skydiverbry 0 #51 February 17, 2013 Meh, pretty safe just a 0-10kg in close proximityBry -------------------------------------------------- Growing old is mandatory.Growing up is optional!! D.S.#13(Dudeist Skdiver) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbry 0 #53 February 17, 2013 I look at it this way. If I didn't die from hitting a big rock, I'm not going to die by getting hit by a rockBry -------------------------------------------------- Growing old is mandatory.Growing up is optional!! D.S.#13(Dudeist Skdiver) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #54 February 18, 2013 QuoteUnless we direct much more federal money now, meteors will become more frequent, more powerful and more destructive. Ban Meteors!My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #55 February 18, 2013 QuoteQuoteQuote Just look at THIS map of meteorite falls worldwide. CLEARLY they are targeting populated areas. If I had a boat I'd go out on the ocean. Looks like the safest place to be if you don't want to be smote by the meteorites. Nonsense. 7/10th of all meteors fall into the oceans. It's just that few of them are ever reported because fewer people see them. No shit, Mr. Literal? Damn, we learned something today! *shaking head*My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #56 February 18, 2013 "Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket, save it for a rainy day...." Yes, Yes, Quade...we already know that you can't actually catch a falling star... My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #57 February 18, 2013 Quote Yes, Yes, Quade...we already know that you can't actually catch a falling star... A hillbilly is watching an astronomer with his instruments and telescope. He asks "Whatcha doin'?" The astronomer replies "I'm shooting the stars." A few moments go by and the hillbilly sees a shooting star. He turns to the astronomer and says "Hey feller, nice shot!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #58 February 18, 2013 Quote Quote Just look at THIS map of meteorite falls worldwide. CLEARLY they are targeting populated areas. If I had a boat I'd go out on the ocean. Looks like the safest place to be if you don't want to be smote by the meteorites. Better hope one big enough doesn't generate a tsunami and sink you. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,117 #59 February 18, 2013 Quote Quote Quote Just look at THIS map of meteorite falls worldwide. CLEARLY they are targeting populated areas. If I had a boat I'd go out on the ocean. Looks like the safest place to be if you don't want to be smote by the meteorites. Nonsense. 7/10th of all meteors fall into the oceans. It's just that few of them are ever reported because fewer people see them. Wow, Paul, so glad you figured that out for us.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #60 February 18, 2013 Quote Better hope one big enough doesn't generate a tsunami and sink you. If he's in deep enough water, it likely wouldn't cause any problems. Tsunamis start to suck when the water gets shallower."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #61 February 19, 2013 Quote Just look at THIS map of meteorite falls worldwide. CLEARLY they are targeting populated areas. No, I think they are clearly targeting something near Lubbock TX: http://osm2.cartodb.com/tables/2320/public#/map"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,117 #62 February 19, 2013 QuoteQuote Just look at THIS map of meteorite falls worldwide. CLEARLY they are targeting populated areas. No, I think they are clearly targeting something near Lubbock TX: http://osm2.cartodb.com/tables/2320/public#/map News of Buddy Holly's death hasn't reached them yet?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rifleman 70 #63 March 5, 2013 TV programme on the Chelyabinsk meteor - shown on UK channel 4 on Sunday http://www.channel4.com/programmes/meteor-strike-fireball-from-space/4od very interesting, and as I expected, the vast majority of injuries were caused by people rubbernecking the vapour trail from their windows.Atheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #64 March 5, 2013 QuoteTV programme on the Chelyabinsk meteor - shown on UK channel 4 on Sunday http://www.channel4.com/programmes/meteor-strike-fireball-from-space/4od very interesting, and as I expected, the vast majority of injuries were caused by people rubbernecking the vapour trail from their windows. Yeah, as soon as they noticed the huge flash of light, they went to the windows to see what happened and then the sonic boom hit them."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #65 March 5, 2013 I always loved the videos thru the living room picture window of some natural disaster about to visit some dumbasses house. Perpertual Darwin candidates. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #66 March 5, 2013 I think you're all being a bit hard on the people who went to look out of their windows. That's a natural human reaction, and I bet most would have followed suit. It's been a very long time since we were taught to duck and cover! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #67 March 5, 2013 QuoteTV programme on the Chelyabinsk meteor - shown on UK channel 4 on Sunday http://www.channel4.com/programmes/meteor-strike-fireball-from-space/4od very interesting, and as I expected, the vast majority of injuries were caused by people rubbernecking the vapour trail from their windows. What the hell do you expect people to do? Ignore that their interior walls were suddenly brightly lit? We gather information with our eyes. So did they. I don't blame them a bit. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rifleman 70 #68 March 5, 2013 According to the TV programme there was something like a 2.5 minute delay between the flash of the detonation as the meteor fractured because of the pressure and heat caused by the atmosphere and the multiple shockwaves from those detonations. Plenty of time to see what the hell's going on and realise it's probably not a good idea to be standing by a plate glass window. Apparently the blast was equivalent to about 10Kt at 17km altitude. If the meteor had stayed together and impacted there would have been a lot less time to react and you'd have been dealing with a 10Kt ground burst.Atheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #69 March 5, 2013 Quote there was something like a 2.5 minute delay between the flash of the detonation as the meteor fractured because of the pressure and heat caused by the atmosphere and the multiple shockwaves from those detonations. Yep. And for most people, after 30 seconds they'll use the standard negative feedback of "nothing bad has happened ergo nothing bad will" and enjoy the view of a lifetime. Look at the attached picture and tell me that anyone seeing it without either experience or education would expect a big boom to come in a couple of minutes. Think of the 2004 tsunami - we can all look back and say that we would have known to get the hell outta there when the sea went out two miles. No - we humans are drawn to stuff like this. We'll go out and watch the ocean recede. We'll go out and look at the trail let by a once in a century meteor. That's our nature. It's what we do. SHould it happen again in the same place next month the people will know. Anywhere else in the world? Expect the same. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rifleman 70 #70 March 5, 2013 Personally, I have a highly developed sense of self preservation and anything out of the ordinary sounds alarm bells. If the sea suddenly went out by two miles I'd be running in the opposite direction as fast as possible. A bright flash in the sky on an otherwise clear day or a bloody great fireball screaming past would have me finding a small dark room with no windows to hide in until I was sure it was safe. (admittedly this comes from tours of duty in Northern Ireland where bomb blasts were common as were injuries caused by flying glass.)Atheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #71 March 5, 2013 I'm old... I had that Duck and Cover thing down pat back in the 1950's. You have some kind of major event like a tornado or a hurricane or other natural disaster.. duck and cover in something more substantial than your front room with the big piccie window is in order. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #72 March 5, 2013 QuotePersonally, I have a highly developed sense of self preservation and anything out of the ordinary sounds alarm bells. If the sea suddenly went out by two miles I'd be running in the opposite direction as fast as possible. A bright flash in the sky on an otherwise clear day or a bloody great fireball screaming past would have me finding a small dark room with no windows to hide in until I was sure it was safe. (admittedly this comes from tours of duty in Northern Ireland where bomb blasts were common as were injuries caused by flying glass.) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I bet if f you hear gunshots outside are you are not going to go stand in front of the window either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
promise5 17 #73 March 5, 2013 Quote Quote Personally, I have a highly developed sense of self preservation and anything out of the ordinary sounds alarm bells. If the sea suddenly went out by two miles I'd be running in the opposite direction as fast as possible. A bright flash in the sky on an otherwise clear day or a bloody great fireball screaming past would have me finding a small dark room with no windows to hide in until I was sure it was safe. (admittedly this comes from tours of duty in Northern Ireland where bomb blasts were common as were injuries caused by flying glass.) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I bet if f you hear gunshots outside are you are not going to go stand in front of the window either. Oh no, for gun shots I go outside. I might miss something if I just look out the window.No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible. Believe me I tried. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #74 March 5, 2013 Body armor with plates or no??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #75 March 5, 2013 Quote Oh no, for gun shots I go outside. I might miss something if I just look out the window. Is this a common occurrence in your 'hood?"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
