1 in 300 chance asteroid will hit earth

[fryguy]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/24/asteroid.ap/index.html

"There's a 1-in-300 chance that a recently discovered asteroid, believed to be about 1,300 feet long, could hit Earth in 2029, a NASA scientist said Thursday, but he added that the perceived risk probably will be eliminated once astronomers get more detail about its orbit."

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Its estimated size has been inferred from its brightness, which assumes that its reflectivity is similar to other asteroids that have been observed. At about 1,320 feet in length, it would have about 1,600 megatons of energy, Yeomans said.

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[Bullwinkle925]

1. Shux

I was hoping that it would hit today and 'Ground Zero' would be 1600
Pennsylvania Avenue!! - or Crawford, Texas! (wherever MonkeyBoy is spending the day).

[Shrubhater]

2. If you did that on purpose

it would be murder. Then Kerry would be the next president.

[Bullwinkle925]

4. One can only hope.....

that's all i'm saying......tee hee.

[Deja Q]

3. Well, that's reassuring...

Pity the world's leaders prefer to war each other to death...