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Melchior
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Message 38 of 216 (138505)
08-31-2004 2:13 PM
Reply to: Message 37 by riVeRraT
08-31-2004 1:28 PM


Re: Are there things outside those that can be tested?
Honestly, large life-threatening comets/objects are detected way more than a heartbeat before they would 'hit' us. While we might not be able to do much about it, it wouldn't be the suprise you make it out to be.
Our existance isn't that unstable, you know.
And please, at least get your info right.
The closest Hyutake/Hyakutake ever came to earth was 40 times the distance to the moon. We knew about the comet months before it arrived.
Check for example Nasa (Have faith in Nasa!) which says 0.1AU on 25th of March. (Comet Hyakutake Home Page (JPL))

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Melchior
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Message 50 of 216 (138609)
08-31-2004 7:22 PM
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08-31-2004 6:54 PM


Re: Are there things outside those that can be tested?
Look. Do a google search on 'au in miles' and google will provide a number of 93 million miles.
Then do a search on 'nasa au' and you'll find that Nasa's website gives a number of 93 million miles.
I didn't say 100 times, I said 40, and I stand by that statement.
I don't think it was close enough to be a concern. I know that with the advent of accurate astrological equipment, people realize that there is a lot of things out there whirling around like mad. I do not think that we should be scared by this in any way. We do know that large objects can hit the earth, but it's not like this happens often.

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Melchior
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Message 63 of 216 (138807)
09-01-2004 12:34 PM
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09-01-2004 9:11 AM


Re: Are there things outside those that can be tested?
A tenth of 93 millions is 0.93 millions?
Look, if you can't even divide by 10, I'm not going to bother about arguing with you about numbers.

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