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Re: The Real Stars
Calvin Shipbaugh wrote:
>
> Jumping the gun on the asteroid proximity estimate wasn't a math error
> someone made, but instead a calculation using limited data followed by a
> rushed announcement that allowed a foolish estimated chance of setting a
> date for termination of global civilization. Thatıs not a Grand
> Guignol, but it is science fiction worthy of the Golden Age of scifi
> pulps... and perhaps comedy as well had it not been seriously challenged
> for a few more years.
Lets be glad they caught that one so soon. We don't need any mass
extinction false alarms. I guess you could say that when it comes to
meteorites: you can't live with them, and you can't live without them!!
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