[Rhodes22-list] Asteroids! April 13, 2036 could be a very bad day for Earth

[Brad Haslett]

Mike,

That's great news!  Every time I run a retirement calculator based on
leaving at age 60 I start coming-up short around age 80.  If I work until
65, I'll have enough money to party like it's 1999 until the Big One hits in
2036.  In fact, I'm getting on eBay right now and shop for more tools for
the hangar and a Garmin 496 for the Bo.

Brad

On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 7:39 AM, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
wrote:

> I can't figure out why we are worried about sailing, energy, fuel
> stabilizers, fast pins or even who is running for POTUS when we have a very
> real problem to be concerned about: A collision with Asteroid 99942 Apophis.
>  According to the latest prediction, Sunday, April 13, 2036 could be a very
> bad day for Earth - at least it isn't a Friday the 13th.  The most recent
> results will be presented at the Asteroid, Comets, and Meteors conference at
> the Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, Maryland, today, July 17, if any of
> you in the Maryland area wish to attend (http://acm2008.jhuapl.edu/).
>
> To read more on the calculations, recalculations and predictions of a near
> Earth collision with a large asteroid, check out:
> http://io9.com/5025611/um-about-that-asteroid-that-wasnt-going-to-hit-us
>
> Mike
> s/v Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)
>       Nissequogue River, NY
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