Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Close Encounters

It appears a piece of rock is headed our way- but scientists say it won't hit us and they always get things right...

Link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46647666/ns/technology_and_science-space/#.T1b2Jt2KjYE

OK, so if it does hit- where would you like a 60 meter chuck of rock to impact?

Who is in the most need of a bit of kinetic therapy?

Some fun simulations:

http://simulator.down2earth.eu/

http://impact.ese.ic.ac.uk/ImpactEffects/

8 comments:

KG said...

"OK, so if it does hit- where would you like a 60 meter chuck of rock to impact?"

Mecca.

Oswald Bastable said...

I was saving that for a bigger rock- but what the hell...

Oswald Bastable said...

I would like to see it land on the US senate- with a full house. Time for a fresh start- because there is still hope for the USA.

(if some fragments could break of and land on Mecca and the UN building, that would be the icing on the cake)

Oi said...

Is parliament in session?

KG said...

Jeez...we're going to need a lot of rocks...

Findalis said...

Mecca, Medina and the land in between. We should be so lucky.

Diamond Mair said...

Hmmm, I was thinking Turtle Bay, NYC - get rid of the UN in one fell swoop ............... ;-)

Semper Fi'
DM

KG said...

And send in a team to polish the glass afterwards, DM. :)