Author Topic: EVERYONE DIES ! ! in 2014 ! ! !! (Read 5754 times)

SNAAAKE · « **on:** September 02, 2003, 06:27:58 pm »

http://www.cbc.ca/storyview/MSN/2003/09/02/asteroid030902

Krynos · « **Reply #1 on:** September 02, 2003, 07:49:58 pm »

Not a problem. All we need are some good drillers and a couple of nukes... I figure the best place to look would be some independant rig somewhere.

Fly them up there in a shuttle and they can blow it apart.

Gosh - sounds like a good movie script :p

- Krynos

SirPoonga · « **Reply #2 on:** September 02, 2003, 08:13:09 pm »

You let the media smack you around like that?!

"It's based on 51 observations over a period of just over six days."
Wow, fate of world decided in 6 days, cool.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3200019.stm

Howard_Casto · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2003, 09:01:16 pm »

Regardless, our goverment has a solution for such things.

Although they would not like you to know about it, powerful space capable lasers are still in place, left over from the star wars era. They can zap and large asteriods apart like a puny kidney stone.

u_rebelscum · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2003, 09:19:38 pm »

Quote from: SirPoonga on September 02, 2003, 08:13:09 pm

You let the media smack you around like that?!

"It's based on 51 observations over a period of just over six days."
Wow, fate of world decided in 6 days, cool.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3200019.stm

Yes, that's the problem with news media: all the hype, Hype, HYPE!!!

The asteroid report was released so the thousands of professional and amateur star watchers could help out validate the crash. After the report was released, those extra helpers have checked it out, and the new observations have dropped the chances astronomically (

) to pretty much zero. In a couple days, I bet it will be reported as zero.

Of course, that news not as "good material" for the media to hype, so you won't hear as much about it.

Of course, rumor mills are a lot like the media (and vice versa) so newsgroups, forums, etc probably won't spend it either. $:-\$

DaveMMR · « **Reply #5 on:** September 02, 2003, 09:56:19 pm »

The odds of that asteroid hitting us are 900,000 to 1 -- which is still better odds than the lottery. That number will increase the closer it gets. I got that infro from Tech TV so if you disagree, yell at them.

RandyT · « **Reply #6 on:** September 02, 2003, 11:51:09 pm »

Sounds like someone's grant money is running out.

RandyT

saint · « **Reply #7 on:** September 03, 2003, 12:00:28 am »

Slashdot article:
http://slashdot.org/articles/03/09/02/1158247.shtml?tid=134

It's a 1 on the Torino scale (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3200019.stm) soon to become a zero.

Your arcade cabinets are probably safe.

--- saint

BombProofPlane · « **Reply #8 on:** September 03, 2003, 12:51:03 am »

eh it will probably burn up in the atmosphere and end up the size of the taco bell dog's head hehehehe

1UP · « **Reply #9 on:** September 03, 2003, 01:00:51 am »

Too much information, runnin thru my brain
Too much information, drivin me insane...
-The Police

You know, we're the only species that gets panic attacks. We love to worry ourselves to death based on slivers of information. Take me, I'm a raging hypochondriac: every upset stomach is a heart attack, every headache is a tumor. "It's not a TUMOR!" Same goes for the current climate in the wake of 9/11. Every plane crash is now a terrorist attack. And every rock that comes within a parsec of earth is a friggin global catastrophe!

Kill your television! Play more MAME!

SNAAAKE · « **Reply #10 on:** September 03, 2003, 01:56:28 am »

Quote from: 1UP on September 03, 2003, 01:00:51 am

Kill your television! Play more MAME!

OR build another mame machine with the television instead of killing it !

u_rebelscum · « **Reply #11 on:** September 03, 2003, 03:06:48 am »

Quote from: SNAAAKE on September 03, 2003, 01:56:28 am

Quote from: 1UP on September 03, 2003, 01:00:51 am
Kill your television! Play more MAME!

OR build another mame machine with the television instead of killing it !

Hmm... good idea, but I need to buy a TV to cab-a-fy first.

And, yes, I pre-ordered a couple TV lightguns even though I don't have a tv.

I'll get a tv when I get my TV guns, scheduled to be delayed again sometime this month.

(But I hope not.)

rampy · « **Reply #12 on:** September 03, 2003, 11:33:08 am »

[urlhttp://www.msnbc.com/news/960340.asp?0cv=TB10]Asteroid strike ruled out for 2014 [/url]
After alert, further observations eliminate risk of collision

blah... there goes my plans for my end of the world party. What am I going to do with 50 gallons of bean dip?!

Rampy

ErikRuud · « **Reply #13 on:** September 03, 2003, 03:39:07 pm »

Quote

What am I going to do with 50 gallons of bean dip?!

Convert your car to run on Bio-Gas(Methane)

The you don't need to worry about GAS shortages!

Brax · « **Reply #14 on:** September 04, 2003, 12:42:18 pm »

mmmm, floor pie. Errrr I mean,
Mmmm, bean dip.

Zapper · « **Reply #15 on:** September 04, 2003, 04:18:20 pm »

Here's an exclusive photo of the mystery object taken with the Hubble Space Telescope

CitznFish · « **Reply #16 on:** September 05, 2003, 05:45:42 pm »

FYI: today they announced there is a 0% chance of it hitting us.

AgniTheSane · « **Reply #17 on:** September 05, 2003, 08:00:18 pm »

Rumor has it that the since receiving word of the impending disaster the pentagon has teamed with John Ashcroft to track down the owners of the highscore on every remaining Astroids machine in America.

1UP · « **Reply #18 on:** September 06, 2003, 06:17:01 pm »

Artist's rendering of NASA's planned "Earth Defense Vehicle" to protect from future near-miss scenarios:

Sasquatch! · « **Reply #19 on:** September 07, 2003, 10:39:34 am »

Quote from: 1UP on September 03, 2003, 01:00:51 am

Take me, I'm a raging hypochondriac: every upset stomach is a heart attack, every headache is a tumor. "It's not a TUMOR!" Same goes for the current climate in the wake of 9/11. Every plane crash is now a terrorist attack. And every rock that comes within a parsec of earth is a friggin global catastrophe!

I'm the opposite - I can be dying, and I'll just merrily continue on thinking nothing is wrong ("It's just a flesh wound!"). I have no idea which one of us will actually die first though...

CM · « **Reply #20 on:** September 08, 2003, 06:25:38 pm »

Quote from: AgniTheSane on September 05, 2003, 08:00:18 pm

Rumor has it that the since receiving word of the impending disaster the pentagon has teamed with John Ashcroft to track down the owners of the highscore on every remaining Astroids machine in America.

A-S-S!! If anyone knows or has seen A-S-S please contact the FBI immediately.

Lilwolf · « **Reply #21 on:** September 09, 2003, 10:57:58 am »

Darn... its not going to hit??

I was thinking that I could use it as a pickup line to get laid..

"Hey baby... the worlds gonna blow up anyway... come one baby"

unclet · « **Reply #22 on:** January 17, 2014, 03:30:54 pm »

Looks like we all made it through alive !

lilshawn · « **Reply #23 on:** January 17, 2014, 03:39:13 pm »

Quote from: unclet on January 17, 2014, 03:30:54 pm

Looks like we all made it through alive !

Way to necrothread Unclet.

Necrothread zombie needs brains!

SNAAKE · « **Reply #24 on:** January 18, 2014, 01:47:20 pm »

not even dead

unclet · « **Reply #25 on:** January 18, 2014, 02:36:31 pm »

Snaake:
I came across this thread and thought it deserved a reply. I am glad your reference was wrong.
I feel lucky to be alive

Samstag · « **Reply #26 on:** January 20, 2014, 03:58:10 pm »

Quote from: unclet on January 17, 2014, 03:30:54 pm

Looks like we all made it through alive !

Uh...the year's not over. It's not even March 21st yet, which is the day they thought it would possibly hit us.

pbj · « **Reply #27 on:** January 20, 2014, 04:53:56 pm »

Quote from: SNAAKE on January 18, 2014, 01:47:20 pm

not even dead

Pity

Generic Eric · « **Reply #28 on:** January 20, 2014, 05:07:54 pm »

This thread is a who is who of BYOAC

unclet · « **Reply #29 on:** January 20, 2014, 05:08:57 pm »

Quote

Uh...the year's not over

I was never able to read the original post since the link was dead. I just saw the Subject line and thought I would comment.


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