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re: Asteroid missed Earth by 45k miles on Thursday
Posted on 7/27/19 at 8:52 pm to gthog61
Posted on 7/27/19 at 8:52 pm to gthog61
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That's like a baseball getting within 32.8 miles of the strike zone.
The strike zone in your example would be about 5.5 miles across. It's still pretty far, but get the proportions right.
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Posted on 7/27/19 at 8:57 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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Is 328 ft really that big? And did we know about it before it passed?
And, while "close" it wasn't THAT close. The diameter of the earth is 7k+ miles.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 8:57 pm to eScott
Let me guess, the lack of hits in Canada and Russia can be explained by our magnetic field...
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:37 pm to danfraz
Sorry, we were too busy trying to save the earth to save the actual earth.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 10:33 pm to danfraz
Could have been me.
If I were 45,000 miles out in space
If I were 45,000 miles out in space
Posted on 7/27/19 at 10:46 pm to The Boat
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66,000,000 BC Colorized
I think you mean BCE.
Posted on 7/28/19 at 12:20 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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Orrrr....it could be a lot easier to manufacture and launch defense systems from the moon.
45k from earth is a lot closer than 190k miles from the moon
Granted I have no clue how close it travelled near the moon, but let's pretend it came exactly between us and the moon for this discussion and simple math.
Posted on 7/28/19 at 1:12 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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Is 328 ft really that big?
Estimates vary on Tuguska, but it was between half and twice this size.
City killer within a couple of miles, for sure.
Posted on 7/28/19 at 1:13 am to Asharad
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I think you mean BC
Posted on 7/28/19 at 6:42 am to Darth_Vader
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Poland (they’re about the only European country with their shite together)
Hungary says Hi.
Posted on 7/28/19 at 7:02 am to gthog61
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That's like a baseball getting within 32.8 miles of the strike zone.
Preach. Can't believe the 30A Geniuses actually think this was a close call. OT IQ on that downward trend.
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