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

[Mike Cheung]

Aw, c'mon - pop for a 530W! - Mike C.


Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
> 
> 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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