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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 04:11 PM
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They've narrowed down where that falling satellite is going to hit

"Possible reentry locations lie anywhere along the blue and yellow ground track"


Well. That is certainly good to know. Thanks for that. That helps. A lot.

http://reentrynews.aero.org/1991063b.html
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Kennah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 04:13 PM
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1. Heh, it coulda hit any of 8 other planets
I got your back Pluto. You're still a planet to me, baby.
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 04:13 PM
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2. Bwahahahaha!
Edited on Thu Sep-22-11 04:18 PM by valerief
:rofl:

From your link
Reportedly, only one person has been struck by debris from a reentering satellite in the history of our use of space. Fortunately, this person was hit by a lightweight object and was not injured.


So we can expect a nerf ball on the noggin?
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flamingdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 04:17 PM
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3. I think it will hit Alaska
They don't know nuthin'
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Pyrzqxgl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 04:18 PM
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4. On A Republican Debate I Hope. Or maybe a Tea Party Rally.
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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 04:52 PM
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7. That would make me question my atheistic views. n/t
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 05:02 PM
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9. Me, too. Almost. nt
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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 04:22 PM
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5. Shit, I just washed the truck...
It's like bird shit to the nth degree
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JHB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 04:41 PM
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6. Time to take a vacation to sunny Antarctica
It's after the equinox. From now to the solstice it just gets sunnier.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 05:01 PM
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8. The Kamchatka Peninsula looks safe
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PearliePoo2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 05:05 PM
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10. OMG...One of those yellow tracks is right over my house!
Darn...wish I'd built that bunker that was in "Popular Mechanics" the 50's.
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FiveGoodMen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 05:22 PM
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11. "Yes we're gonna have a wingding
A summer smoker underground
It's just a dugout that my dad built
In case the reds decide to push the button down
We've got provisions and lots of beer
The key word is survival on the new frontier..."

-- Donald Fagen, New Frontier
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Pab Sungenis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 05:38 PM
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12. Actually, that IS narrowed down.
It was a solid blue/yellow smear across the globe before.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 05:48 PM
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13. Understand that
It was just a joke.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 06:01 PM
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14. Oh ****, all the yellow lines converge over Ottawa!!!
Edited on Thu Sep-22-11 06:03 PM by applegrove
:scared:
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 06:15 PM
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15. My calculations show a 75% chance it'll land in water, so I'm just not taking baths til it lands
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On the Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 06:33 PM
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16. Do You Live Along One of Those Tracks?
With the exception of Mexico City and the Pyrenees, looks like it misses most population centers. Maybe Chicago and Austin, too.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 07:00 PM
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18. Understand that
It was just a joke.
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On the Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 08:27 PM
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20. OK, Sorry
I being too serious. :)
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caraher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 06:51 PM
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17. I'd heard about this but didn't realize it was UARS coming down
I helped work on the HRDI instrument as an undergrad - my first job in a research environment.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 11:17 AM
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22. If you missed Colbert Report last night
he had a pretty good explanation of what UARS stands for or means. Here's the clip:
http://gawker.com/5843182/stephen-colbert-mocks-nasas-useless-satellite-projections

:rofl:
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JBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 07:19 PM
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19. Spirograph as a scientific tool!
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customerserviceguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 09:33 PM
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21. Maybe it should be in Newark
It would be stripped clean before it hits the ground.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 04:58 PM
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23. Cool, I just noticed that I posted a live link
so the map in the OP is continuously updating. Now, it doesn't look like the entire planet's in jeopardy except that if it's 15 minutes late, it will be right on top of me.
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