Friday the 13th of April, 2029 ; Feeling Lucky??

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rhodan

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Asteroid 2004 MN4 will pass Earth at a distance of just 30,000 kilometers on Friday the 13th of April 2029. That's so close, we'll be able to spot it with the naked eye. Read about it at NASA's website: Friday the 13th, 2029... <img src="/images/icons/cool.gif" /><br /><br /><br />
 
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grooble

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Maybe it is the dreaded Wormwood of end times mythology. <br /><br />Revelation 8:10<br /><br />'And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.'
 
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They better be right about the close miss, because I 'll be close to retirement at the time, and it would be a pity to lose all those deductions in my wages <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /><br />Seriously though, this is one asteroid that has to be given a proper name. <br />Not just any name, one proportional to our luck... <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <em>I feel better than James Brown.</em> </div>
 
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rhodan

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<i>Maybe it is the dreaded Wormwood of end times mythology.</i><br /><br />Hmmm, it's still a 30,000 kilometer miss...maybe God forgot to convert miles to kilometers. <img src="/images/icons/crazy.gif" /><br />
 
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rhodan

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<i>Not just any name, one proportional to our luck... </i><br /><br />Um...what about the Rehakles?... <img src="/images/icons/tongue.gif" /> <br /><br />I agree though, 2004 MN4 is a rather bleak name... From the link: <ul type="square">...The asteroid is about 320 meters wide. "That's big enough to punch through Earth's atmosphere," devastating a region the size of, say, Texas, if it hit land, or causing widespread tsunamis if it hit ocean, says Chodas...<br /><br />...On April 13, 2029, asteroid 2004 MN4 will fly past Earth only 18,600 miles (30,000 km) above the ground. For comparison, geosynchronous satellites orbit at 22,300 miles (36,000 km). "At closest approach, the asteroid will shine like a 3rd magnitude star, visible to the unaided eye from Africa, Europe and Asia--even through city lights," says Jon Giorgini of JPL. This is rare. "Close approaches by objects as large as 2004 MN4 are currently thought to occur at 1000-year intervals, on average."</ul>Well, I can't think of an appropriate name, but if anyone has a suggestion, please go right ahead!
 
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vogon13

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ROSANNE!!!! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>
 
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thechemist

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<i>"Including serious fallout in New England and much of the west surrounding the state of Idaho, which was most heavily irradiated, all the way down to Roseville, California, much of eastern Wash., Oregon, western Montana, and northern Nevada."</i><br /><br />US was irradiated from the Chernobyl accident ??? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <em>I feel better than James Brown.</em> </div>
 
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