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BackInTex
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by BackInTex » Wed Sep 21, 2016 7:25 am
I'm surprised Chicken Little hasn't already warned us.
China's space station 'out of control' and on crash course to Earth
‘Natural’ re-entry to atmosphere means it is almost impossible to know where debris will land
Officials have now confirmed that after four and a half years in orbit, Tiangong-1 (meaning Heavenly Palace) is expected to plummet to Earth in late 2017.
“There will be lumps of about 100kg or so, still enough to give you a nasty wallop if it hit you,” he added.
I think the coroner won't use the term "nasty wallop" as the cause of death. More like "cataclysmic impact".
“You really can’t steer these things,” he said. “Even a couple of days before it re-enters we probably won’t know better than six or seven hours, plus or minus, when it’s going to come down. Not knowing when it’s going to come down translates as not knowing where it’s going to come down.”
Mark you calendars. Wait, we can't, yet.
..what country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? let them take arms.
~~ Thomas Jefferson
War is where the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
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Pastor Fireball
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by Pastor Fireball » Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:48 am
Why do I get the feeling that Vegas bookies will soon be making odds on where the space station lands?
"[Drumpf's] name alone creates division and anger, whose words inspire dissension and hatred, and can't possibly 'Make America Great Again.'" --Kobe Bryant (1978-2020)
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earendel
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by earendel » Wed Sep 21, 2016 10:25 am
Pastor Fireball wrote:Why do I get the feeling that Vegas bookies will soon be making odds on where the space station lands?
Vegas may not, but London probably will be. They take bets on almost anything.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
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themanintheseersuckersuit
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by themanintheseersuckersuit » Wed Sep 21, 2016 10:54 am
Late 2017, A falling space station during a total solar eclipse would be noteworthy.
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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Bob78164
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by Bob78164 » Wed Sep 21, 2016 11:50 am
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:Late 2017, A falling space station during a total solar eclipse would be noteworthy.
The eclipse will occur in August (and I have already booked my hotel room). I'm not sure that qualifies as "late" 2017. --Bob
"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." Thomas Jefferson
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themanintheseersuckersuit
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by themanintheseersuckersuit » Wed Sep 21, 2016 12:57 pm
Thanks for the update
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
