Asteroid heading towards Earth with 0.41% of impact, the day before election day!

[Deleted member 17990]

This year could literally end with a bang

Asteroid headed our way on eve of US election

According to NASA, this year could end with a bang.

www.news.com.au

 

[Fat4all]

https://twitter.com/danthat/status/1297579511622635528?s=21

 

[Kaim Argonar]

Here's hoping.

 

[excelsiorlef]

The world needs Ben Affleck now more than ever

 

[Strings]

The world needs Ben Affleck now more than ever

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[Khanimus]

Please

 

[UberTag]

Time to mobilize the Space Force.

 

[excelsiorlef]

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The hero we need

 

[Tagyhag]

Before some people here inevitably freak out, it's only 6.5 feet in diameter. Not only that, but it would have to impact at the right angle or it'll just burn up in the atmosphere.

 

[Osahi]

It's only 6,5 feet(which makes it smaller than the average Era member iirc).

Thing will burn up as fast as a Trump aide.

 

[Deleted member 1476]

Not even 2 meters wide, meh.

Fitting for 2020, people asked for "Giant Meteor" and they sent "Don't Rock the Boat Meteor".

 

[Khanimus]

The asteroid is 6.5 feet in diameter, according to NASA data, and first identified at the Palomar Observatory in California two years ago.

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I can think of one very specific spot I'd love to see it make impact.

 

[Xando]

Universe really doing everything it can to stop me from playing cyberpunk

 

[Deleted member 2254]

Given the way 2020 is going, this wouldn't even surprise me.

 

[Dictator]

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lol what is this from?

 

[Kayla]

Im okay with this.

 

[Varjet]

Is this 1RN or 2RN

 

[MikeHattsu]

lol what is this from?

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Movie audio commentary.

 

[Strings]

lol what is this from?

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It's from the actual commentary for the film! There's a bunch of hilarious bits, especially in how it's edited together:




Affleck makes fun of the trope-y stunt acting, and then it abruptly cuts to Bruce Willis mentioning his stunt double was almost killed.

 

[excelsiorlef]

lol what is this from?

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The Criterion collection DVD release of Aramgeddon.

Affleck, Willis and Bay each recorded solo and it was mixed together

 

[Xiofire]

 

[AstronaughtE]

Is there anything we can do to provide a help action so it gets advantage?

But seriously we're going to need to deal with those bugs. Stay say Buenos Aires!

 

[Jonnax]

Asteroid heading towards Earth ‘has 0.41 per cent chance of hitting planet’

Projection comes after Nasa detects asteroid flying closer to Earth than ever before

www.independent.co.uk

So the Asteroid is called: 2018VP1

The space agency said there were three potential impacts but, "based on 21 observations spanning 12.968 days", it did not think a direct impact was likely.
2018VP1, which was first identified at Palomar Observatory, California, in 2018, is not considered a "potentially hazardous object" due to its small size - with a diameter of 0.002 km (about 6.5 feet), according to Nasa data.
Potentially hazardous objects - usually asteroids or comets - are those which have an orbit taking them close to Earth and are large enough to cause significant regional damage if they ever hit the planet.

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2018 VP1 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

It's only 2 meters long.
Seems like it'll only burn up in the atmosphere.
Like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolide

 

[Ryengeku]

2020 is a year for the history books.

 

[Kyuuji]

Sounds like unfavourable odds. Trump should cancel the election for four years for the safety of the population and until science can ensure our safety.

 

[Bradford]

This thread could literally end with a lock.

As tough as a year 2020 has been, I don't think a meteor is a going to, nor should, be the solution.