(11-05-2022, 03:05 PM)BIAD Wrote: I love the idea of a fear-driven news item being toned via a website that supports a Creative Commons Attribution licenceIt always puts a smile on my face too.
like the Sky article I posted does.
(11-05-2022, 03:05 PM)BIAD Wrote: This may have implications to Earth in the future, but the use of titles like 'Planet Killer' is a little overblown, to say the least!
The first calculation in my reply is the one most likely given the data supplied. I loved that threat of a 25cm high tsunami.
Then again, the little meteorite which recently blew up in the sky over Russia was nothing at all to sneeze at.The human mind doesn't easily grasp big numbers anymore than it realizes how fast an object is moving. And sometimes, we're not told how fast things are 'really' going ... for our own peace of mind.
ETA: I really liked that picture you posted, BTW.
'Cause if they catch you in the back seat trying to pick her locks
They're gonna send you back to Mother in a cardboard box
You better run!