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would we be warned about a killer asteroid? the answer is...

buschmasterbuschmaster Member Posts: 14,229 ✭✭✭
edited July 2019 in General Discussion
ever wonder if we would get advance warning about a killer asteroid? well here's your answer:

no.

because it just happened, and we didn't get a warning.

astronomers do watch for the approach of large asteroids that might hit the Earth, so somebody can somehow do something about it. (that's what the article says) so on Wednesday, when they saw one coming, the asteroid-watchers alerted each other about it; in the few hours remaining before it would hit, they could determine its size and trajectory- an obviously dangerously close trajectory, with a probability of hitting the Earth.

their estimation was 187 to 426 feet across, traveling at 55,000 MPH, and would have hit with an impact of 10 megatons of TNT. it was deemed a "city killer".

the facts were that it passed within 1/5 of the orbit of the Moon and you could have seen it with binoculars.

that was Wednesday, 7:22 PM CST.

and we get to hear about it in the news today, on Friday.

http://fox2now.com/2019/07/26/city-killer-asteroid-just-missed-earth-after-it-snuck-up-on-us-experts-say/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_OK
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  • festusfestus Member Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sum-a-ma-bitches, I want to know cause i'm going out an buy a pack of smokes and a bottle of rum and enjoy what time I got left!!
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  • pulsarncpulsarnc Member Posts: 6,558 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If I am going to go out I want to know about it . Timing is everything and I ain?t going to waste my last few hours working . I don?t want to die a virgin !
    cry Havoc and let slip  the dogs of war..... 
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  • spasmcreekspasmcreek Member Posts: 37,717 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    HEY... BOB...look at the sparklies in the sky ....we're dead !!
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  • US Military GuyUS Military Guy Member Posts: 3,645 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I knew about it. I just wasn't worried about since I don't live in a city.
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  • buschmasterbuschmaster Member Posts: 14,229 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    pulsarnc wrote:
    I don?t want to die a virgin!
    better get a hurry on it. this stuff can happen at any minute with no warning. remind the ladies at the bar about that.
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  • Smitty500magSmitty500mag Member Posts: 13,623 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I can think of about 6 or 7 cities where improvements would be made by getting hit with a pretty good size asteroid.
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  • montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 60,240 ******
    edited November -1
    I live near west Yellowstone. I have other things to worry about than asteroids,,,,
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  • 35 Whelen35 Whelen Member Posts: 14,307 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    montanajoe wrote:
    I live near west Yellowstone. I have other things to worry about than asteroids,,,,

    If that ever pops, I hope we both have peanut butter and jelly in our back pockets, cause our * are toast! :shock: :lol:
    An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.
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  • BobJudyBobJudy Member Posts: 6,671 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    montanajoe wrote:
    I live near west Yellowstone. I have other things to worry about than asteroids,,,,

    Thanks guys! First an asteroid is gonna fall on me without warning. Not exactly sure what I would do if I had a warning. After that happens Joes mega- volcano is going to erupt and cover up the asteroid damage with lava and ash. I think I'll spend the rest of my life in my safe place, in the fetal position, sucking my thumb and thinking happy thoughts. ;) Bob
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  • buschmasterbuschmaster Member Posts: 14,229 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    well if you had a warning what would it have been like? they figured out exactly whattheheck a few hours before, so they would have said "asteroid might hit the Earth, 10 megatons, would destroy an entire city if it hits. we'll find out in a few hours!" there ya go. what would you do?

    that's what they would have said 2 days ago.
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  • BrookwoodBrookwood Member, Moderator Posts: 13,771 ******
    edited November -1
    We mere earthlings have enough to worry about without knowing that any minute we might b
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  • jimdeerejimdeere Member, Moderator Posts: 26,277 ******
    edited November -1
    buschmaster wrote:
    pulsarnc wrote:
    I don?t want to die a virgin!
    better get a hurry on it. this stuff can happen at any minute with no warning. remind the ladies at the bar about that.
    I tried that line several times in my single days. It never worked.
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  • MobuckMobuck Member Posts: 14,161 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If I'm not killed in the initial impact, I expect to be the KING of whatever's left.
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  • spasmcreekspasmcreek Member Posts: 37,717 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    any body miss Fergueson, Mo. or Baltimire ???
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  • Rocky RaabRocky Raab Member Posts: 14,496 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    In reality, asteroids like that are too small and moving too fast to be detected early enough to give much warning. We can and do scan for bigger objects, but there's exactly zero we could do about it if they saw one coming at us. The best they could do would be to calculate where it will hit (which they could do with great precision) but even trying to evacuate a city would be impossible. Have you seen the gridlock days ahead of hurricanes? Magnify that by several times for a major city. Even if they could get out, we'd all be in the same situation as the dinosaurs - the whole globe will be affected and we can't evacuate the globe.
    I may be a bit crazy - but I didn't drive myself.
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  • Quick&DeadQuick&Dead Member Posts: 1,466 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    US Military Guy wrote:
    I knew about it. I just wasn't worried about since I don't live in a city.


    :lol:

    Besides, worry never accomplished a thing! ;)
    The government has no rights. Only the people have rights which empowers the government.
    We have enough gun laws, what we need is IDIOT control.
    Blood makes you related. Loyalty makes you family.

    I thought getting old would take longer. :shock:
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  • yoshmysteryoshmyster Member Posts: 22,059 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If I weren't watching "Criminal Minds Season 14" I'd dig out "Deep Impact" and that one with Bruce Willis and Ben Afleck. I doubt we'll be told and if shows like "Coast To Coast" "reported" such an event they'll play it off as nutters yowling at the sun. Then by the time any Tom, Dick and Harry can see the fuzz during the day in the sky it wouldn't matter. Less time to go full "Purge". Kind a like an ant getting squished underfoot.
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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm guessing that we aren't getting a refund for the Hubble telescope.

    Neal
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  • hillbillehillbille Member Posts: 14,458 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    betcha the liquor stores and the churches would be packed within 10 minutes..................
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  • BrookwoodBrookwood Member, Moderator Posts: 13,771 ******
    edited November -1
    hillbille wrote:
    betcha the liquor stores and the churches would be packed within 10 minutes..................

    I pray at home and keep a well stocked beer fridge just for such occasions! :D
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  • bambihunterbambihunter Member Posts: 10,792 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've been asked before if I thought the government would tell us about extraterrestrials.

    I have two opposing thoughts (much like this topic)
    One. Yes they will tell us. Why? Because they now need billions in funds to update Reagan's Star wars program in preparation of alien invasion.

    Two. No, they wouldn't tell us because people would panic, there would be hoarding, looting, fights, killing, etc. And, that is just in CA. :lol::lol::lol: The rest of us would be prepared, but likely remain somewhat open minded.
    Fanatic collector of the 10mm auto.
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