April 13, 2029 could be they day you die, Marry X-mas

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Numerous readers wrote in with bits about a potential asteroid collision: "The recently discovered asteroid 2004 MN4 is currently listed as having a 1/233 chance of hitting the Earth. It is 420 m across and if it strikes the Earth it will release an energy of 1,900 Megatons of TNT (the largest nuclear weapon ever detonated, Tsar Bomba had a yield of only 50 Megatons). It is also the only asteroid that currently has a Torino scale value of 2." So, in summary, there's a 1-in-233 chance of the worst disaster in recorded history happening on April 13, 2029, and a 232-in-233 chance of nothing happening. Have a nice day

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http://science.slashdot.org/article....18210&from=rss

but The X Files said it would be 2012 due to the invasion? :unsure:

:ohmy::ohmy::ohmy:

2+0=2+9 = 13 & its also friday the 13 :/

Only 420 m across? What will be left of it after the burn from the atmosphere? If it even does get here.

IDK http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=113784 has more info.

Update: 12/24 22:14 GMT by M: The rock is now rated a 4 on the Torino scale, or a 1-in-62 chance of impact. :01:

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We'd have better luck either moving the astroid or abandoning Earth.

If we route emergency power through the deflector dish, we should be able to create a warp bubble that would temporaril lower the gravitaional constant around the asteroid. That way we could use the ships tractor beam to slightly alter the asteroids trajectory. It won't be much, but I think it will be enough.

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LMAO :lol: :lol:

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Originally Posted by Samurai

LMAO :lol: :lol:

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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

anyways We"RE DOOMED

tbh we should have spaceships by now, or at least be looking into building them rather than looking to build the world's longest bridges or whatever...

it does not look 24 years away http://www.rednova.com/modules/imgli...cf47e77735.jpg

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/images/2004mn4b.gif
say goodnight gracie

its now been updated 60 to 1 chance of hitting us :(

Bruce Willis will be way too old to sort it out by then. :(

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Originally Posted by Withcheese

Bruce Willis will be way too old to sort it out by then. :(

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Didn`t he die blowing up the last big rock that was gonna hit us. :blink:

I may leave a slot open in my calendar for that day then.


Nice to get it all over and done with anyhow.

On TV they said the chance of it hitting was 1 in 60 now, Hooray :)

I refuse to marry X-mas tho'.

EDit: yes I know it was said before but now it's official 'cos it was on the telly.

Update: 12/24 22:14 GMT by M: The rock is now rated a 4 on the Torino scale, or a 1-in-62 chance of impact.

we need homer simpson

my question is how did the predict the odds?

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Originally Posted by JPaul

What !!

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Interestingly 4+9 is also 13 - how spooky is that? :blink:

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Originally Posted by Samurai

LMAO :lol: :lol:

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mr. zulu impulse engines

scotty full power to shields (scotty: it's no good sir! i can't reach teh controls!)

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/ip?2.7e-02

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2004mn4.html

since no one read it, its now @ 2.700000000% chance of Earth impact or 1 in 37 chance.

wow. the way the figures are coming down, it's looking to land on my porch sometime next week during noon and supper. time to get my gf's parents round :01:

Meh, the Mayan society said that the end of our time will come in 2012. They're right too.

In 2029 the only thing left will be algae and stoats - and who cares about stoats.

I've heard that about the Mayans, but isn't the year different that our year, so its debatable when their year started and ours.

Don't Jehova's witnesses have a date set around that time too?


Also, this was fun-> http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/impacteffects/

meh, if it happens it happens

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Originally Posted by muchspl2

I've heard that about the Mayans, but isn't the year different that our year, so its debatable when their year started and ours.

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Well, it's all to do with their star charts and the procession of the equinoxes. It's been established that the doomsday that they referred to was December the 21st 2012.

Also for every near earth asteroid that has been discovered, there are at least 20 similar undiscovered asteroids cruising around our solar system. I'd say that there is a good chance of an undiscovered one posing more of a threat than the one you outlined.

Doom-mongering rawks :01:

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Originally Posted by manker

Well, it's all to do with their star charts and the procession of the equinoxes. It's been established that the doomsday that they referred to was December the 21st 2012.

Also for every near earth asteroid that has been discovered, there are at least 20 similar undiscovered asteroids cruising around our solar system. I'd say that there is a good chance of an undiscovered one posing more of a threat than the one you outlined.

Doom-mongering rawks :01:

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We're all doooomed I tell you!

:lol:

I have just the right accent for this :lol: My time has come :01:

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Originally Posted by manker

Well, it's all to do with their star charts and the procession of the equinoxes. It's been established that the doomsday that they referred to was December the 21st 2012.

Also for every near earth asteroid that has been discovered, there are at least 20 similar undiscovered asteroids cruising around our solar system. I'd say that there is a good chance of an undiscovered one posing more of a threat than the one you outlined.

Doom-mongering rawks :01:

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:cool2: I love the info, ever been to CHICHEN ITZA, my friend went year ago and saw the sacrificial sites he had some great pics, really cool.

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Originally Posted by muchspl2

:cool2: I love the info, ever been to CHICHEN ITZA, my friend went year ago and saw the sacrificial sites he had some great pics, really cool.

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Never been there, or anywhere connected to that culture, but from the pics and things I've read it would be an awesome place to visit. Your friend is a lucky bloke.

its really cheap if you live in the south, like under 700 for a all inclusive cruise
maybe next year I will go.

we are all gona die some day...might as well be 2029 :01: