kentuck (65,031 posts) Sun Feb 17, 2013, 08:12 AM
Did the Russian meteorite scare the crap out of you?
After all, it is not everyday that something so dramatic comes crashing out of the sky.
Or did you just find it interesting?
How can one help not feeling apprehensive or vulnerable with such an event?
Obviously, we tend to think this is the last one and the biggest one that will hit earth. We cannot imagine that there is something larger out there that is zeroing in on Earth even as we speak. It was a one-time event, we tell ourselves. But was it?
Was this only the warning sign for something much larger and much more dangerous to our environment?
No one wants to be alarmist in events like this but is it foolish to blow it off or to pretend it was not an historic event?
What are your feelings on the matter?
nadinbrzezinski (116,502 posts) Sun Feb 17, 2013, 10:53 AM
32. Scientific detachment
But this is exhibit A of why we need to fund the search and mapping of near earth objects, something Republicans are against, even if it is a minuscule part of the budget.
eShirl (11,677 posts) Sun Feb 17, 2013, 11:15 AM
33. Just wondering why Russia is so attractive to once-in-100-years meteors.
Co inky dink? I think (NOT).
SidDithers (25,173 posts) Sun Feb 17, 2013, 11:32 AM
39. Yeah, what are the chances that the biggest country in the world...
would have something like that happen twice?
Russia makes up just a bit less than 1/8th of the Earth's land mass, so the chances of 2 events that occur over land, happening over Russia is ~ 1 in 64.
SidDithers (25,173 posts) Sun Feb 17, 2013, 11:26 AM
36. To tell the truth, some of the discussion about the Russian meteorite scared the crap out of me...
nadinbrzezinski (116,502 posts) Sun Feb 17, 2013, 10:53 AM
32. Scientific detachment
But this is exhibit A of why we need to fund the search and mapping of near earth objects, something Republicans are against, even if it is a minuscule part of the budget.
So where does the cracked reporter get her facts? She just makes them up as she goes along... :stoner:
So where does the cracked reporter get her facts? She just makes them up as she goes along... :stoner:
nadinbrzezinski (116,502 posts) Sun Feb 17, 2013, 10:53 AM
32. Scientific detachment
But this is exhibit A of why we need to fund the search and mapping of near earth objects, something Republicans are against, even if it is a minuscule part of the budget.
Hmmm, I wonder who made this hole in the ground in Arizona:I bet she tripped and fell.
So where does the cracked reporter get her facts? She just makes them up as she goes along... :stoner:
Because if you want to stop solyndras, it means you don't care about meteors.
Hmmm, I wonder who made this hole in the ground in Arizona:(http://www.meteorcrater.com/layout/img/Meteor-Crater-Home.jpg)
Maybe it was Nads second or third bounce.............
What are we doing in space exploration? Or has the whole thing been cancelled?It's size is estimated to be about the same as the Canyon Diablo rock that blew out the Barringer Crater.
I heard that the big meteor that just passed us was found about a year ago by some novice astronomers.
Hmmm, I wonder who made this hole in the ground in Arizona:Figured the subway cat tripped out there as well.(http://www.meteorcrater.com/layout/img/Meteor-Crater-Home.jpg)
Maybe it was Nads second or third bounce.............
But this is exhibit A of why we need to fund the search and mapping of near earth objects, something Republicans are against, even if it is a minuscule part of the budget.