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John Farmer

(243 posts)
22. The one that get's you
Sat Jul 13, 2024, 02:58 PM
Jul 2024

is the one that hasn't been spotted until a couple of weeks before.

The reason that there are no gigantic dinosaurs around today is that the dinosaurs did not have telescopes and a space program.

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That's like 10x the distance to the moon zonemaster Jul 2024 #1
I mean, astronomically speaking that's really dang close Salviati Jul 2024 #8
When you're dealing with astronomy-level scales Azathoth Jul 2024 #24
That's today 😳 dweller Jul 2024 #2
Don't Look Up... yorkster Jul 2024 #3
Passes by on July 13? Holy crap, that's today. How close will it pass by one of... brush Jul 2024 #4
Someone please tell whatever alien civilization lobbed that toward us that we're already doing what we highplainsdem Jul 2024 #5
The "Bugs" in Starship Troopers... Xolodno Jul 2024 #29
100 feet? That's the size of a large house. Wednesdays Jul 2024 #6
House sized would still likely be a small city-killer Salviati Jul 2024 #9
Oh no. It would cause major damage if it hit a populated area. totodeinhere Jul 2024 #11
That's about the size of the rock that hit Arizona 50,000 years ago. LudwigPastorius Jul 2024 #13
Remember that it is mass times acceleration of F ma lapfog_1 Jul 2024 #14
Well, but it could ruin some unlucky person's day. Baitball Blogger Jul 2024 #25
"...passes through the universe..."? ProfessorGAC Jul 2024 #7
It's only s matter of time before one hits us. totodeinhere Jul 2024 #10
There are 3 things that I worry about for the human race lapfog_1 Jul 2024 #16
100 foot asteroid? LudwigPastorius Jul 2024 #34
love these MSN article authors. incomprehensible speed an astounding 29,777 miles per hour!!! lapfog_1 Jul 2024 #12
Thanks for the info Doc Sportello Jul 2024 #21
OMG! I'm all verklempt!...wait...oh...let's think about this... MineralMan Jul 2024 #15
July 17th be here before you know it. Emile Jul 2024 #17
Near Earth Object is anything that is closer than the sun...LOL LeftInTX Jul 2024 #18
A stargrazer comet reached 1.34M mph exboyfil Jul 2024 #19
Remember everyone....don't look up! /nt sdfernando Jul 2024 #20
That movie was funny! LeftInTX Jul 2024 #30
The one that get's you John Farmer Jul 2024 #22
Come, Armageddon, come! Prairie Gates Jul 2024 #23
.. Turbineguy Jul 2024 #26
Mar A Lago? SocialDemocrat61 Jul 2024 #28
Is this SMOD? Wicked Blue Jul 2024 #27
Uh oh Demovictory9 Jul 2024 #31
" It is expected to pass safely by on July 13" brooklynite Jul 2024 #32
Puts things in perspective duckworth969 Jul 2024 #33
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