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Originally Posted by Westy
All those pork ribs going to waste just brings a man to tears... 
On a side note,,,if Ur young and want to find a reason for worry, do a search on the asteroid 'Apophis' (Apotheosis) |
Why would anyone worry about that?
Scientists are stuck between a rock and a hard place these days with the internet. They used to keep information about things like potential near impacts silent until the orbital mechanics were tightly established, sometimes taking years of data collection. You never heard about such thing 10, 20 years ago, because the astronomers didn't rush out and make rash and false press statements. A case like Apophis would never have even been known by 99.999% of the population because they would not have discussed it until the orbit was determined properly. however, someone finds a circular sent out on the first day, or trolls the MPC data site and sees a new asteroid being tracked, and all hell breaks loose.