Earth to have close brush with comet, page 13

Originally posted by Mouth
...he pulled the plug on his forum cause of too many attacks.

Yeah, and he put in its description that it won't be opened up until May 26th... But if he's so convinced that the world will end because of an impact, why bother?

Secret Agency Information

I have just received landline call with intel from US - reliable regular source who has similar contacts...major incoming at 45 dgrees @ 11 miles per second south of Azores - due date ...exact timing not certain, but time frame of 25th- 27th may - object about 1 and half ton.

So let's see what that would do to the Earth using those inputs on the Earth Impact Effects Program...

Here were my inputs:
Distance from impact: 300 miles
Projectile diameter: 20 ft (that should make it about the size of a truck)
Projectile density: 1000 kg/m^3 (the density of ice, or a comet)
Impact velocity: 11 miles/s (the velocity asshat says it will be)
Impact angle: 45 degrees (the most probable angle of impact, as well as what he says)
Target is water at a depth of 3600 meters (the average depth of the Atlantic Ocean)

Energy:
Energy before atmospheric entry: 1.86 x 1013 Joules = 0.44 x 10-2 MegaTons TNT
The average interval between impacts of this size somewhere on Earth is 1.7 years

Atmospheric Entry:
The projectile begins to breakup at an altitude of 81300 meters = 267000 ft
The projectile bursts into a cloud of fragments at an altitude of 48600 meters = 159000 ft
The residual velocity of the projectile fragments after the burst is 15.3 km/s = 9.51 miles/s
The energy of the airburst is 4.71 x 1012 Joules = 0.11 x 10-2 MegaTons.
No crater is formed, although large fragments may strike the surface.

Looks like what he says will happen has EVEN LESS OF A CHANCE of causing any damage than the scenarios I came up with. And why are people still believing his crap?

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All naval leave cut short and secrity tightened...
Intel suggests a 100 feet wave (but depends on volcanic acitivy and effects of splash down)...
New York and Florida areas would be severely affected..

Has anyone heard of all Naval leave having been cut short? I have some friends in the Navy, on leave now. Odd, maybe they didn't get the memo. And why only NY and FL? The islands in the Carribbean, the coast between NY and FL, or the coasts of Africa, South America, or Central America are not in any danger? Odd, how a tsunami could be so selective like that, espcially if it's going to be 100 feet tall!

[edit on 5/23/2006 by cmdrkeenkid]

[edit on 5/23/2006 by cmdrkeenkid]