Apophis coming to Earth in 2036
Anybody
Well, sort of. :-)
From Slashdot.org ...
Asteroid Highlighted as Impact Threat
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The asteroid Apophis has been traversing the void of space
for untold years; in just a few decades time it will make
a very close pass to Earth, and could make an unwelcome
stop on our planet's surface. Even still, it's nothing to
get too worked up about. The 20-million-tonne object has a
1 in 45,000 chance of hitting the Pacific Ocean in early
April of 2036. If it did hit, it could trigger a tsunami
that would do an untold amount of damage to the
California coastline and many other places on Earth.
Despite the low level of the threat, it's still a real
enough danger to prompt the United Nations to develop a
protocol about the scenario. We'll get a closeup look at
the object in 2029, and at that point we should have a
better idea of what 2036 will bring us.
http://tinyurl.com/28pu34
whodunit
That's okay. The Mayan prophesies say the end of the world is in 2012,
so we're covered! ;-)
whodunit
> On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:30:44 GMT, in alt.tv.stargate-sg1, whodunit
> <pill...@sbcworldly.net> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... Anybody wrote:
> ... > Well, sort of. :-)
> ... >
> ... > From Slashdot.org ...
> ... >
> ... > The asteroid Apophis has been traversing the void of space
> ... > for untold years; in just a few decades time it will make
> ... > a very close pass to Earth, and could make an unwelcome
> ... > stop on our planet's surface. Even still, it's nothing to
> ... > get too worked up about. The 20-million-tonne object has a
> ... > 1 in 45,000 chance of hitting the Pacific Ocean in early
> ... > April of 2036. If it did hit, it could trigger a tsunami
> ... > that would do an untold amount of damage to the
> ... > California coastline and many other places on Earth.
> ... > Despite the low level of the threat, it's still a real
> ... > enough danger to prompt the United Nations to develop a
> ... > protocol about the scenario. We'll get a closeup look at
> ... > the object in 2029, and at that point we should have a
> ... > better idea of what 2036 will bring us.
> ... > http://tinyurl.com/28pu34
> ...
> ... That's okay. The Mayan prophesies say the end of the world is in 2012,
> ... so we're covered! ;-)
>
> Oh, no, it totally spoils the Olympics!!
>
I'm sure Doctor Who can fix this! ;-)
spi...@freenet.co.uk
>> ... That's okay. The Mayan prophesies say the end of the world is in 2012,
>> ... so we're covered! ;-)
>>
>> Oh, no, it totally spoils the Olympics!!
>>
> I'm sure Doctor Who can fix this! ;-)
Besides, the mayan calendar doesn't predict the end of the world, it
predicts the end of the "down" part of the magical cycle. (as depicted in
shadowrun)
:)
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Anybody
<pill...@sbcworldly.net> wrote:
There's about 20 different dates over the next 30 years that are going
to be "the end of the world" or at least a possible bigish asteroid
hit. :-)
EvilBill
> whodunit <pill...@sbcworldly.net> did eloquently scribble:
>>> ... That's okay. The Mayan prophesies say the end of the world is
>>> in 2012, ... so we're covered! ;-)
>>>
>>> Oh, no, it totally spoils the Olympics!!
>>>
>> I'm sure Doctor Who can fix this! ;-)
>
> Besides, the mayan calendar doesn't predict the end of the world, it
> predicts the end of the "down" part of the magical cycle. (as
> depicted in shadowrun)
> :)
Actually it's just the end of one of the major periods of the Long Count
calendar, the next big rollover is in the year 4772 ;)
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spi...@freenet.co.uk
> spi...@freenet.co.uk wrote:
>> whodunit <pill...@sbcworldly.net> did eloquently scribble:
>>>> ... That's okay. The Mayan prophesies say the end of the world is
>>>> in 2012, ... so we're covered! ;-)
>>>>
>>>> Oh, no, it totally spoils the Olympics!!
>>>>
>>> I'm sure Doctor Who can fix this! ;-)
>>
>> Besides, the mayan calendar doesn't predict the end of the world, it
>> predicts the end of the "down" part of the magical cycle. (as
>> depicted in shadowrun)
>> :)
> Actually it's just the end of one of the major periods of the Long Count
> calendar, the next big rollover is in the year 4772 ;)
Which will be the time when the magic level drops back down to today's
levels again.
:)
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EvilBill
> EvilBill <quake...@gmail.com> did eloquently scribble:
>> spi...@freenet.co.uk wrote:
>>> whodunit <pill...@sbcworldly.net> did eloquently scribble:
>>>>> ... That's okay. The Mayan prophesies say the end of the world is
>>>>> in 2012, ... so we're covered! ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh, no, it totally spoils the Olympics!!
>>>>>
>>>> I'm sure Doctor Who can fix this! ;-)
>>>
>>> Besides, the mayan calendar doesn't predict the end of the world, it
>>> predicts the end of the "down" part of the magical cycle. (as
>>> depicted in shadowrun)
>>> :)
>
>> Actually it's just the end of one of the major periods of the Long
>> Count calendar, the next big rollover is in the year 4772 ;)
>
> Which will be the time when the magic level drops back down to today's
> levels again.
> :)
Magic level, eh? This isn't the Discworld, you know ;)
spi...@freenet.co.uk
> spi...@freenet.co.uk wrote:
>> EvilBill <quake...@gmail.com> did eloquently scribble:
>>> spi...@freenet.co.uk wrote:
>>>> whodunit <pill...@sbcworldly.net> did eloquently scribble:
>>>>>> ... That's okay. The Mayan prophesies say the end of the world is
>>>>>> in 2012, ... so we're covered! ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh, no, it totally spoils the Olympics!!
>>>>>>
>>>>> I'm sure Doctor Who can fix this! ;-)
>>>>
>>>> Besides, the mayan calendar doesn't predict the end of the world, it
>>>> predicts the end of the "down" part of the magical cycle. (as
>>>> depicted in shadowrun)
>>>> :)
>>
>>> Actually it's just the end of one of the major periods of the Long
>>> Count calendar, the next big rollover is in the year 4772 ;)
>>
>> Which will be the time when the magic level drops back down to today's
>> levels again.
>> :)
> Magic level, eh? This isn't the Discworld, you know ;)
I know... Are you saying the events written in shadowrun AREN'T going to
come true?
:)
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Tina Hall
> EvilBill <quake...@gmail.com> did eloquently scribble:
>> spi...@freenet.co.uk wrote:
>>> EvilBill <quake...@gmail.com> did eloquently scribble:
>>>> Actually it's just the end of one of the major periods of the Long
>>>> Count calendar, the next big rollover is in the year 4772 ;)
>>>
>>> Which will be the time when the magic level drops back down to
>>> today's levels again.
>>> :)
>> Magic level, eh? This isn't the Discworld, you know ;)
> I know... Are you saying the events written in shadowrun AREN'T going
> to come true?
> :)
I certainly hope so.
Ehem. So what do people think they'd morph into, 5 years from now?
What sorts were there, again, anyway? Elves, dragons, trolls,...
What else?
As much as I'd like to be a dragon, considering that I've always
been a 6-foot-kid-scare, I think my fate is sealed. :)
(IIRC, all the weird creatures in Shadowrun were just ordinary
people turning into something else with the arrival of magic.
Right?)
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spi...@freenet.co.uk
> What sorts were there, again, anyway? Elves, dragons, trolls,...
> What else?
Only 2 things people morphed into. Trolls and Orcs.
Elves and Dwarves were born.
All the other creatures either woke up from a few thousand years of
hybernation of morphed from or were born from other animals.
:)
> As much as I'd like to be a dragon, considering that I've always
> been a 6-foot-kid-scare, I think my fate is sealed. :)
:)
> (IIRC, all the weird creatures in Shadowrun were just ordinary
> people turning into something else with the arrival of magic.
> Right?)
Dragons... no, they just woke up when the magic level was high enough.
Tina Hall
> Tina Hall <Tina...@kruemel.org> did eloquently scribble:
>> What sorts were there, again, anyway? Elves, dragons, trolls,...
>> What else?
> Only 2 things people morphed into. Trolls and Orcs.
What a thing to look forward to. Let's all cheer.
> Elves and Dwarves were born.
That's just not fair.
> All the other creatures either woke up from a few thousand years of
> hybernation of morphed from or were born from other animals.
[...]
> Dragons... no, they just woke up when the magic level was high enough.
Thanks for reminding me. It's been a while.
Tim Bruening
Magda wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:30:44 GMT, in alt.tv.stargate-sg1, whodunit
> <pill...@sbcworldly.net> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... Anybody wrote:
> ... > Well, sort of. :-)
> ... >
> ... > From Slashdot.org ...
> ... >
> ... > Asteroid Highlighted as Impact Threat
> ... > -------------------------------------
> ... > The asteroid Apophis has been traversing the void of space
> ... > for untold years; in just a few decades time it will make
> ... > a very close pass to Earth, and could make an unwelcome
> ... > stop on our planet's surface. Even still, it's nothing to
> ... > get too worked up about. The 20-million-tonne object has a
> ... > 1 in 45,000 chance of hitting the Pacific Ocean in early
> ... > April of 2036. If it did hit, it could trigger a tsunami
> ... > that would do an untold amount of damage to the
> ... > California coastline and many other places on Earth.
> ... > Despite the low level of the threat, it's still a real
> ... > enough danger to prompt the United Nations to develop a
> ... > protocol about the scenario. We'll get a closeup look at
> ... > the object in 2029, and at that point we should have a
> ... > better idea of what 2036 will bring us.
> ... > http://tinyurl.com/28pu34
> ...
> ... That's okay. The Mayan prophesies say the end of the world is in 2012,
> ... so we're covered! ;-)
>
> Oh, no, it totally spoils the Olympics!!
The Mayan end is on December 12, 2012, after the Olympics.
whodunit
Exhibitionist
<tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> scribbled the following on a napkin:
Phew! I thought I might miss the curling finals. ;-)
whodunit
Jack O'Neill, is that you?! :-)
Jay Kaner
"Tim Bruening" <tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
news:45E50971...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us...
Phew!! Close, then!!. The last thing we'd want is the end of the world
in the middle of the Olympics. Mind you, watching the marathon turn into a
sprint event would've been quite amusing. ;-)
Exhibitionist
the following on a napkin:
>
Is MasterCard still accepting reservations at Madre de Dios?