02-14-2009, 05:16 PM
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Has lived the dream!
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Originally Posted by MRCboicgy
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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Lol, you probably share that sentiment with many people today.
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02-14-2009, 05:39 PM
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Referee
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In your enterprise AI
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Originally Posted by Daradon
Lol, you probably share that sentiment with many people today.
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yah, no doubt..any posts made on this account after, oh say 8 pm tonight (maybe 7:30), are actually by my alter ego, Jim Beam--I'm getting blitzed Kentucky-style! (last time I had a lonely, drunken night I was given the label of "Not Special"  good times)
Back on topic: how does something get deflected from Alberta all the way into the Atlantic? That's the part that is blowing my mind.
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02-14-2009, 06:09 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by MRCboicgy
Back on topic: how does something get deflected from Alberta all the way into the Atlantic? That's the part that is blowing my mind.
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It skipped off the atmosphere I think they said. Just like skipping a rock on water if it comes in at an oblique enough angle.
Keep in mind these things are going at huge speeds, kilometers per second.
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02-14-2009, 07:33 PM
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Has lived the dream!
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Originally Posted by photon
Keep in mind these things are going at huge speeds, kilometers per second.
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That's especially comforting considering it nearly hit us...
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02-14-2009, 07:37 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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That's what makes it fun! Put a Yugo on a house, it might cave in the roof.
Fill that Yugo with 5km/s worth of kinetic energy, now we're talking.
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02-14-2009, 07:42 PM
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Has lived the dream!
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Yeah I'm well aware of the speed and damage things from space present, it just gives you a longer pause when you realize you could have been the poor schmuck underneath it.
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02-14-2009, 08:01 PM
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First Line Centre
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I take it there's nothing NORAD could do about it? They wouldn't even try to shoot at a missile at it?
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02-14-2009, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by speeds
I take it there's nothing NORAD could do about it? They wouldn't even try to shoot at a missile at it?
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With what? Paul Martin refused to instal that system!
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02-14-2009, 08:45 PM
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Norm!
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Originally Posted by speeds
I take it there's nothing NORAD could do about it? They wouldn't even try to shoot at a missile at it?
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I don't think that a patriot missile would even be able to target it. That junk flies through the atmosphere faster then a nuclear missile payload.
Skin to skin kills would be impossible.
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02-14-2009, 08:48 PM
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Redundant Minister of Redundancy
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I don't think that a patriot missile would even be able to target it. That junk flies through the atmosphere faster then a nuclear missile payload.
Skin to skin kills would be impossible.
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Brilliant pebbles?
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02-14-2009, 08:50 PM
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Norm!
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Not big or powerfull enough. They're designed for a collision kill, space junk doesn't care about that.
It might avert it slightly but not stop it.
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02-14-2009, 11:09 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Daradon
Yeah I'm well aware of the speed and damage things from space present, it just gives you a longer pause when you realize you could have been the poor schmuck underneath it.
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I'd much rather die hit by space junk than from poisoning from tainted peanut butter products! 
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02-14-2009, 11:32 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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Gotta wonder just how much protection you would require to survive a direct (or near direct) hit from something like that.
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02-14-2009, 11:47 PM
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Has Towel, Will Travel
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Radioactivity was apparently a concern too. So even if you didn't get taken out by the fire ball, you could develop a few glow in the dark organs. Of course in my case they'd just match my liver then.
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02-15-2009, 12:30 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Rathji
Gotta wonder just how much protection you would require to survive a direct (or near direct) hit from something like that.
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If it were to hit right on top of you, i'd recommend a underground bunker.
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