Author Topic: Meteor hits Earth (Read 3170 times)

fallacy · « **on:** February 15, 2013, 10:35:34 am »

Anyone else think this is as cool as I do. It is just a reminder that space is full of flying crap and we can easily be wiped out like the dinosaurs from a random roll of the dice.

ChadTower · « **Reply #1 on:** February 15, 2013, 11:07:52 am »

The youtube vid looks too much like a spoof... but this is all over the real news sites... wow.

Samstag · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2013, 11:53:27 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on February 15, 2013, 11:07:52 am

The youtube vid looks too much like a spoof... but this is all over the real news sites... wow.

By the end of the day there will be thousands of videos, because everyone in russia has a dash cam to protect themselves from insurance fraud.

Howard_Casto · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2013, 12:51:37 pm »

I think cool isn't the right word. Awe inspiring maybe, terrifying, certainly.

But I think the Warner Bros. (and the Warner Sister) sumed it up best.

yotsuya · « **Reply #4 on:** February 15, 2013, 01:25:32 pm »

Quote from: fallacy on February 15, 2013, 10:35:34 am

Anyone else think this is as cool as I do. It is just a reminder that space is full of flying crap and we can easily be wiped out like the dinosaurs from a random roll of the dice.

If it smashes into your home while you're watching that pirated download of "Armageddon", I'll think it's as cool as you do.

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #5 on:** February 15, 2013, 01:36:43 pm »

Quote from: yotsuya on February 15, 2013, 01:25:32 pm

Quote from: fallacy on February 15, 2013, 10:35:34 am
Anyone else think this is as cool as I do. It is just a reminder that space is full of flying crap and we can easily be wiped out like the dinosaurs from a random roll of the dice.

If it smashes into your home while you're watching that pirated download of "Armageddon", I'll think it's as cool as you do.

Samstag · « **Reply #6 on:** February 15, 2013, 01:48:12 pm »

Quote from: yotsuya on February 15, 2013, 01:25:32 pm

Quote from: fallacy on February 15, 2013, 10:35:34 am
Anyone else think this is as cool as I do. It is just a reminder that space is full of flying crap and we can easily be wiped out like the dinosaurs from a random roll of the dice.

If it smashes into your home while you're watching that pirated download of "Armageddon", I'll think it's as cool as you do.

I just realized I have Armageddon on Bluray. I know what I'm watching tonight.

Think I'm tempting fate?

ChadTower · « **Reply #7 on:** February 15, 2013, 01:53:11 pm »

You won't want to miss a thing. Over and over, you won't want to miss a thing.

BadMouth · « **Reply #8 on:** February 15, 2013, 02:04:05 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on February 15, 2013, 01:53:11 pm

You won't want to miss a thing. Over and over, you won't want to miss a thing.

took me a second, but

Well Fed Games · « **Reply #9 on:** February 15, 2013, 02:49:32 pm »

They key is to focus on one at a time. Shooting them just splits them into lots of pieces, and the last thing you want is fragments flying everywhere, especially when a UFO pops in from the side.

Seriously, though, equally cool/awe inspiring and really really freaky.

griffindodd · « **Reply #10 on:** February 15, 2013, 03:15:04 pm »

See what happens when Bruce Willis is off working his second job as John McLane

Sent from my pocket ZX81

mahkeymike · « **Reply #11 on:** February 15, 2013, 04:13:18 pm »

Quote from: yotsuya on February 15, 2013, 01:25:32 pm

If it smashes into your home while you're watching that pirated download of "Armageddon", I'll think it's as cool as you do.

Im guessing you will be at home counting all your money you made filming "Armageddon" when it happens?

yotsuya · « **Reply #12 on:** February 15, 2013, 05:37:21 pm »

Quote from: mahkeymike on February 15, 2013, 04:13:18 pm

Quote from: yotsuya on February 15, 2013, 01:25:32 pm

If it smashes into your home while you're watching that pirated download of "Armageddon", I'll think it's as cool as you do.

Im guessing you will be at home counting all your money you made filming "Armageddon" when it happens?

If I did make a film, it wouldn't have an ASL of 2.3 seconds like any Michael Bay POS.

Gray_Area · « **Reply #13 on:** February 17, 2013, 03:15:09 pm »

Hmmm. Check out Sunstorm, by Stephen Baxter.

Well Fed Games · « **Reply #14 on:** February 17, 2013, 11:38:31 pm »

Watched "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" tonight. Seemed appropriate.

yotsuya · « **Reply #15 on:** February 18, 2013, 01:14:08 am »

Quote from: Well Fed Games on February 17, 2013, 11:38:31 pm

Watched "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" tonight. Seemed appropriate.

How was that? It's on my list.

Well Fed Games · « **Reply #16 on:** February 18, 2013, 09:14:10 am »

It was ok, I give it a solid B-. Comedy/drama with some dark humor thrown in. Nice nod to Armageddon at the beginning. At a couple points the movie wants to be romantic comedy and gets in its own way, lessening what could be a deep impact (

). But worth a watch, depending how you feel about Steve Carell and Keira Knightley,

DaOld Man · « **Reply #17 on:** February 18, 2013, 10:12:16 am »

Anther one caught on video in Miami Florida.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/18/17001094-another-meteor-fireballs-light-up-florida-sky?lite

Samstag · « **Reply #18 on:** February 18, 2013, 11:59:25 am »

These near misses should serve as a reminder that Earth can be a pretty dangerous place and that Armageddon is a terrible movie.

RayB · « **Reply #19 on:** February 18, 2013, 04:45:04 pm »

Quote from: Samstag on February 18, 2013, 11:59:25 am

These near misses should serve as a reminder that Earth can be a pretty dangerous place and that Armageddon is a terrible movie.

These are not near-misses.

Samstag · « **Reply #20 on:** February 18, 2013, 05:22:59 pm »

Quote from: RayB on February 18, 2013, 04:45:04 pm

Quote from: Samstag on February 18, 2013, 11:59:25 am
These near misses should serve as a reminder that Earth can be a pretty dangerous place and that Armageddon is a terrible movie.
These are not near-misses.

DA14, 4179 Toutatis, XE54, and TC4 are all recent near misses of dangerous asteroids. The fireworks in Russia and Florida were insignificant compared to the big ones that we've been narrowly avoiding.


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