Tutanis Disaster!!!

Why doesn't anybody talk about the catastrophy on September 29th? We are being snowballed by the media to beleive we are being safe from this potential disaster! What ya heard?

Toutatis. It will pass us by 4 LD, that's why no hassle about it. If it hit's us then it's a big boom.

www.solarviews.com...

bleh...to bad it will miss us...getting tired of this planet.

I'm sure if it was heading for Earth something would be done about it....

Originally posted by Huria86
I'm sure if it was heading for Earth something would be done about it....

You're damn right.

You think they would actually tell us if they knew it was going to hit?

Originally posted by Hellmutt
You think they would actually tell us if they knew it was going to hit?

Not only would they not tell us if it was going to hit, they'd deny the knowledge of it after the fact. A spin campaign would be started saying it was just a celebration in North Korea.

doctorduh

Oh I have no doubt that they wouldn't tell us, but wouldn't they at least TRY something under wraps to stop it? A big rock heading for earth can't benift anyone, no matter how you put it

Also while I was typing my other post I did get an urge to watch Armegedon

Originally posted by doctorduh

Originally posted by Hellmutt
You think they would actually tell us if they knew it was going to hit?

Not only would they not tell us if it was going to hit, they'd deny the knowledge of it after the fact. A spin campaign would be started saying it was just a celebration in North Korea.

doctorduh

Or a forestfire...
Anyway, It "appears" to miss us by 4 lunar distances.
What about gravity?
Ours and our moons?

I hate how the terra-centric internet media report this as if we're the victims here.
Note the obvious spin: "Toutatis may hit the Earth.."

When, in fact, it is our planet that is going to hit Toutatis.

And sure, many people may suffer or even perish, but we, and the planet will survive.

That poor asteroid has no hope of survival!

Originally posted by quango
That poor asteroid has no hope of survival!

Damn man, I hope the microbes that MIGHT be on that rock have excellent life insurance.

Asteroid And Comet Impact Hazards



That�s it!
I�m gonna dig myself a big hole in the ground...

Originally posted by Hellmutt
Asteroid And Comet Impact Hazards

That�s it!
I�m gonna dig myself a big hole in the ground...

The Astroid will do that for you

Originally posted by intrepid

Originally posted by Huria86
I'm sure if it was heading for Earth something would be done about it....

You're damn right.

intrepid,

You're a riot!

I'm getting a good laugh out of this thread also!

If it hits Earth, I'll already be dead! From laughter!!

Originally posted by Huria86

Originally posted by Hellmutt
Asteroid And Comet Impact Hazards

That�s it!
I�m gonna dig myself a big hole in the ground...

The Astroid will do that for you

Huria86,

One has already dug onein Arizona, right?

Hell, you already got one! I gotta get off this thread!

Yup big hole in arizona But I wouldn't hide there! NEED A BIGGER HOLE!

A 5 page thread has already been going about this particular "impact".

The thread has plenty of pretty pictures as well as flight paths posted.

Thread title: Asteroid impact September 29th 2004

Summary: Thousands of amateur astronomers with internet access (i.e. people with a telescope in their backyard) cannot be stopped from posting their observations on the internet. Unfortunately there is no credible evidence supporting the view that Toutatis will impact on 9/29.

Location of thread:

www.abovetopsecret.com...

At the closest point of Toutatis' approach, if you imagine yourself sitting ON the asteroid, the Earth would appear about as large as a full moon. Save your anxiety for the war on terror, or the latest human-engineered hurricane.

MK

Attack of the killer potato!



thats just a rendered image, but it IS very Spudlike in it's shape and appearance..

Here is also a small mpg file, showing the unusual rotation of Toutatis.
Spins like a badly thrown Football.

Toutatis

Despite what many people would like to believe, we have no method for stopping an asteroid impact. At least not one that we could deploy and rely on without decades warning.

So while this isn't going to hit us, even if it was what would knowing about it beforehand accomplish aside from causing mass panic?

Originally posted by Hellmutt
You think they would actually tell us if they knew it was going to hit?

Yes. You couldn't keep quiet every single astronomer (and amateur astronomer) on the face of the planet.