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A large spy satellite expected to fall to Earth...

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EastcoastAR5
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Any one hear about this? A bus sized, faulty satellite is likely to crash in north america this february or march...yikes. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/29/military-preparing-for-fa_n_83938.html
Jan 29 2008 10:48PM
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davyjones
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isnt it coming at like1600 mph?
Jan 29 2008 10:51PM
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proZach
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i heard it on the radio but it sounded like they were joking. oh well.
Jan 29 2008 10:51PM
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-Kieran-
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this sounds like a job for underdog
Jan 29 2008 10:54PM
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Leo.
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Darfur!
Jan 29 2008 10:55PM
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skiEER
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those things fall all the time
Jan 29 2008 10:56PM
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EastcoastAR5
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Jan 29 2008 10:56PM
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carbon.pulse
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Anyone see a likeness to cloverfield?


Jan 29 2008 10:57PM
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MrYeates
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Hm

seems kinda true
what do u guys think?
Jan 29 2008 11:03PM
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Mat.
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awesome. hopefully everyone will blame bush and global warming for that too.
Jan 29 2008 11:05PM
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user098123
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Sure it's true, but it is hardly anything to worry about. Chances are they will find a way to alter its orbit so that it lands in the ocean like all the rest.

If not? Well, your chance of getting hit is like 1 in 4 trillion I think they said. Your chance of getting struck by lightning is 1 in 14 million. I think you're fine.
Jan 29 2008 11:05PM
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MESKI
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haha thats what i was thinking, lets see if it lands in NY
Jan 29 2008 11:09PM
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KRASHED
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man if a satellite ends up in my backyard someones getting sued, unless it kills the stray cats, then i'll get over it.
Jan 29 2008 11:13PM
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WONTON
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well too bad for that 1 in 4 trill
Jan 29 2008 11:21PM
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Sholte
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ahh gnarly man.
Jan 29 2008 11:22PM
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unchyll
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then why dont we blow it up if its not gonna hit for a while then we'll just have bowling ball sized pieces of a satelite instead of a bus
Jan 29 2008 11:34PM
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Bumbleton
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i think we should make predictions of where its gonna land. im guessing somewhere in North Dakota
Jan 29 2008 11:36PM
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doublexl
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o shit?
Jan 29 2008 11:43PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Depending on its angle of descent, we could actually see chunks of this thing hit ground. Skylab definitely left some junk across Australia when it came down.
Jan 29 2008 11:50PM
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Rez4frederick
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I dont think the fear is so much what this thing is going to hit when it comes down, but that the satellite is known to have some crazy radioactive materials built into it that would fuck shit up
Jan 30 2008 12:03AM
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tommihq
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somewhere in arizona

Jan 30 2008 7:33AM
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Albrecht.
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nah man.  nothing ever happens in north dakota.
Jan 30 2008 9:19AM
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cobra_commander
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most if not all of it is going to burn up on reentry.
Jan 30 2008 9:23AM
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Shorton
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wouldnt it burn up when he entered the earths atmosphere or are these things built to withstand high temperature/pressure?

Jan 30 2008 9:23AM
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yelsel
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thats what i was thinking. carnage!
Jan 30 2008 9:46AM
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jimmychung
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taco bell has to do their thing where they set up a target and if a piece of the satellite hits everyone gets a free taco
Jan 30 2008 10:20AM
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LPT_311
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Look at it this way

It got through the atmosphere once already.
My Astronomy professor at the University of Maine seems to think many large pieces will survive, and that It could potentially Land somewhere in Quebec. I have a theory its a ploy to remove RCR.

No, but seriously, he thinks it could hit north America and cause substantial damage
Jan 30 2008 10:23AM
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Gavajabra
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Good thing shit disinegrates when it falls to earth....

Jan 30 2008 10:34AM
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LPT_311
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get off the crack and read a book you sad little man
Jan 30 2008 10:37AM
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mothaeast
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gunna be such a big controversy when it hits someone, or if it fell into a city
Jan 30 2008 10:55AM
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Capt.Flannel
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exactly, which means that ND is long overdue.
Jan 30 2008 11:41AM
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