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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:02:30 PM EDT
I hope their estimates are accurate.
Earlier this month, NASA, the space agency revealed an asteroid the size of a house set to narrowly skim the Earth in October, after it was spotted by scientists for the first time in five years. The asteroid, dubbed 2012 TC4, first flitted past our planet in October 2012 at about double the distance of its next expected pass, before disappearing. Now the European Space Agency (ESA) has tracked down the giant hunk of rock, which is about 15 to 30 metres (49 to 98 feet) long and roughly the size of a house. TC4's next approach, predicted for October 12, will bring the massive object 'damn close', according to experts, when it flies inside the moon's orbit – just far out enough to miss our geostationary satellites. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4802926/THREE-MILE-wide-asteroid-set-graze-past-Earth-Sept-1.html#ixzz4qEGuUsdv |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:17:51 PM EDT
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Size of a house? Like a single wide or Al Gores hous?
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:20:40 PM EDT
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4.4 Million miles. That's not a graze.
I think I'll sleep soundly. 
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:22:41 PM EDT
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We should shoot at them
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:24:38 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:25:21 PM EDT
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IIRC they estimate that an asteroid the size of a porta-john wiped out the dinosaurs. No telling what a house-sized object would do
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:25:41 PM EDT
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There's been multiple ones of similar size pass within the same earth/moon distance so far this year.
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:28:21 PM EDT
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4.4 Million miles. That's not a graze. I think I'll sleep soundly. |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:30:19 PM EDT
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Shoot, we'll be dead long before that.
Sept. 23 is when the happenings. On September 23, 2017 a sign forms in the heavens that fits the requirements of Revelation 12. As far as can be determined from computer models, this is the only time this sign will occur in history. Therefore, this would literally be the Great Sign of Revelation that is to appear in heaven. The woman in heaven is Virgo–the Virgin. The sun is the sun “clothing Virgo” and the moon is actually under her feet. The garland of twelve stars are the nine stars of Leo with three wandering stars that have been situated within Leo at this time to make twelve. Those wandering stars are: Mercury, Mars, and Venus. The last element of the sign is that the Virgin must be with child. The planet or star of the Messiah is Jupiter. Jupiter at this time is in the womb of Virgo. Again, no replication of this sign has yet to be found. |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:32:17 PM EDT
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IIRC they estimate that an asteroid the size of a porta-john wiped out the dinosaurs. No telling what a house-sized object would do |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:32:21 PM EDT
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We've run our course. It's time to go. My daughter's contribution to the thread:       
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:32:21 PM EDT
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IIRC they estimate that an asteroid the size of a porta-john wiped out the dinosaurs. No telling what a house-sized object would do |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:32:28 PM EDT
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IIRC they estimate that an asteroid the size of a porta-john wiped out the dinosaurs. No telling what a house-sized object would do |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:34:57 PM EDT
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IIRC they estimate that an asteroid the size of a porta-john wiped out the dinosaurs. No telling what a house-sized object would do
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:39:23 PM EDT
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What type of glasses to view an asteroid?
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:40:51 PM EDT
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Better start putting my books in the septic tank. |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:42:17 PM EDT
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Let's send some out of work oil drilllers to drill a hole and send a nuke down the hole
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:46:10 PM EDT
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Night of the Comet!
https://youtu.be/Lnjiy85ExcA |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:47:22 PM EDT
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Shoot, we'll be dead long before that. Sept. 23 is when the happenings. On September 23, 2017 a sign forms in the heavens that fits the requirements of Revelation 12. As far as can be determined from computer models, this is the only time this sign will occur in history. Therefore, this would literally be the Great Sign of Revelation that is to appear in heaven. The woman in heaven is Virgo–the Virgin. The sun is the sun “clothing Virgo” and the moon is actually under her feet. The garland of twelve stars are the nine stars of Leo with three wandering stars that have been situated within Leo at this time to make twelve. Those wandering stars are: Mercury, Mars, and Venus. The last element of the sign is that the Virgin must be with child. The planet or star of the Messiah is Jupiter. Jupiter at this time is in the womb of Virgo. Again, no replication of this sign has yet to be found. |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:49:43 PM EDT
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Better start putting my books in the septic tank. |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:53:20 PM EDT
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There's been multiple ones of similar size pass within the same earth/moon distance so far this year. |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:53:42 PM EDT
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That's not really that big of an object.
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:53:56 PM EDT
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Moon is only a couple hundred thousand miles. That ain't very far. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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4.4 Million miles. That's not a graze. I think I'll sleep soundly. |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:58:54 PM EDT
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Tc4 is pretty close. Interesting if I read right, astronomers only have 7 days to measure its exact path and size on oct 4 thru 11th.
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:03:10 PM EDT
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IIRC they estimate that an asteroid the size of a porta-john wiped out the dinosaurs. No telling what a house-sized object would do Also, the largest known complete meteorite resides in Namibia. It hit the Earth about 88,000 years ago. It looks a little bigger than a portajohn and we're still here. The Hoba Meteorite. 
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:17:17 PM EDT
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4.4 Million miles. That's not a graze. I think I'll sleep soundly.
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:18:01 PM EDT
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It must have been a portajohn for a 6 mile tall dude then cause that asteroid was around 6 miles long. Also, the largest known complete meteorite resides in Namibia. It hit the Earth about 88,000 years ago. It looks a little bigger than a portajohn and we're still here. The Hoba Meteorite. https://photos.travelblog.org/Photos/25320/864382/f/8268771-The-Hoba-Meteorite--the-largest-known-meteorite-in-the-world-That-s-a-block-of-solid-metal-that-until-80-000-years-ago-was-flying-through-outer-space-0.jpg |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:20:54 PM EDT
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IIRC they estimate that an asteroid the size of a porta-john wiped out the dinosaurs. No telling what a house-sized object would do (9 miles is the estimated size of the asteroid that created the Chicxulub crater that is thought to be responsible for the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event) |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:24:05 PM EDT
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I wonder if they’ve ever modeled the damage caused by a 6-mile object missing the surface yet plowing through the atmosphere say at 20,000 feet.
I’m sure it would rattle a few windows. |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:24:29 PM EDT
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IIRC they estimate that an asteroid the size of a porta-john wiped out the dinosaurs. No telling what a house-sized object would do
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:27:01 PM EDT
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Sweet!
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:27:44 PM EDT
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Apohpis (sp?) is much bigger slated to come between our satellites and atmosphere is 2029. Then will supposedly hit earth in 2036. It's gonna be a doozie.
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:32:43 PM EDT
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4.4 Million miles. That's not a graze. I think I'll sleep soundly. The last paragraph describes TC4 which will pass inside the moon orbit. Doesn't say how close, but says it will miss the geo sats. |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:35:06 PM EDT
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This is what a 50 meter wide meteor can do
Meteor Crater in AZ is about 3900 feet across and 560 feet deep. |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:35:38 PM EDT
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IIRC they estimate that an asteroid the size of a porta-john wiped out the dinosaurs. No telling what a house-sized object would do |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:37:06 PM EDT
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IIRC they estimate that an asteroid the size of a porta-john wiped out the dinosaurs. No telling what a house-sized object would do |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:42:01 PM EDT
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Luckily, Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck are still alive.
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:44:38 PM EDT
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Apohpis (sp?) is much bigger slated to come between our satellites and atmosphere is 2029. Then will supposedly hit earth in 2036. It's gonna be a doozie. |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:47:29 PM EDT
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What type of glasses to view an asteroid? |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:52:18 PM EDT
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What size house are we talking about here? African mud huts or Taylor swift mansion sized?
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:52:20 PM EDT
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Y'all comparing the size of past impacts aren't considering the angle of attack or direction up-earth's orbit or down-earth's-orbit they came from.
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:56:09 PM EDT
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Oh good. Things were getting a bit silly.
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:57:30 PM EDT
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The bugs sent it.
Would you like to know more? |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 5:00:45 PM EDT
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The tides will be so high that Seattle to Los Angeles will be wiped out. And people think prayers aren't answered.
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Posted: 8/19/2017 5:02:01 PM EDT
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What type of glasses to view an asteroid? |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 5:04:26 PM EDT
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Impact rated
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Posted: 8/19/2017 5:07:44 PM EDT
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IIRC they estimate that an asteroid the size of a porta-john wiped out the dinosaurs. No telling what a house-sized object would do 
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Posted: 8/19/2017 5:16:49 PM EDT
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IIRC they estimate that an asteroid the size of a porta-john wiped out the dinosaurs. No telling what a house-sized object would do What happened to the dinosaurs? I thought they were hiding out in Africa! |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 5:21:08 PM EDT
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We deserve it. |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 5:24:20 PM EDT
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IIRC they estimate that an asteroid the size of a porta-john wiped out the dinosaurs. |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 5:43:56 PM EDT
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Oakleys brah, always Oakleys. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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What type of glasses to view an asteroid?
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