I got up at 5am this morning here in Australia to see if I could spot meteorite DA14 which was flying past the Earth apparently at that time (or so it said on last night's news) but I couldn't see it. Mind you the news programme didn't tell us where to look, did it. Anyway I scanned the entire sky (it was clear) from me backyard but eventually got sensible and went back to bed.
The videos on the web of that one exploding over Russia are much more spectacular!
I was hoping NASA got the trajectory wrong on the meteor and it actually smashed into planet Earth right on top of the houses of parliment whilst it was in full session and done the UK a big favour :thumbsdown: >:(
Ironic isn't it
There is an asteroid coming
Wooo, watch out that's a meteor!
Hitting Parliament here in Oz wouldn't do any harm either, I can assure you. :D
Yeah, thanks for putting me straight on that, mjkerr. DA14 was indeed an asteroid, not a meteorite. :thumbsup:
Don't panic! I'm sure both meteorites and asteroids are like buses.
Nothing for ages and then three come along at once! :smiley-laughing:
:laughabovepost: :D :smiley-laughing: :D :smiley-laughing: :wave:
US Air force report tracking DA14 of radar......man in the moon is very worried.......
Quote from: moogle on February 15, 2013, 10:25:24 PM
Don't panic! I'm sure both meteorites and asteroids are like buses.
Nothing for ages and then three come along at once! :smiley-laughing:
in the case of the russian meteorite quite literally, it had the weight and rough size of a bus when it exploded,
Maybe that is what the Americans did. Why waste a perfectly good Nuclear Missile when you could just fling a battered old Denning Bus at the Russians (which the Yanks are not short of). Just as effective.
The proof is to find a very tight giant Slingshot somewhere on the Eastern Seaboard...
KABOOOM!!
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oops I missed it completely I thought it was tonight?
Quote from: Tom@Crewe on February 16, 2013, 08:05:57 AM
oops I missed it completely I thought it was tonight?
It couldn`t be seen in the UK because it was evening and dark :veryangry:
The Ruskies had a far better view of things the day before coz it happened in daylight. I hear that a few Ruskies have turned green and got TV aerials growing out of their navels :)
Quote from: Tom@Crewe on February 16, 2013, 08:05:57 AM
oops I missed it completely I thought it was tonight?
I hope to be able to say that if/when armageddon ever arrives........ :)
Quote from: Dock Shunter on February 16, 2013, 10:15:32 AM
Quote from: Tom@Crewe on February 16, 2013, 08:05:57 AM
oops I missed it completely I thought it was tonight?
I hope to be able to say that if/when armageddon ever arrives........ :)
+1 :laugh: :laughabovepost: :smiley-laughing: :claphappy:
A meteorite smashed into the centre of Paisley......did £50m of improvements :D
Quote from: Agrippa on February 16, 2013, 01:56:41 PM
A meteorite smashed into the centre of Paisley......did £50m of improvements :D
:laughabovepost: :smiley-laughing: :D :smiley-laughing: :D :claphappy: HEE HEE!
I guess we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that a lot of people were injured by broken glass, and quite a lot of damage was done, but those videos on the Russia Today (RT) website sure are bloody spectacular! The one where the entire traffic intersection lights up is amazing. That thing was damn close!
According to various tv programmes I've seen, a meteorite about the size of
Wembley Stadium hitting the Earth would create a huge explosion
which would cause world wide effects and a huge climate change
(not warmer) so we shall carry on until it happens. Hopefully such an object
won't land on the real Wembley during the FA Cup Final , give Alan Hansen
something to talk about without his traffic cone graphics.
A few years ago there was a sci- fi film called "The Earth dies screaming "
maybe art imitating nature.
Sleep soundly.... :D
"Hopefully such an object won't land on the real Wembley during the FA Cup Final , give Alan Hansen
something to talk about without his traffic cone graphics."
:laughabovepost: :D :smiley-laughing: ;D :D :smiley-laughing: ;D
You're crackin' me up, Agrippa :thumbsup:
Hears some food for thought
If it had happened 20-35 years ago (a blink of an eye in the universe) it could very well have triggered Russia's nuclear retaliatory response because of poor ccommunication and we could be living in a post world war 3 apocalyptic "mad max" like world :goggleeyes:
Quote from: Fratton on February 17, 2013, 11:27:25 AM
we could be living in a post world war 3 apocalyptic "mad max" like world :goggleeyes:
Sounds a bit like Leyland, Lancashire :worried:
Or a few schools in Western Sydney. :D
Quote from: bealman on February 17, 2013, 10:22:55 PM
Or a few schools in Western Sydney. :D
South Auckland?? :-X
Just took another look at your Portsmouth & Southsea thread, Andrew..... will the layout have a SOUTHsea school, like SOUTH Auckland? :D
Congratulations on the sale of your home! :thumbsup:
George