Originally Posted by Spunky (Post 12245022)

I'll be a old man anyways..doesn't matter to me

Originally Posted by one eight (Post 12245039)

Mayan calendar says December 24, 2112 i believe..

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

(99942) Apophis (previously known by its provisional designation 2004 MN4) is a near-Earth asteroid that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 because initial observations indicated a relatively large probability that it would strike the Earth in 2029. Additional observations provided improved predictions that eliminated the possibility of an impact on Earth or the Moon in 2029. However there remained a possibility that during the 2029 close encounter with Earth, Apophis would pass through a "gravitational keyhole", a precise region in space no more than about 400 meters across, that would set up a future impact on April 13, 2036. This possibility kept the asteroid at Level 1 on the Torino impact hazard scale until August 2006.

Additional observations of the trajectory of Apophis revealed the "keyhole" would likely be missed and on August 5, 2006, Apophis was lowered to a Level 0 on the Torino Scale. As of October 19, 2006 the impact probability for April 13, 2036 is estimated at 1 in 45,000. An additional impact date in 2037 has been identified, however the impact probability for that encounter is 1 in 12.3 million.

Despite the fact that there is no longer any significant probability of an Earth impact, the Planetary Society is offering a $50,000 prize for the best plan to put a tracking device on or near the asteroid.[1]

Originally Posted by SPeRMiNaToR (Post 12245062)

i thought it was 2012 :helpme

LAWL

Originally Posted by psili (Post 12245071)

Fuck waiting for death.
Can't people just live?

Originally Posted by Linkster (Post 12245143)

It is - actually Dec 21st 2012 - which is also the end of the I Ching as well as the Aztec and Mayan calenders

Its also the centric date that the earth will travel through the exact center of the Milky Way Galaxies' black hole gravitational field - leading some scientists to predict a huge shift in the earths crust and rotation - leading to destruction of the tectonic plate structure and complete annihilation of all life on earth - this happens every 28,000 years and seems to explain some previously unexplained shifts in the earths structure that geologists had been wrestling with for years - fortunately I'll be dead by then but sure would have been interesting to watch :thumbsup

Originally Posted by donkevlar (Post 12245418)

You'll be dead in 5 years? :(

Sorry to hear that.

Originally Posted by Goodings Media (Post 12245686)

pfft... the trajectory of this thing has probably been miscalculated, or the numbers are so uncertain that Earth is in a tiny fraction of the possible trajectory spread. I wouldn't buy the suicide pills just yet ;) You guys do realise that on average about 50 of these a year get announced? :)

Originally Posted by quibble.cute (Post 12245707)

It says there is a possibility of it equal to only 2,7%... Hurrah!!!! We shall be living till the end of our lives!

Originally Posted by Splum (Post 12244973)

It is the only "NEO" that has been named, and named appropriately.

Originally Posted by Jon Clark (Post 12245795)

Originally Posted by mattz (Post 12245797)

I'm not even going to read your post, but I'm guessing you are an idiot

Originally Posted by Splum (Post 12245806)

Why dont you try quoting the real source
Note only Apophis is formally named.
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/

Originally Posted by nettrust (Post 12246211)

if you ask me, you have better chances to win the lottery than earth to get hit by an asteroid! :) that's what maths says...

Originally Posted by nettrust (Post 12246211)

if you ask me, you have better chances to win the lottery than earth to get hit by an asteroid! :) that's what maths says...

Originally Posted by Bloomer (Post 12246430)

December 14th, 2006

The Planetary Society is offering a $50,000 prize for the best plan to reach out an put a tracking beacon on near-Earth asteroid Apophis (AKA 2004 MN4). Apophis is approximately 400 metres across, and it?s expected to pass very close to the Earth in 2029. And on that pass, it could receive a gravitational bump to its orbit that could make it even more dangerous in 2036. With better tracking, scientists will have a much better idea if Apophis really is a risk to Earth. The competition ends August 31, 2007. http://www.4-makingmoney.com/images/money.jpg

Originally Posted by Spantastic (Post 12245711)

Every man dies. Not every man really lives.

Originally Posted by Vendzilla (Post 12245810)

well it's been a good run