German schoolboy, 13, corrects NASA's asteroid figures: paper
Tue Apr 15, 5:44 PM ET
BERLIN (AFP) - A 13-year-old German schoolboy corrected NASA's estimates on the chances of an asteroid colliding with Earth, a German newspaper reported Tuesday, after spotting the boffins had miscalculated.

Nico Marquardt used telescopic findings from the Institute of Astrophysics in Potsdam (AIP) to calculate that there was a 1 in 450 chance that the Apophis asteroid will collide with Earth, the Potsdamer Neuerster Nachrichten reported.

NASA had previously estimated the chances at only 1 in 45,000 but told its sister organisation, the European Space Agency (ESA), that the young whizzkid had got it right.

The schoolboy took into consideration the risk of Apophis running into one or more of the 40,000 satellites orbiting Earth during its path close to the planet on April 13 2029.

Those satellites travel at 3.07 kilometres a second (1.9 miles), at up to 35,880 kilometres above earth -- and the Apophis asteroid will pass by earth at a distance of 32,500 kilometres.

If the asteroid strikes a satellite in 2029, that will change its trajectory making it hit earth on its next orbit in 2036.

Both NASA and Marquardt agree that if the asteroid does collide with earth, it will create a ball of iron and iridium 320 metres (1049 feet) wide and weighing 200 billion tonnes, which will crash into the Atlantic Ocean.

The shockwaves from that would create huge tsunami waves, destroying both coastlines and inland areas, whilst creating a thick cloud of dust that would darken the skies indefinitely.

The 13-year old made his discovery as part of a regional science competition for which he submitted a project entitled: "Apophis -- The Killer Astroid."

Liars Figure and Figures Lie

Geez...I wonder how many "carbon credits" it's going to take to clear that little "fart" up?

You think we can have enough "CCs" by that time to make the world safe, just in case it should hit?

And, will there be enough sunami warning buoys floating in the oceans to warn everyone?

Global warning is going to have to take a back seat to this little "chit-fest" when it hits...

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If the astroid doesn't destroy Germany the kid has a job at NASA when he graduates.

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Why not? He would be the first German rocket scientist at NASA.

here ya go

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2008/01/dave_dieterfile_photo_1986hunt.html

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Hahaha!

Where all going to die!

I'm goingto go jack a Ferrari, grab some whiskey and a hot girl! I'm going out in a horrible ball of flames!

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Wednesday's Buzz You Missed
by Molly McCall
2 hours ago Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:45:10 PDT

NASA sets the record straight
It read like a space-age tale of David and Goliath. An enterprising 13-year-old German boy recalculates the likelihood of an asteroid hitting Earth, alerts NASA, and the big American space agency acknowledges he's right. Only problem? It's not true.

Officials from both NASA and the European Space Agency have refuted the account, which sped across the Web at the speed of light. The young man's asteroid-strike numbers were not correct and the U.S. space agency has not, repeat has not, changed its mind about the 1-in-45,000 chance that the hurtling hunk of rock will collide with our planet. (The student thought it was a 1-in-450 chance. Yikes!)

Unfortunately, all this came out after articles on the teen's statistical success soared in Buzz, and even made it to the Yahoo! front page. Lookups for "apophis," the asteroid in question, surged into the top hourly searches.

Go interweb! Always spreading the truth!

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OH! MAN!

If this keeps up...I'm not going to be able to vote for anyone for President!!!!

Can't anyone keep a story straight?

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.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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