02-13-2009, 07:25 PM
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This was close, though. Apparently they had the Emergency Broadcast System ready to go and a message recorded and everything. Sounds like we wouldn't have had enough time to do anything anyway. Something like 16 minutes.
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02-13-2009, 07:41 PM
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wins 10 internets
Join Date: Feb 2006
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too bad, i would have enjoyed being a reaper
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02-13-2009, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
too bad, i would have enjoyed being a reaper
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That only happens if you are hit with a toilet seat
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02-13-2009, 07:49 PM
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Norm!
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damn I'm still here.
C'mon reaper, I'm waiting for the sweet sweet scything
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02-14-2009, 11:34 AM
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Has Towel, Will Travel
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Calgary dodges space junk
Apparently Calgary was nearly hit by a piece of rocket debris the size of a pickup truck yesterday. The province was within seconds of issuing a public warning notice when the debris deflected off the earth's atmosphere and changed its trajectory, ending up in the Atlantic Ocean. That's quite a discrepancy, but it sounds like the threat was pretty real for a bit.
From the Calgary Herald:
"A piece of space junk the size of a pickup truck hurtling toward Calgary changed course in the nick of time, saving the city from disaster Friday."
"Officials scrambled to organize for the worst-case scenario. If the object had struck in a residential area, "it probably would have been significant loss of life," Lloyd said."
http://www.calgaryherald.com/enterta...211/story.html
That's kind of scary stuff. It sounds like humanity's littering habits have hit critical mass out in space too, what with this and the two satellites colliding recently.
All hail our new space junk overlords.
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02-14-2009, 11:36 AM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Yeah I read they had the emergency broadcast system ready to go, a message recorded and everything.
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02-14-2009, 12:34 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Cowtown
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O_O *imagines it landing on the Saddledome* *whimper*
...If it'd been headed towards Edmonton, on the other hand...
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02-14-2009, 12:41 PM
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Has lived the dream!
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Jeez I'm not to far from Brooks...
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02-14-2009, 01:25 PM
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meh....
Kipper would've stopped it.
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02-14-2009, 01:30 PM
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Has lived the dream!
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Where I lay my head is home...
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Originally Posted by Madman
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Is there a reason you linked this thread to itself?
Ahhh I'm stuck in a never-ending loop!
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02-14-2009, 02:59 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Daradon
Is there a reason you linked this thread to itself?
Ahhh I'm stuck in a never-ending loop!
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Two threads were merged.
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02-14-2009, 03:29 PM
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Kind of fitting that Brooks was the target of our space garbage overlords.
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02-14-2009, 03:31 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2007
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It would be interesting to know what part of Calgary it was going at. That sounds scary though, kinda similar to a plane crashing into your home
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02-14-2009, 04:12 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by keenan87
It would be interesting to know what part of Calgary it was going at. That sounds scary though, kinda similar to a plane crashing into your home
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They changed their projection from Calgary to 100k south/east.
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02-14-2009, 04:18 PM
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Redundant Minister of Redundancy
Self-Banned
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Meh. What are the odds of a big piece of space junk hitting a major metropolitan area. That would be like two satellites randomly crashing while in the emptiness of space.
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02-14-2009, 04:59 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CrusaderPi
Meh. What are the odds of a big piece of space junk hitting a major metropolitan area. That would be like two satellites randomly crashing while in the emptiness of space.
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I suppose it could be easy to figure out. (if i was good at math)
37% of the earth is land
80% of of the 6 billion people on earth live along or within 100 miles of the coasts or about 10% of the land.
Since I'm not smart enough to put in writing my math I'll take a wild stab at between 3-4% chance of it hitting a heavy populated area. 
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02-14-2009, 05:12 PM
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Referee
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In your enterprise AI
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Too bad it got deflected, as it could have hit my stupid ex's place on the eastern part of town. That would have been the Best Valentine's Gift ever.
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