Make the most of the time life. End of the world is only 29 years away!

[YankeePride1967]

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles...00010000000001

SAN FRANCISCO (Feb. 18) - An asteroid may come uncomfortably close to Earth in 2036 and the United Nations should assume responsibility for a space mission to deflect it, a group of astronauts, engineers and scientists said on Saturday.

[#1PaFan]

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles...00010000000001

SAN FRANCISCO (Feb. 18) - An asteroid may come uncomfortably close to Earth in 2036 and the United Nations should assume responsibility for a space mission to deflect it, a group of astronauts, engineers and scientists said on Saturday.

The UN? We're toast.

[YankeePride1967]

The UN? We're toast.

They will simply issue a proclomation declaring the asteroid is harmful to human life and wait for it to change direction.

[5OClockLighting]

The UN? We're toast.

We'll have to get France's Okay. Dosen't look good because right now they are collecting every white sheet in the country to make a flag that can be seen from space.

[DontHateOnNumber2]

This sucks. Hopefully we'll have some badass laser that can knock it away from us by the time this comes around.

[PinstripePride]

I'll be dead by then, it's ok.

[yankeesAZ]

We'll have to get France's Okay. Dosen't look good because right now they are collecting every white sheet in the country to make a flag that can be seen from space.

Bush thinks Saddam's WMDs are on the asteroid! Maybe he's right.

[Octoberbaby]

The UN? We're toast.

[4bronxbombers]

Great....something to look forward to.

[Bambino22]

"asteroid named Apophis, which has a 1 in 45,000 chance of striking"


yo chill.

[brosiusbuddy]

This sucks. Hopefully we'll have some badass laser that can knock it away from us by the time this comes around.

I saw something about this on Discovery Channel. They had some astronomists and physicists on who said that unlike the movies where you can just shoot the asteroid into little pieces and everyone is ok, in real life blasting it apart would only cause for it to do more damage. In order to prevent damage, scientists would have to find some way to alter it's path.

The other thing the show said is that the 2036 asteroid wouldn't make contact with Earth, it would only come scarily close. The same asteroid, however, would reapproach the Earth something like 9 years later at which point it would make contact. And don't think that it'd be cool to stand out on the beach and watch it plow towards the planet as you awaited your final moments. The experts said anyone who could see it approaching would likely burn to death as it broke through our atmosphere because the heat generated would be so great that simply being within the range of a few miles of it would make that possible. Then after it made it impact it will likely wipe out most of the Earth's population, whether it be with the massive tidal waves, earthquakes, or volcanic activity that it would cause to occur. For the lucky few who would survive, they'd have about a month until all plant life on Earth would die as a result of getting no sunlight due to the fact that the amount of dust and debri created from the asteroid would flood the atmosphere and create a "nuclear winter" that would last for years. Once the plant life died off it would only be a matter of time before the few animals who survived would be unable to sustain themselves and they'd die too. The only lifeform that would survive would be small organisms and then we'd have to wait millions/billions of years for evolution to repeat itself. However by that time the sun might have already burned out and life on Earth will cease to exist.

Have a great day everybody!

[YankeePride1967]

"asteroid named Apophis, which has a 1 in 45,000 chance of striking"


yo chill.

Who's upset or nervous? Other than the UN evidently.

[JDPNYY]

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+29
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What's the average life span for a male in the USA?

[fredgmuggs]

That DAMN BUSH!!!

[Hitman23]

That DAMN BUSH!!!

no way dude, it was A-Rod. The Gods are angry about his post season average.

[jlw1980]

We'll have to get France's Okay. Dosen't look good because right now they are collecting every white sheet in the country to make a flag that can be seen from space.

[Archer1979]

I think the UN just announced that there will be economic sanctions against the asteroid.

They'll be sending inspectors in after it hits.

[xenochimera]

arnt we suppose to die in 2012 according to the mayan calender?? plus, im sure the government will never release info about astriods that will most likely to hit earth because it will cause mass hysteria and chaos.

[gdn]

They just need to deflect it a tiny bit in advance so it misses us completely.

[S2]

I bet the asteroid ends up being the size of a chiwawa's head once it reaches the ground like Homer once correctly predicted.

[JavyVazquezIsSick]

Wheres Bruce Willis and Aerosmith?

[Hitman23]

Wheres Bruce Willis and Aerosmith?

Bush wasn't okay with them not paying taxes. We're dead.

[NYYFAN]

Send Jorge out to catch it. It will tip off his glove and deflect away...

[CoyoteYankee]

Send Jorge out to catch it. It will tip off his glove and deflect away...

OMG...I just spit food out of my mouth!

[yankeeschic12324]

Bring it on...

[ShaneTravis]

They just need to deflect it a tiny bit in advance so it misses us completely.

Or skims the left coast, taking a little of San Fran with it.

[yankeeschic12324]

Or skims the left coast, taking a little of San Fran with it.

WAIT! Im on the Left Coast!!

[hardrain]

Not to worry. The world is supposed to end in 2012 anyway because that is when the Mayan calandar ends. So I wouldn't worry about it.

[YankeePride1967]

alright, so since the world is going to end anyway, who wants to have a little fun first?

[Mattpat11]

I'll be long dead.

[ALR83]

I saw something about this on Discovery Channel. They had some astronomists and physicists on who said that unlike the movies where you can just shoot the asteroid into little pieces and everyone is ok, in real life blasting it apart would only cause for it to do more damage. In order to prevent damage, scientists would have to find some way to alter it's path.

The other thing the show said is that the 2036 asteroid wouldn't make contact with Earth, it would only come scarily close. The same asteroid, however, would reapproach the Earth something like 9 years later at which point it would make contact. And don't think that it'd be cool to stand out on the beach and watch it plow towards the planet as you awaited your final moments. The experts said anyone who could see it approaching would likely burn to death as it broke through our atmosphere because the heat generated would be so great that simply being within the range of a few miles of it would make that possible. Then after it made it impact it will likely wipe out most of the Earth's population, whether it be with the massive tidal waves, earthquakes, or volcanic activity that it would cause to occur. For the lucky few who would survive, they'd have about a month until all plant life on Earth would die as a result of getting no sunlight due to the fact that the amount of dust and debri created from the asteroid would flood the atmosphere and create a "nuclear winter" that would last for years. Once the plant life died off it would only be a matter of time before the few animals who survived would be unable to sustain themselves and they'd die too. The only lifeform that would survive would be small organisms and then we'd have to wait millions/billions of years for evolution to repeat itself. However by that time the sun might have already burned out and life on Earth will cease to exist.

Have a great day everybody!

Well, I feel good.

Wheres Bruce Willis and Aerosmith?

Totally stole my line. I love that movie.

[fredgmuggs]

Totally stole my line. I love that movie.

The fire alarm went off in the movie theater when I was watching that movie and no one got up to leave except me.

I didn't want to take a chance on my obituary citing my cause of death as stupidity from not leaving a Bruce Willis movie when the fire alarm sounded.

[26 and counting]

I saw something about this on Discovery Channel. They had some astronomists and physicists on who said that unlike the movies where you can just shoot the asteroid into little pieces and everyone is ok, in real life blasting it apart would only cause for it to do more damage. In order to prevent damage, scientists would have to find some way to alter it's path.

The other thing the show said is that the 2036 asteroid wouldn't make contact with Earth, it would only come scarily close. The same asteroid, however, would reapproach the Earth something like 9 years later at which point it would make contact. And don't think that it'd be cool to stand out on the beach and watch it plow towards the planet as you awaited your final moments. The experts said anyone who could see it approaching would likely burn to death as it broke through our atmosphere because the heat generated would be so great that simply being within the range of a few miles of it would make that possible. Then after it made it impact it will likely wipe out most of the Earth's population, whether it be with the massive tidal waves, earthquakes, or volcanic activity that it would cause to occur. For the lucky few who would survive, they'd have about a month until all plant life on Earth would die as a result of getting no sunlight due to the fact that the amount of dust and debri created from the asteroid would flood the atmosphere and create a "nuclear winter" that would last for years. Once the plant life died off it would only be a matter of time before the few animals who survived would be unable to sustain themselves and they'd die too. The only lifeform that would survive would be small organisms and then we'd have to wait millions/billions of years for evolution to repeat itself. However by that time the sun might have already burned out and life on Earth will cease to exist.

Have a great day everybody!

I saw a show on the Discovery Channel about what would happen if an asteroid or meteor the size of Japan crashed into the Earth. Not only would the Earth be covered in debris for years, blocking out any sunlight, the whole world would literally be on fire for about a year. Even the rain forests in South America, and the North and South Poles. The impact would have the power of thousands of nuclear bombs being detonated at once, and would produce heat comparable to the surface of the sun. The impact would shred apart the earth's crust at the point of impact, sending it flying into orbit, only to crash back into the earth, burning up in the earth's atmosphere. The water in all of the oceans would quickly evaporate. It would take years until it gets cool enough again in order for water to form in the clouds, and then the oceans would fill up again. The only organisms that could survive are the ones that were two miles below the earth's surface, where the temperature stays at about 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Deep enough to be away from the extreme temperatures near the earth's surface, but also shallow enough from the high temparatures of the inner earth.

There is a good chance that this is how the dinosaurs died.

[shotz]

It is possible that there will be survivors even after this happens.
All Yankee fans

[Hitman23]

It is possible that there will be survivors even after this happens.
All Yankee fans

well, if there are Yankee fan survivors I'm sure they'll be booing Alex for allowing it to happen.

[FormerlyKnownAsMHHL]

From Wikipedia:

Additional observations of the trajectory of Apophis revealed the "keyhole" would likely be missed and on August 5, 2006, Apophis was lowered to a Level 0 Torino impact hazard scale. As of October 19, 2006 the impact probability for April 13, 2036 is estimated at 1 in 45,000. An additional impact date in 2037 has been identified, however the impact probability for that encounter is 1 in 12.3 million.

Despite the fact that there is no longer any significant probability of an Earth impact, The Planetary Society is offering a $50,000 prize for the best plan to put a tracking device on or near the asteroid ([1]).

50K for coming up with a tracking device idea. I like my chances.

[JavyVazquezIsSick]

Only 50k for pretty much saving the world?

[FormerlyKnownAsMHHL]

Only 50k for pretty much saving the world?

"Maybe" saving the world. There is a 44,999 in 45,000 chance that your idea wasn't even the reason for continuing the human existance. $50K for saving the world, $20 million for playing baseball. Seems right.

[Matrix7637]

I saw something about this on Discovery Channel. They had some astronomists and physicists on who said that unlike the movies where you can just shoot the asteroid into little pieces and everyone is ok, in real life blasting it apart would only cause for it to do more damage. In order to prevent damage, scientists would have to find some way to alter it's path.

The other thing the show said is that the 2036 asteroid wouldn't make contact with Earth, it would only come scarily close. The same asteroid, however, would reapproach the Earth something like 9 years later at which point it would make contact. And don't think that it'd be cool to stand out on the beach and watch it plow towards the planet as you awaited your final moments. The experts said anyone who could see it approaching would likely burn to death as it broke through our atmosphere because the heat generated would be so great that simply being within the range of a few miles of it would make that possible. Then after it made it impact it will likely wipe out most of the Earth's population, whether it be with the massive tidal waves, earthquakes, or volcanic activity that it would cause to occur. For the lucky few who would survive, they'd have about a month until all plant life on Earth would die as a result of getting no sunlight due to the fact that the amount of dust and debri created from the asteroid would flood the atmosphere and create a "nuclear winter" that would last for years. Once the plant life died off it would only be a matter of time before the few animals who survived would be unable to sustain themselves and they'd die too. The only lifeform that would survive would be small organisms and then we'd have to wait millions/billions of years for evolution to repeat itself. However by that time the sun might have already burned out and life on Earth will cease to exist.

Have a great day everybody!

So where's the down side in all of this?

So much for global warming!

[Jace]

If we can't come up with an idea in 30 years that can move a rock a little bit in any direction then extinction is probably better for us anyway. I'd worry more about humanity becoming ADD because of the internet and the Yellowstone thing

[Hitman23]

well if it hits I hope I die with the impact because there's no way I want to live through the aftermath.

[yankeeschic12324]

I say we all jump at the same time and move the earth...

[CoyoteYankee]

I say we all jump at the same time and move the earth...

Perfect solution! That should net you $50 grand.

[jlw1980]

WAIT! Im on the Left Coast!!

So we should get the hell out of here and be glad it's gone.

[jlw1980]

I say we all jump at the same time and move the earth...

We're all ready moving farther and farther away from the moon each year, which is going to cause problems. I know that's very clear. Hey, I'm no scientist!

[yankeeschic12324]

So we should get the hell out of here and be glad it's gone.

Roadtrip!!

[ShaneTravis]

well if it hits I hope I die with the impact because there's no way I want to live through the aftermath.

Sissy

[yankeeschic12324]

Perfect solution! That should net you $50 grand.

Wooo!

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[ALR83]

I say we all jump at the same time and move the earth...

Oh my God.