupid, you are an idiot plain and simple.
 

DAPUNISHER

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Well GMachine I now have my own conspiracy theory. You have buku money tied up in commodities investing and you need a run on them to make a fast buck :D
 

GMachine

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Originally posted by: Siva
its not gonna happen, at all, you are moron GMachine, I bet you believed Y2k was gonna kill us all somehow too. In 3 months when there is no big red dot in the sky i'm gonna laugh at you. Why don't you go cower in your bomb shelter, cradle your gun, and eat beans for the next couple months.

No i didn't believe Y2K was going to cause any real damage. If anything it'd clear me from school loans and other debts, lol. If there's no red dot in the sky by April then fine, I and many others were wrong but being prepared is not a bad thing. I wouldn't mind being in a nice shelter right now so I wouldn't have to put up with my stupid neighbors and the rest of this doomed civilization.
 

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GMachine

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Originally posted by: Siva
oh god, i hope you never watch/read fight club, you'll blow up all the credit card companies and turn new york into a jungle, god no! jesus christ, get a life, as fat and nerdy as you say we are, normal, sane human beings don't obsess over this sh1t. Honestly, how many of these theories have been around over the years, and NONE have been right. You are a fvcking psycho!!!!!! Get out of the house and look at the sky you moron! For the love of god, how stupid are you, it blows my mind. I swear, people like you make people like me want to kill things. I didn't know people came this stupid, you are an idiot plain and simple.

I do look at the sky, every day. Ever since this 9.11 thing, i've woken up and you should too. Sanity doesn't exist.

 

DAPUNISHER

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Originally posted by: GMachine
Originally posted by: Siva
oh god, i hope you never watch/read fight club, you'll blow up all the credit card companies and turn new york into a jungle, god no! jesus christ, get a life, as fat and nerdy as you say we are, normal, sane human beings don't obsess over this sh1t. Honestly, how many of these theories have been around over the years, and NONE have been right. You are a fvcking psycho!!!!!! Get out of the house and look at the sky you moron! For the love of god, how stupid are you, it blows my mind. I swear, people like you make people like me want to kill things. I didn't know people came this stupid, you are an idiot plain and simple.

I do look at the sky, every day. Ever since this 9.11 thing, i've woken up and you should too. Sanity doesn't exist.
Not in your house! that's for certain
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Yeeny

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Originally posted by: GMachine
I do look at the sky, every day. Ever since this 9.11 thing, i've woken up and you should too. Sanity doesn't exist.

Psst, maybe you need to look at the ground a tad bit more often. Just an idea. ;) :p
 

stormbv

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Just think, with the weird weather going on, terrorist attacks (may be motivated by an imballance of cosmic proportions) and our failing economy, anything can happen these days. I know this might mean some of you rotund people can't watch Dragon Ball Z anymore but try to at least consider that the world is changing and it's not for the better. If you don't believe this planet x thing has any signifigance then try to prepare for another terrorist attack at least. Extra food, survival gear, etc. Also, think how absurd the world has gotten... money, greed, loss of basic values, martha stewert (haha) and everything else that turns the human animal into the human consumer. I'm tired of being told what to buy and to use my visa card to buy it with. I want to feel human by living as one and not as a soft shell of what a human could be.

Stop dude, you're freaking me out. Can someone please comfort me? :frown: