so, i guess we only have about 15 minutes to live.

[myusername]

Originally posted by: Nebor
BTW, what kind of explosive is used for this?

Maytag

 

[desk]

Originally posted by: desk

Originally posted by: Nebor
They spend $300 billion to blow apart a comet in outer space. So that they could see what the inside looks like. And now they're cheering and patting each other on the back.

We have threads about Somolia and Rawanda on the first page. Do you know how many starving people you could feed with $300 billion?

$300 billion? no way.

according to cnn:

With a cost of $330 million, Deep Impact is the eighth mission in NASA's Discovery Program, which supports low-budget science missions.

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Nebor
They spend $300 billion to blow apart a comet in outer space. So that they could see what the inside looks like. And now they're cheering and patting each other on the back.

We have threads about Somolia and Rawanda on the first page. Do you know how many starving people you could feed with $300 billion?

We spend more on less.

I'm not sure that we do. Unless they look into the crater they just blasted in this comet, and see a message scrawled inside with the cure to all diseases, then this is just a waste.

This mission is a result of someone saying "Huh... I wonder what's inside a comet?"

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Nebor
BTW, what kind of explosive is used for this?

I don't think they used any?

I don't really know anything about the mission, so please correct me if I'm wrong.. but the jist I got was they hurled a block of copper at it.

I'm sure it there was actually more to the "probe" than that, but .. yeah.

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: desk

Originally posted by: desk

Originally posted by: Nebor
They spend $300 billion to blow apart a comet in outer space. So that they could see what the inside looks like. And now they're cheering and patting each other on the back.

We have threads about Somolia and Rawanda on the first page. Do you know how many starving people you could feed with $300 billion?

$300 billion? no way.

according to cnn:

With a cost of $330 million, Deep Impact is the eighth mission in NASA's Discovery Program, which supports low-budget science missions.

Oh. Then disregard that other stuff I said.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Nebor
They spend $300 billion to blow apart a comet in outer space. So that they could see what the inside looks like. And now they're cheering and patting each other on the back.

We have threads about Somolia and Rawanda on the first page. Do you know how many starving people you could feed with $300 billion?

after all the warlords and corrupt third world governments take their cut? probably not a hell of a lot.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Nebor
They spend $300 billion to blow apart a comet in outer space. So that they could see what the inside looks like. And now they're cheering and patting each other on the back.

We have threads about Somolia and Rawanda on the first page. Do you know how many starving people you could feed with $300 billion?

We spend more on less.

I'm not sure that we do. Unless they look into the crater they just blasted in this comet, and see a message scrawled inside with the cure to all diseases, then this is just a waste.

This mission is a result of someone saying "Huh... I wonder what's inside a comet?"

Well, it's moot because it's 330 million, not billion. A slight difference.

330 million is a drop in the bucket.. We spend 3x that much in Iraq per day or whatever.

 

[bubbadu]

I was at a friends watching NASATV and everyone fell alsleep, OMG its horrible. I said screw this, I am going to bed, looked outside, sure enough, no lights, nothing. Now I know why they give NASA TV for free even if you don't pay your bill .

 

[slick230]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Nebor
BTW, what kind of explosive is used for this?

I don't think they used any?

I don't really know anything about the mission, so please correct me if I'm wrong.. but the jist I got was they hurled a block of copper at it.

I'm sure it there was actually more to the "probe" than that, but .. yeah.

From the NASA site:

"The impactor guides itself to hit the comet nucleus on the sunlit side. The energy from the impact will excavate a crater approximately 100m wide and 28m deep."

They also say the impactor weighed 816 pounds, and hit the comet going approximately 23,000MPH, so that makes a big hole. So basically it's just a big slug they shot at the comet.

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

damm the counter went to 18 minutes...

 

[slick230]

Originally posted by: SuperTyphoon
damm the counter went to 18 minutes...

AFTER impact.

 

[herkulease]

anyone with telescopes actually see anything?

 

[Sheepathon]

aha, from the internet feed: "the science team is ecstatic. none of them can believe they get paid to have this much fun"

 

[AntisociaL]

This is all just practice for the one that will be headed for us one day

 

[sonz70]

this reported is a fvking moron

 

[sonz70]

Anyone have any pictures of th impact? the nasa site won't load the pics for me.

 

[SketchMaster]

I can't see crap, damn city lights!

EDIT: Can CO. even see this thing or am I out of luck?

 

[sonz70]

They just showed a "medium resolution" shot, all i see is a rock infront of the sun wtf is this? at least the rock didn't move

 

[Vich]

thankgod it isnt heading for us its 9miles long, holy sh1t.

Watch this impact somehow knocked the comet off its normal course now its headed for us... Did they ever think of that? :-|

 

[Ikonomi]

It will be nice to see images from the Hubble and whatever else was trained on this event. And maybe the craft itself will be sending back more images when it emerges from the coma. I dunno. I just want pics.

 

[LongCoolMother]

Originally posted by: Vich
thankgod it isnt heading for us its 9miles long, holy sh1t.

Watch this impact somehow knocked the comet off its normal course now its headed for us... Did they ever think of that? :-|

LOL. itd be awesome to see those happy guys in the CIT control room change suddenly from being overjoyed to terrified after they realize their mistake.

 

[desk]

in case anyone is having trouble with nasa's site:

baaaam!

 

[sonz70]

WOW anyone just see that image on the net broadcast? the one in color, that was awsome

 

[sonz70]

thing you don't want to hear from Nasa scientist


"well this is a much bigger impact than we all suspected"

"hmm how did we make such a big splash, this is so much bigger than what we expected"

 

[SketchMaster]

Later today they will get a image of the comet exploding. ".........SH*T!"