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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14952001Anyone know a bookie taking odds on the crash site? Those would literally be astronomical odds...  Is that a Satellite in yer pocket or are you just glad to see me?  Remember that Northern Exposure episode- Maggie's boyfriend gets hit by a satellite and they had to bury him in a piano because they couldn't untangle him from it? SO... applying Murphy's Law, or Sod's Law ... lookout Butte Montana LOL! 
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« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2011, 11:41:16 pm » |
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« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2011, 11:46:12 pm » |
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LOL I just read this and it cracked me up is all. I could just see it crashing to earth during the homecoming parade...  A perfect ending to this week I'm sure. They asked a weatherman what he thought and he said well, it's one in three that it'll hit water... heck- even *I* could give THOSE odds. Puts me in mind of all those asteroid movies, though. Now something's really coming and they haven't a clue when or where. |
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« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2011, 11:48:10 pm » |
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When Skylab came down, my brother was living in South Wales, he walked about all day with his caving hat on, the bloody thing re-enterd and broke up in Australia as I recall!
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« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2011, 11:57:38 pm » |
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Barb,
I do remember the Northern Exposure episode and how much trouble they had getting into the church. All I could do was laugh and say, "Oooh, shiney!"
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« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2011, 12:05:06 am » |
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TV- yeah and the 'box' had all those antennas sticking out I just wonder what they would do if it really was headed for LA rush hour or NYC or New Delhi? How would they get the people out of its way?  I don't think they could. it'd go right through a roof so being indoors isn't exactly a plus. |
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« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2011, 12:22:00 am » |
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If it is a satellite that comes crashing down, I sure hope it hits my back yard. Just think of all the really cool pieces of melted bits...and maybe some green alien zombie slime...and a free cat toy for "Her Regalness!"
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« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2011, 12:04:20 pm » |
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I want a piece of space debris..
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« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2011, 12:22:30 pm » |
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Nasa SAY that if it comes down anywhewre near you, you should call up the police and not touch it. If I comes down near me, I'm sticking it in the shed and selling it on ebay, bit by bit.  |
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« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2011, 12:24:55 pm » |
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Nasa SAY that if it comes down anywhewre near you, you should call up the police and not touch it. If I comes down near me, I'm sticking it in the shed and selling it on ebay, bit by bit. My thoughts prezactly! Except for the more interesting looking bits maybe.. |
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« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2011, 12:50:13 pm » |
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Don't these things have GOLD in or on them? If it comes down anywhere near me I'll be on paydirt |
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« Reply #12 on: September 23, 2011, 04:22:46 pm » |
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Sir Nickolas wrote: If I comes down near me, I'm sticking it in the shed and selling it on ebay, bit by bit. Grin WINS the *first laugh out loud of the day* award! They might better mention what it's WORTH to them to get it back- there's a WORLD WIDE financial crisis goin' on, ya know!! OTW- look for awesome new SteamPunk jewelry! |
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« Reply #13 on: September 23, 2011, 04:47:58 pm » |
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Cool as it might be to have a piece, I'm hoping it won't come down near me....5,900 kg is gonna make a big hole, even after the burning and melting from re-entry!
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« Reply #14 on: September 23, 2011, 05:42:26 pm » |
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Firming up the projections a bit, but still late Fri / early Sat, and maybe in the US. If it lands on-track during one of this weekend's NASCAR races then the yellow caution flag will unfurl for real debris rather than to prevent a crowd favorite driver (we're looking at you Dale Jr) from going a lap down. markf
Update #10
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:45:08 AM EDT
As of 10:30 a.m. EDT on Sept. 23, 2011, the orbit of UARS was 100 miles by 105 miles (160 km by 170 km). Re-entry is expected late Friday, Sept. 23, or early Saturday, Sept. 24, Eastern Daylight Time. Solar activity is no longer the major factor in the satellite’s rate of descent. The satellite’s orientation or configuration apparently has changed, and that is now slowing its descent. There is a low probability any debris that survives re-entry will land in the United States, but the possibility cannot be discounted because of this changing rate of descent. It is still too early to predict the time and location of re-entry with any certainty, but predictions will become more refined in the next 12 to 18 hours.
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« Reply #15 on: September 23, 2011, 06:02:22 pm » |
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I'm hoping to get a new car or house out of this. They are saying it will come down in the South East USA.
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« Reply #16 on: September 23, 2011, 06:35:35 pm » |
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I reckon that the chances of any large bits of this thing hitting any (body/thing) are slim. As I recall from the Skylab re-entry, NASA calculated that the odds of station re-entry debris hitting a human were 152 to 1—although the odds of debris hitting a city of 100,000 or more were 7 to 1—and special teams were readied to head to any country hit by debris and requesting help.(nicked from wikipedia) , just a few bits managed to return to Earth, landing in Australia, all the rest got burnt up in the upper atmosphere. *If* any large lumps did manage to make it close to where I live, I'd not go near them at all, chances are that they will be the batteries, and I for one don't know what kind they are. (they will possibly contain substances that will not do you any good at all) Most of the unit will be destroyed during re-entry - might be good to out and watch for the burn up though! |
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« Reply #17 on: September 23, 2011, 10:18:06 pm » |
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Wear your goggles!
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« Reply #18 on: September 23, 2011, 10:44:32 pm » |
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I am just imagining this event as portrayed in an old radio comedy program:
'And, we understand the satellite is coming down-
FX tremendous explosion, springs, clatters, doings, clangs, wheels rolling, steam hissing etc &c
Quite close by'
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« Reply #19 on: September 24, 2011, 04:22:16 am » |
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Someone just sent me a 'latest'
announcement that SoCal
will probably be able to
see it in the southern sky -
so lookout Mexico!
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« Reply #20 on: September 24, 2011, 05:32:01 am » |
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That's not a satellite...That's Tijuana. |
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« Reply #21 on: September 24, 2011, 10:29:04 am » |
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It has now officially crashed landed, however no one knows where... and as no one seems to have noticed either it's probably somewhere like Croydon....
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« Reply #22 on: September 24, 2011, 10:45:54 am » |
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Someone just sent me a 'latest'
announcement that SoCal
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see it in the southern sky -
so lookout Mexico!
Reminds me of a conversation I had with a Los Angeles bus driver. The side of the bus was emblazoned with the words " SoCal LoCal" I asked what "HiCal" was - attempting to draw humour from the "local/low calorie" abbreviation The answer - |
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« Reply #23 on: September 24, 2011, 10:46:24 am » |
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It could be in Canada, it could be in Africa... of course those two places do happen to be right next door to each other....
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