The End of the World is Nigh (87)
tomcatwarne: A 40m-long chunk of rock hurtling through space will pass closer to the Earth than any other near miss on record, Nasa is expected to say.
Scientists at the space agency are expected to reveal the reassuring news for Earthlings at a news conference on Thursday.
Their calculations predict Asteroid 2012 DA14 will whistle past Earth on February 15 closer than the orbit of some weather and communications satellites, speeding by at a distance of 17,000 miles (27,400km).
That would be the planet's closest shave with an identified flying object since records began.
Asteroids and meteorites that have come closer than that have ended up colliding with the planet but this one is not thought to be a danger to either us or satellites.
It was discovered by a Spanish dentist turned amateur asteroid spotter. He is part of a team of enthusiasts who in turn are part of an army of asteroid watchers vital to Nasa's early warning system.
Former space shuttle astronaut Tom Jones told Sky News there are thought to be a million asteroids out there as big as 2012 DA14.
They are called 'city killers' because they would be able to wipe out a metropolitan area should they hit the planet. Nasa is thought to have tabs on only 1% of them.
One struck a remote part of Russia in 1908 and flattened vast areas of forest in what became known as the Tunguska incident.
So-called 'planet killers' are far more dangerous and hundreds have been observed. A 'planet killer' is widely believed to have wiped out the dinosaurs.
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Scientists at the space agency are expected to reveal the reassuring news for Earthlings at a news conference on Thursday.
Their calculations predict Asteroid 2012 DA14 will whistle past Earth on February 15 closer than the orbit of some weather and communications satellites, speeding by at a distance of 17,000 miles (27,400km).
That would be the planet's closest shave with an identified flying object since records began.
Asteroids and meteorites that have come closer than that have ended up colliding with the planet but this one is not thought to be a danger to either us or satellites.
It was discovered by a Spanish dentist turned amateur asteroid spotter. He is part of a team of enthusiasts who in turn are part of an army of asteroid watchers vital to Nasa's early warning system.
Former space shuttle astronaut Tom Jones told Sky News there are thought to be a million asteroids out there as big as 2012 DA14.
They are called 'city killers' because they would be able to wipe out a metropolitan area should they hit the planet. Nasa is thought to have tabs on only 1% of them.
One struck a remote part of Russia in 1908 and flattened vast areas of forest in what became known as the Tunguska incident.
So-called 'planet killers' are far more dangerous and hundreds have been observed. A 'planet killer' is widely believed to have wiped out the dinosaurs.
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I hear that it's true point of impact is the tiny island of great britain.
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u think nasa or the government would tell us cuz i dont.....not n my country.......if where it was gonna hit was 2 populated to evacuate they wouldnt tell us...there would b MASS HYSTERIA.
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online today!online today!pisceslady7Kincumber nr. Gosford, New South Wales Australia21 Threads 4 Polls 1,910 PostsI have no fear that this is an issue. The earth is hit by asteroids and other 'rocks' fairly regularly.
If it DOES hit close to me...I hope it is a direct hit!
Why worry aboout something over which an individual has no control? I find it quite strange that the human race has a tendency to feel we are in control, when obviously nature and the universe control things we cannot.
Just smile and keep living! You are more likely to be hit by a bus!
If it DOES hit close to me...I hope it is a direct hit!
Why worry aboout something over which an individual has no control? I find it quite strange that the human race has a tendency to feel we are in control, when obviously nature and the universe control things we cannot.
Just smile and keep living! You are more likely to be hit by a bus!
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online today!online today!pisceslady7Kincumber nr. Gosford, New South Wales Australia21 Threads 4 Polls 1,910 Posts2SHORT: u think nasa or the government would tell us cuz i dont.....not n my country.......if where it was gonna hit was 2 populated to evacuate they wouldnt tell us...there would b MASS HYSTERIA.
Why hysteria? If it is going to hit...it is going to hit. Becoming hysterical does nothing. If it hits a village/town you are all going anyway!
C'est la vie!
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pisceslady7: Why hysteria? If it is going to hit...it is going to hit. Becoming hysterical does nothing. If it hits a village/town you are all going anyway!
C'est la vie!
guess what? ill still be paying tax next month get real every one please? remember the millenium computer bug the world enede remeber werre all dead and in the stonage now NOT!!!!!!!!!!!C'est la vie!
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pisceslady7: Why hysteria? If it is going to hit...it is going to hit. Becoming hysterical does nothing. If it hits a village/town you are all going anyway!
C'est la vie!
C'est la vie!
It is one of the first things they teach in stress management, do not be overly concerned with that which we have no control over. Then we can much more easily deal with what we can, even if it is helping others.
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ur about 2 die unless u get 75 miles outa the blast radius,ur telling people wouldnt panic tryn 2 get out,..ur outa ur mind....its human nature
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The end of the world is postponed. I've just made a huge pot of Scotch Broth and it's not going to waste. I have spoken to God about this and he's fine with it. 
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Since you posted on the 7th...and this is the 13th...I would say it didnt exactly work out eh
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online today!online today!pisceslady7Kincumber nr. Gosford, New South Wales Australia21 Threads 4 Polls 1,910 PostsTomcats2: guess what? ill still be paying tax next month get real every one please? remember the millenium computer bug the world enede remeber werre all dead and in the stonage now NOT!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi TC. If you read back further I am in agreeance with you.
When I say...If it happens, it happens...why get hysterical? You can't run from something that big. It just seems a bit like tilting at windmills.
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galrads: I hear that it's true point of impact is the tiny island of great britain.
If it hits your mouth we're safe
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venusenvy: Since you posted on the 7th...and this is the 13th...I would say it didnt exactly work out eh
Doesn't fly past till the 15th, thought women were good with dates
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tomcatwarne: If it hits your mouth we're safe
You will never ever find me at ground-zero in ungreateful britain
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galrads: You will never ever find me at ground-zero in ungreateful britain
You've been hit twice in your country's short history and you cry like a girl. Neither 9/11 nor Pearl Harbor could come close to what's happened in Europe in the last three centuries. Grow Up!
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Godsgift: You've been hit twice in your country's short history and you cry like a girl. Neither 9/11 nor Pearl Harbor could come close to what's happened in Europe in the last three centuries. Grow Up!
Really....
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The end of the world is ALWAYS nigh....!
It was supposed to be last December and yet...... (determined by the Mayan calendar ceasing, it would seem).
Nostrodamus predicted that the world would in fact end in 2025. The year I am due to retire and start taking it easy.
Would you believe it...?! Bloody typical... *sigh*
It was supposed to be last December and yet...... (determined by the Mayan calendar ceasing, it would seem).
Nostrodamus predicted that the world would in fact end in 2025. The year I am due to retire and start taking it easy.
Would you believe it...?! Bloody typical... *sigh*
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tomcatwarne: Doesn't fly past till the 15th, thought women were good with dates
No Im not...thats why I go on so many of them
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It was suppose to end in December and now this.
It gives me the giggles whenever I read/hear about it.
It gives me the giggles whenever I read/hear about it.
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Bluefish22: Oh come one! Im still not over the last ending of the world not turning into the ending of the world. Surely a 40m long chunk would only flatten Nasa?? If they are the ones to discover it? I'll be fine...and still not be needing those 10 bags of flour I never quite got around to buying cos I was too busy enjoying my happy life....
SO TRUE 
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""It was discovered by a Spanish dentist turned amateur asteroid spotter. He is part of a team of enthusiasts"" ( from the original post )
Don't shoot the messenger.