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  • D Dalek Dave

    Near miss[^], twice on the same day.

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    hairy_hats
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    Web page title: "Earth survives rare close encounter with two large asteroids". :omg: Actual content: "space agency researchers said neither asteroid posed a risk to earth" :zzz: Me: :rolleyes:

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      Web page title: "Earth survives rare close encounter with two large asteroids". :omg: Actual content: "space agency researchers said neither asteroid posed a risk to earth" :zzz: Me: :rolleyes:

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      Baconbutty
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      That would have burned up before hitting the Earth..... Not exactly Starship Troopers is it? Goodbye Buenos Aires

      He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar!

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        Yeah I read that as well! How interesting and exciting - in a funny sort of way. Probably not as exciting as Rooneys prostitute shenanigans for the vast majority of the population though. :sigh:

        "Garth, marriage is punishment for shoplifting in some countries." ~ Wayne Campbell "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair

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        fjdiewornncalwe
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        So his performance in the WC was that he was tired from late night sessions?

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          Web page title: "Earth survives rare close encounter with two large asteroids". :omg: Actual content: "space agency researchers said neither asteroid posed a risk to earth" :zzz: Me: :rolleyes:

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          Quote: "Nasa estimates that asteroids smaller than 25 metres in diameter would burn up while entering the atmosphere and cause no damage" They only estimate. The larger one was 20m, what if their estimate is wrong. :doh:

          Dave Please support my CPRepWatcher article in the August competition! Find Me On: Web|Facebook|Twitter|LinkedIn

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            Quote: "Nasa estimates that asteroids smaller than 25 metres in diameter would burn up while entering the atmosphere and cause no damage" They only estimate. The larger one was 20m, what if their estimate is wrong. :doh:

            Dave Please support my CPRepWatcher article in the August competition! Find Me On: Web|Facebook|Twitter|LinkedIn

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            Dalek Dave
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            I have seen meteorites that were smaller than 25 metres! Anyway, at that speed even a small one crashing into a city would do untold damage.

            ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]

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            • F fjdiewornncalwe

              So his performance in the WC was that he was tired from late night sessions?

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              Baconbutty
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              PogoboyMtK wrote:

              So his performance in the WC

              Am not sure where he did his naughtiness but I would have thought with his cash he could have done better than a quickie in the loo.

              He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar!

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              • D Dalek Dave

                Near miss[^], twice on the same day.

                ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]

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                Marc Clifton
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                Drama, drama, drama. According to Astronomy Now[^]: Neither asteroid poses a serious threat to the Earth; if they were inbound they would disintegrate as they fall through our thick atmosphere. Most of the mass of the asteroid would burn up, with smaller surviving fragments landing as meteorites. Marc

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                • B Baconbutty

                  That would have burned up before hitting the Earth..... Not exactly Starship Troopers is it? Goodbye Buenos Aires

                  He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar!

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                  hairy_hats
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                  I've held a meteorite in my hand that would have started out far smaller than that.

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                  • D Dalek Dave

                    I have seen meteorites that were smaller than 25 metres! Anyway, at that speed even a small one crashing into a city would do untold damage.

                    ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]

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                    hairy_hats
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                    Remember Tunguska[^]?

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                    • D Dalek Dave

                      Near miss[^], twice on the same day.

                      ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]

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                      One week ago today I was on holiday in Devon, and spending the day on Blackpool Sands beach. I assume the sands bit is some sort of Devonish joke as there is none there and it is bloody painful to walk on. However, to try to amuse my 4 year old daughter I bought a kite from the beach shop for 3 pounds, a single string jobby - looked like a parrot. In the most part it sailed without incident except for one occasion when it dove from the sky and struck a woman walking innocently towards the cafe / shop area. I apologised and got it up again (fnarr). After lunch we had another go at flying the kite, and after some time it again made a dive for the ground, this time its victim saw it coming and jumped out of the way. She then started to shout "Twice! That's twice" as I realised it was the same woman as the first time and attempted to make further apology. This situation was not helped by my mother shouting out (in between fits of laughter) "It's the same woman". I had failed to realise at the time this was some sort of portent for the fate of the planet.

                      Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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                        One week ago today I was on holiday in Devon, and spending the day on Blackpool Sands beach. I assume the sands bit is some sort of Devonish joke as there is none there and it is bloody painful to walk on. However, to try to amuse my 4 year old daughter I bought a kite from the beach shop for 3 pounds, a single string jobby - looked like a parrot. In the most part it sailed without incident except for one occasion when it dove from the sky and struck a woman walking innocently towards the cafe / shop area. I apologised and got it up again (fnarr). After lunch we had another go at flying the kite, and after some time it again made a dive for the ground, this time its victim saw it coming and jumped out of the way. She then started to shout "Twice! That's twice" as I realised it was the same woman as the first time and attempted to make further apology. This situation was not helped by my mother shouting out (in between fits of laughter) "It's the same woman". I had failed to realise at the time this was some sort of portent for the fate of the planet.

                        Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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                        hairy_hats
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                        How dense was she?

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                          One week ago today I was on holiday in Devon, and spending the day on Blackpool Sands beach. I assume the sands bit is some sort of Devonish joke as there is none there and it is bloody painful to walk on. However, to try to amuse my 4 year old daughter I bought a kite from the beach shop for 3 pounds, a single string jobby - looked like a parrot. In the most part it sailed without incident except for one occasion when it dove from the sky and struck a woman walking innocently towards the cafe / shop area. I apologised and got it up again (fnarr). After lunch we had another go at flying the kite, and after some time it again made a dive for the ground, this time its victim saw it coming and jumped out of the way. She then started to shout "Twice! That's twice" as I realised it was the same woman as the first time and attempted to make further apology. This situation was not helped by my mother shouting out (in between fits of laughter) "It's the same woman". I had failed to realise at the time this was some sort of portent for the fate of the planet.

                          Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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                          Dalek Dave
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                          Was this 'Woman' your soon to be Ex-Wife?

                          ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]

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                          • D Dalek Dave

                            Near miss[^], twice on the same day.

                            ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]

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                            Lost User
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                            Meh, God needs target practice (or is she practicing on us ;) )

                            ...byte till it megahertz...

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                            • D Dalek Dave

                              Near miss[^], twice on the same day.

                              ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]

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                              They come from the planet Klendatu...

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                              • D Dalek Dave

                                Near miss[^], twice on the same day.

                                ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]

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                                Maximilien
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                                so fitting. I'm currently reading "The Hammer of God" by Arthur C. Clarke; not finished yet, so I don't know if it going to miss or not.

                                Watched code never compiles.

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                                • D DaveAuld

                                  Quote: "Nasa estimates that asteroids smaller than 25 metres in diameter would burn up while entering the atmosphere and cause no damage" They only estimate. The larger one was 20m, what if their estimate is wrong. :doh:

                                  Dave Please support my CPRepWatcher article in the August competition! Find Me On: Web|Facebook|Twitter|LinkedIn

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                                  The reason they can't give an exact number is that there isn't one. Re-entry speed, angle of approach (to the atmosphere), composition, shape, angular momentum all contribute to the burnup rate and the likelihood of fragmentation (fragments burn faster).

                                  3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                                    The reason they can't give an exact number is that there isn't one. Re-entry speed, angle of approach (to the atmosphere), composition, shape, angular momentum all contribute to the burnup rate and the likelihood of fragmentation (fragments burn faster).

                                    3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

                                    modified on Thursday, September 9, 2010 10:50 AM

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                                    Dalek Dave
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                                    What is the 'Hood of Fragmentation'?

                                    ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]

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                                      The reason they can't give an exact number is that there isn't one. Re-entry speed, angle of approach (to the atmosphere), composition, shape, angular momentum all contribute to the burnup rate and the likelihood of fragmentation (fragments burn faster).

                                      3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

                                      modified on Thursday, September 9, 2010 10:50 AM

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                                      DaveAuld
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                                      .........hang on, i didn't come here for a science lesson you know! I know they can't give an exact number, i was only saying to the post before me......ah forget it, is doesn't matter, i'm going for a cuppa. :laugh:

                                      Dave Please support my CPRepWatcher article in the August competition! Find Me On: Web|Facebook|Twitter|LinkedIn

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                                      • D Dalek Dave

                                        What is the 'Hood of Fragmentation'?

                                        ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]

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                                        hairy_hats
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                                        Sounds like a painful disease.

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                                        • F fjdiewornncalwe

                                          So his performance in the WC was that he was tired from late night sessions?

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                                          1 21 Gigawatts
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                                          Probably. He has a history with wanting to sleep with whores. Probably because what girl would want to sleep with Shrek without getting paid?

                                          "Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair

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