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Space Experts Predict Global Catastrophe

#21
COOL AND DEADLY said:
Look, all we need to do is send up a small triangular space ship with thrust, blaster, and hyperspace. The ship then shoots the asteroids into little pieces, then destroys the pieces.
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Exactly. Here's the prototype:

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It should help with the UFO problem in the lower right corner as well.
 
#24
BartmanPDX said:
Exactly. Here's the prototype:

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It should help with the UFO problem in the lower right corner as well.
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Or send up two massively giant, carbon-steel titanium 2001 Space Odessey type monolyths complete with onboard steering rockets that can be remote controlled from earth. Charge admission to use them and viola, problem solved and economy saved.

Just watch out for the ear-splitting beep boops


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OK, I think that takes care of my lame post for the day. Moving on
 
#30
Preparing for threats from a meteor/asteroid strike may be arranging deck chairs on the Titanic. The global weather crisis, as slow as each day, will probably bring about more havoc, famine and drought than any celestial bean ball. Bruce Willlis just hasn't played the part yet, but from what I've seen with my own eyes on the north slope of AK, things are changing. From the drought in Southeast to the Southwest, to the floods in the midwest and northeast, we are already in a transition period. I'm learning to play DB so I can early a living after electricity isn't so readily available (should I live that long).
 
#31
StyleOverShow said:
I'm learning to play DB so I can early a living after electricity isn't so readily available (should I live that long).
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Awesome!

Myself, I'm getting my improv band prepared to play the soundtrack to the end of the world. I think I may have found a good place to play up in the hills between Whittier and Hacienda Heights, overlooking Los Angeles.

How awesome would it be to see chunks of rock fall from the sky, massive scale riots, fire, explosions, UFOs, and general chaos abounding, as 5 guys with 4 synths, a theremin, 2 basses, 2 guitars, a sax and drum set rock out from above?

Mighty awesome, thats how.
 
#32
hbarcat said:
Some 6,000 cosmic objects circulating around the planet are currently known to experts in the field, the Association of Space Explorers (ASE) told a press conference at the UN headquarters in Vienna, where it presented its report "Asteroid Threats: A Call for Global Response."

And of these, up to 1,000 had a diameter of 150 kilometres (93 miles) or more, meaning they could cause major damage to the Earth's surface, prompting fires, tsunamis and ensuing disasters like famine, it said.

Although it should be possible to predict a collision up to 15 years before it occurs, the technology needed to divert an incoming asteroid has yet to be developed and this will require international cooperation, they said.


We'd better get busy and start cooperating!

:smug:

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=081125202309.3nc9oytq&show_article=1
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Oh, no. The sky is falling, ... again. I thought we handled this in the 19th Century. That's why I told my kids the story about Chicken Licken. To let them focus on the real threats around them.

The magma chambers beneath Yellowstone Park and Western Indonesia could also punch through with a volcanic eruption of a size never before witnessed by man. We could create a nuclear holocaust with 10,000 detonations, at any moment & on & on & ... I grew up in 1950's USA. You can't scare me with this stuff any more.

When you board an airplane, you take your seat, buckle your seat belt and when the door closes, you're on for the whole ride, pal. Common courtesy says you should try to enjoy the peanuts & soda without upsetting the other passengers.

The truth is we aren't smart enough, yet, to divert an asteroid. There are some very good ideas about How. We just don't have the resources or technology to do it in a timely way.
 
#33
251 said:
Oh, no. The sky is falling, ... again. I thought we handled this in the 19th Century. That's why I told my kids the story about Chicken Licken. To let them focus on the real threats around them.

The magma chambers beneath Yellowstone Park and Western Indonesia could also punch through with a volcanic eruption of a size never before witnessed by man. We could create a nuclear holocaust with 10,000 detonations, at any moment & on & on & ... I grew up in 1950's USA. You can't scare me with this stuff any more.

When you board an airplane, you take your seat, buckle your seat belt and when the door closes, you're on for the whole ride, pal. Common courtesy says you should try to enjoy the peanuts & soda without upsetting the other passengers.

The truth is we aren't smart enough, yet, to divert an asteroid. There are some very good ideas about How. We just don't have the resources or technology to do it in a timely way.
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or maybe my band jamming on the mountain top will project enough sound to push the asteroid off it course

while only slightly realigning our orbit and causing the most frigid winter ever, essentially freezing people the wolrd over

But thanks, this thread has given me some good thoughts for improv lyrics tonight...
 
#35
251 said:
We just don't have the resources or technology to do it in a timely way.
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So, you propose we just stick our heads in the sand and ignore the issue, and further do nothing to work on developing the resources and technology?

I agree that we are probably a good 15-20 years away from being able to have any real effect on the situation, but if we squander that time, in 15-20 years if something comes up to threaten us and we haven't done our "homework" to prepare, we fail the test, don't we?

I know a lot of folks here are kidding about the topic (and some is funny, Son of Magni in particular! :) ), but this is a real and serious topic, and does deserve at least a bit of serious attention.
 
#36
Try to relax. There are some very real threats in the world that have to do with intolerance and mammailian defensive, tribal behavior that have brought us immediate danger. A plan to feed 9 billion people in about 50 years is going to be handy, too.

I think if we don't resolve those issues, the sky falling upon us could be a blessing.

Until then, I think I'll find a few 85 mph roller coasters to ride. It gives me perspective.
 
#39
Gard said:
So, you propose we just stick our heads in the sand and ignore the issue, and further do nothing to work on developing the resources and technology?

I agree that we are probably a good 15-20 years away from being able to have any real effect on the situation, but if we squander that time, in 15-20 years if something comes up to threaten us and we haven't done our "homework" to prepare, we fail the test, don't we?
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Relax. I'm sure the world's leading scientists are working on the solution to this right now so that when the next "dinosaur killer" asteroid heads our way they can pop out of their laboratories, build some hi-tech asteroid neutralizer what-cha-ma-callit and save the day.

At least that's how it works in the movies.
 

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