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[SPACE] Asteroid 2004 XP-14

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by rockHEAD, Jun 6, 2006.

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  1. rockHEAD

    rockHEAD Member

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    Friends, meet XP14...Asteroid, 2004 XP-14 that is....XP-14 is a large hunk of rock about 400m-900m (1000 to 2700 feet) in diameter hurling in space and it's about to become very close friends with Earth. Looks like it will be at it's closest to Earth around July 3, 2006...and by closest I mean 0.0029 AU (astronomical units) close. A full astronomical unit equals about 92,955,807 miles so that makes .0029 AU about 269,571 miles. But you know they could be off a few thousand miles or so, I mean how accurate is an AU really? Don't ya think it could make for a very interesting 4th of July?

    Oh, in other news, on June 19th, the U.S. Govt will be conducting an "exercise" and will be relocating 4000 federal employees of about 50 branches of government to some bunkers in the foothills of the Alleghenies for an undisclosed amout of time!

    We now return you to your normally scheduled life!
     
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  2. MadMax

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    what could possibly go wrong? ;)
     
    #2 MadMax, Jun 6, 2006
  3. Rocketman95

    Rocketman95 Hangout Boy

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    Clearly, this is a job for Bruce Willis.
     
    #3 Rocketman95, Jun 6, 2006
  4. rhadamanthus

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    #4 rhadamanthus, Jun 6, 2006
  5. ima_drummer2k

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    I'm sure we can just blast it right out of space. As long as the UFO doesn't get us first.

    [​IMG]
     
    #5 ima_drummer2k, Jun 6, 2006
  6. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum
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    I, for one, welcome our new asteroid overlords.
     
    #6 Xerobull, Jun 6, 2006
  7. VooDooPope

    VooDooPope Love > Hate

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    Lets just hope Bush isn't one of them.
     
    #7 VooDooPope, Jun 6, 2006
  8. swilkins

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    It's a global killer, sir.

    Sincerely,
    [​IMG]
     
    #8 swilkins, Jun 6, 2006
  9. Yonkers

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    You guys all crack me up. I always look forward to this forum. :D
     
    #9 Yonkers, Jun 6, 2006
  10. Ubiquitin

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    It'll miss, fortunately. Regardless, the asteroid is small and will disintergrate before hitting the ground (or really mess up some property).
     
    #10 Ubiquitin, Jun 6, 2006
  11. SwoLy-D

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    This is going to be the deepest impact since Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. :(
     
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  12. Saint Louis

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    Right now Donald Rumsfield is trying to figure out how to steer the asteroid towards Iran.
     
    #12 Saint Louis, Jun 6, 2006
  13. underoverup

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    how cool would it be if it smacked the moon? :eek:
     
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  14. swilkins

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    We would die. Without the moon, I don't believe we could maintain the axis we're on, thus melting the polar ice caps and killing us all.
     
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  15. underoverup

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    that asteroid isn't big enough to blow up the moon, it would just make a cool crater and explosion.
     
    #15 underoverup, Jun 6, 2006
  16. macalu

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    that would be a badass ride.
     
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  17. rockHEAD

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    "We drill"

    [​IMG]
     
    #17 rockHEAD, Jun 6, 2006
  18. rrj_gamz

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    Interesting...I will be partying with the asteroid in San Antonio...
     
    #18 rrj_gamz, Jun 6, 2006
  19. Austin70

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    Wasn't there a cartoon in the late 70s, early 80s that an asteroid hit the moon, I can't remember the name.
     
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  20. Saint Louis

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    I believe it was a runaway planet. The moon split in two when the object passed between the earth and the moon. I can't remember the name either.
     
    #20 Saint Louis, Jun 6, 2006
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