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Dear Americans: You may die.
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:54 pm
by Tasdik
A huge, dead satellite tumbling to Earth is falling slower than expected, and may now plummet down somewhere over the United States tonight or early Saturday, despite forecasts that it would miss North America entirely, NASA officials now say.
The 6 1/2-ton Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) was expected to fall to Earth sometime this afternoon (Sept. 23), but changes in the school bus-size satellite's motion may push it to early Saturday, according to NASA's latest observations of the spacecraft.
Read more:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/09/ ... z1Yo668a00
Re: Dear Americans: You may die.
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:59 pm
by Fresh
lol if that lands on me.
Re: Dear Americans: You may die.
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:26 pm
by only_me
^ you would be one unlucky son of a bitch
Re: Dear Americans: You may die.
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:39 pm
by HiggsBoson
Catch!!!
Re: Dear Americans: You may die.
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:03 pm
by Ganja
Last night they said it wouldn't land in North America. Now I feel like it's gonna hit me no matter what; also, how the hell can they even predict where it will land?
Re: Dear Americans: You may die.
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:07 pm
by EvGa
Ganja wrote:Last night they said it wouldn't land in North America. Now I feel like it's gonna hit me no matter what; also, how the hell can they even predict where it will land?
Trajectory?
Perfect gif:
Re: Dear Americans: You may die.
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:23 pm
by Squirt
I'll hide in a basement
Re: Dear Americans: You may die.
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:33 pm
by *BlackFox
Meh... It will probably burn up in the atmosphere! lulz
Re: Dear Americans: You may die.
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:38 pm
by Tasdik
*BlackFox wrote:Meh... It will probably burn up in the atmosphere! lulz
NASA expects about 26 large pieces of the UARS spacecraft to survive re-entry through Earth's atmosphere and reach the planet's surface. The biggest piece should weigh about 300 pounds.
I hope the biggest piece lands on you.
Re: Dear Americans: You may die.
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:52 pm
by *BlackFox
Well, let's see what happens, shall we? xD
Re: Dear Americans: You may die.
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:12 pm
by .curve
I am not the slightest bit worried at all.
Re: Dear Americans: You may die.
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 9:12 am
by [SD]Twysta
Ganja wrote:Last night they said it wouldn't land in North America. Now I feel like it's gonna hit me no matter what; also, how the hell can they even predict where it will land?
"LOL POT DOESNT KILL BRAIN CELLS U DO NO SHIT"
Re: Dear Americans: You may die.
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 5:38 pm
by BuDo
Squirt wrote:I'll hide in a basement
Shoulda said under the picnic table outside