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jpak

(41,757 posts) Tue Oct 27, 2015, 10:30 AM Oct 2015

Massive UFO dubbed WTF on collision course with Earth

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Massive-UFO-dubbed-WTF-on-collision-course-with-Earth/articleshow/49553492.cms

A huge piece of space debris - which may date from the Apollo space missions - is on a collision course with Earth.

Scientists warn the manmade junk, officially designated WT1190F but nicknamed WTF, will strike Earth at about 6.15 am on November 13.

Much of the hollow object, which may be a spent rocket stage or panelling shed by a recent Moon mission, should burn up in the atmosphere.

But any remnants could dive bomb from the skies - and an international team of astronomers are using it to test emergency plans for dealing with potentially apocalyptic space objects.

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Massive UFO dubbed WTF on collision course with Earth (Original Post) jpak Oct 2015 OP

It's going to hit my house. I just know it. postulater Oct 2015 #1

and the bad news is your insurance is not going to cover the damages. n/t. airplaneman Oct 2015 #17

WTF I'll label this more Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #2

That's what we get for bombing the moon. pintobean Oct 2015 #3

Mother moon takes revenge! Renew Deal Oct 2015 #5

They should nuke it. Renew Deal Oct 2015 #4

Not anywhere near as massive as a solid rock of the same size. hobbit709 Oct 2015 #6

Friday the 13th! GeorgeGist Oct 2015 #7

Several thousand meteorites hit earth everyday. That said, B Calm Oct 2015 #8

Its either Ichingcarpenter Oct 2015 #9

Ha!!! greytdemocrat Oct 2015 #10

That deserves a musical interlude csziggy Oct 2015 #11

That's not a massive UFO edhopper Oct 2015 #12

This object is neither unidentified nor flying. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2015 #13

Since you're identifying inaccuracies ... JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2015 #14

"Everything is Gonna Be Fine" Act_of_Reparation Oct 2015 #15

When the headline says that Quackers Oct 2015 #16

This has nothing to do with the OP cwydro Oct 2015 #18

Feel free to steal it. Quackers Oct 2015 #21

I have 4 Cayuga ducks (solid black with irridescent green feathers) cwydro Oct 2015 #22

Well, it's not massive or flying, but not truly identified. morningfog Oct 2015 #20

Massive? nt Logical Oct 2015 #19

postulater

(5,075 posts)

1. It's going to hit my house. I just know it.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 11:13 AM

Oct 2015

airplaneman

(1,239 posts)

17. and the bad news is your insurance is not going to cover the damages. n/t.

Reply to postulater (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 10:05 PM

Oct 2015

Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)

2. WTF I'll label this more

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 11:14 AM

Oct 2015

zzzzzzzzzzz

pintobean

(18,101 posts)

3. That's what we get for bombing the moon.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 11:16 AM

Oct 2015

Renew Deal

(81,852 posts)

5. Mother moon takes revenge!

Reply to pintobean (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 11:19 AM

Oct 2015

Renew Deal

(81,852 posts)

4. They should nuke it.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 11:18 AM

Oct 2015

It works in the movies.

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

6. Not anywhere near as massive as a solid rock of the same size.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 11:23 AM

Oct 2015

I won't lose any sleep over it.

GeorgeGist

(25,315 posts)

7. Friday the 13th!

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 11:45 AM

Oct 2015

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

8. Several thousand meteorites hit earth everyday. That said,

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 11:54 AM

Oct 2015

I am not that worried about space debris.

Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)

9. Its either

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 12:05 PM

Oct 2015

a defunct secret orbiting nuclear missile platform satellite named Hercules or the soviet version called Peter the Great

Nothing to worry about

greytdemocrat

(3,299 posts)

10. Ha!!!

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Reply #9)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 02:09 PM

Oct 2015

csziggy

(34,133 posts)

11. That deserves a musical interlude

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Reply #9)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 04:01 PM

Oct 2015

edhopper

(33,543 posts)

12. That's not a massive UFO

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 04:08 PM

Oct 2015

This is a massive UFO;

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Act_of_Reparation

(9,116 posts)

13. This object is neither unidentified nor flying.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 04:13 PM

Oct 2015

But I guess just calling it an "O" wouldn't get many as many clicks.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,336 posts)

14. Since you're identifying inaccuracies ...

Reply to Act_of_Reparation (Reply #13)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 04:16 PM

Oct 2015

The piece of junk is also not "massive". It's just a big tin can, and might make a pretty flash as it burns up.

Act_of_Reparation

(9,116 posts)

15. "Everything is Gonna Be Fine"

Reply to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #14)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 04:59 PM

Oct 2015

Said no headline, ever.

Quackers

(2,256 posts)

16. When the headline says that

Reply to Act_of_Reparation (Reply #15)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 05:29 PM

Oct 2015

You better run for cover!

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

18. This has nothing to do with the OP

Reply to Quackers (Reply #16)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 10:08 PM

Oct 2015

But I want to know about your ducks!

I love ducks. I have 7 ducks. I want to steal your duck symbol, but first I must know what it means!

Quackers

(2,256 posts)

21. Feel free to steal it.

Reply to cwydro (Reply #18)

Wed Oct 28, 2015, 05:53 PM

Oct 2015

I figured, who doesn't like ducks? After I got my star, I googled duck and politics. Someone already had it made up so I put it to use. Lol

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

22. I have 4 Cayuga ducks (solid black with irridescent green feathers)

Reply to Quackers (Reply #21)

Wed Oct 28, 2015, 06:18 PM

Oct 2015

One white Pekin and one mallard.

I adore them.

Thanks Quackers! I will take you up on your offer to steal that avatar!

morningfog

(18,115 posts)

20. Well, it's not massive or flying, but not truly identified.

Reply to Act_of_Reparation (Reply #13)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 10:31 PM

Oct 2015

We know it is human made and the shape/composition, but not what it is exactly.

It is a Small Nearly-Identified Drifting Object. SNIDO

Logical

(22,457 posts)

19. Massive? nt

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 10:13 PM

Oct 2015

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