What are the odds that I will be crushed by a metiorite

[mcgrobbles]

Im getting paranoid of late, and the thought of been crushed to death by a falling metiorite (or however its spelt, does anyone know) keeps crossing my mind late at night, what are the odds are of actually been killed this way currently standing at?<br />

 

[nojocujo]

I am hoping it is not a meteorite but maybe a mediator.

 

[jatslo]

Moderator?

 

[nojocujo]

Ya got that right! I was wrong again!

 

[formulaterp]

<font color="yellow">what are the odds are of actually been killed this way currently standing at?</font><br /><br />Surprisingly it's 7:1<br /><br />Good luck!

 

[atticus808]

you know<br />i saw on the news awhile ago that a meteor went through someone's roof while they were watching T.V.<br />are you a little more paranoid now?<br />(the news thing is true by the way)

 

[vogon13]

Nowhere near high enough.<br /><br /> <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>

 

[the_masked_squiggy]

<blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr /><p>Surprisingly it's 7:1<p><hr /></p></p></blockquote><br /><br />What he's not saying is it's 7:1...FOR.<br /><br />Dun dun DUNNNNNH

 

[telfrow]

IIRC, the odds against being hit are billions (four?) to one. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <strong><font color="#3366ff">Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild.</font> - <font color="#3366ff"><em>Tennyson</em></font></strong> </div>

 

[drwayne]

Odds of being struck by a meteorite:<br />about 1 in 10,000,000,000,000<br /><br />Wayne<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>"1) Give no quarter; 2) Take no prisoners; 3) Sink everything."  Admiral Jackie Fisher</p> </div>

 

[nojocujo]

Anyone ever watch Northern Exposure? A gal had many boyfriends and all had died. One by a meteor. What are the odds. Strange sense of humor.

 

[gurutc]

It seems like this is one of the few ways to go out in a blaze of glory.

 

[drwayne]

I don't know, it leaves me flat.<br /><br /><img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /><br /><br />Wayne <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>"1) Give no quarter; 2) Take no prisoners; 3) Sink everything."  Admiral Jackie Fisher</p> </div>

 

[jmilsom]

I wonder if it is less that 10 trillion to one now - as humans spread out to cover every corner of the globe. Last year one went through the roof of a New Zealand house. The year before someone was apparently killed in India and a number of people injured as a large one hit a village (though I never saw confirmation of this). And of course there is a genuine famous case (perhaps the only case in history) where a woman was struck by one coming through the roof of her house in the US. <br /><br />(In another 20 years half the world's population will probably have video cameras - so I guess we'll see a real time strike on reality TV soon!!!<img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />) <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[centsworth_II]

mcgrobbles, be careful, it is easy to be misled by numbers, as this Dilbert strip shows.<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[yevaud]

Choose "Desert Meteor Caught On Film."<br /><br />Desert Meteor<br /><br />Likely fake, but well done regardless. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[drwayne]

Its an edited version of a Toyota commercial.<br /><br />Wayne <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>"1) Give no quarter; 2) Take no prisoners; 3) Sink everything."  Admiral Jackie Fisher</p> </div>

 

[scull]

It's more likely that you're going to get struck by lightning.<br /><br /><br /><br />--

 

[yevaud]

<i>What are the odds that I will be crushed by a metiorite </i><br /><br />Why? Do you want to be?<br /><br />Vogon! Got a small job for ya! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[craig42]

I heard somewhere that you’re more likely to be hit by a meteor than win the lottery<br /><br />Is this true?<br /><br />If so how much more likely am I to be hit by a meteor than win the lottery?<br /><br />Curious and morbid minds want to know.<br />

 

[harmonicaman]

Well; it isn't the meteors that are gonna get you; it's the meteor<i>ites</i>! Meteors burn up in the atmosphere. <br /><br />You are about three orders of magnitude* more likely to hit the lottery than you are to be hit by a meteorite.<br /><br /> * "Order of Magnitude" simply means times 10; so three orders of magnitude would mean 10 X 10 X 10, or 1,000 times.

 

[cuddlyrocket]

If you're talking about the odds of being killed by a rock falling from space, then it's between 1 in 200,000 and 1 in 500,000. The odds are dominated by asteroid impacts, which though rare kill a lot of people. Small rocks have not killed anyone in recorded history.<br /><br />These odds are less unlikely than being killed by a Tsunami, and in case Americans think this is unlikely to happen to them, scientists believe that the East Coast is going to be devastated by a Tsunami caused by the collapse of the La Palma volcano in the next few thousand years.

 

[unlearningthemistakes]

so many meteor/ites hit our planet. They account for thousands of tons of metals falling from space into this earth but, I only heard a rare few stories of accidents/misfortunes caused by these alien stones. So the chances are very, very remote.<br /><br />you can win the lottery 4 times in a month but never be able to crack the electrical code for a BMW 750il key. price? 250,000$.. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>pain is inevitable</p><p>suffering is optional </p> </div>

 

[raghara2]

There was a marriage in Australia, and dady of a bride was hit and killed by meteor. Not to mention of various talks from history. I also remember on demolished car somewhere in US.<br />It's not as rare event. Especially because there are so many right places to strike.

 

[spacefire]

what about a really tiny meteorite that burns a hole clean through you? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>