Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted February 18 Posted February 18 Possible impact 3 days before my 89th birthday?!?!? That sucks! 3 Quote
Rip Snorter Posted February 18 Posted February 18 4 minutes ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said: Possible impact 3 days before my 89th birthday?!?!? That sucks! Like Yellowstone blowing, not something I can change, not something I waste bandwidth worrying about! Had a helluva ride any way you slice it. 1 1 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 18 Posted February 18 No worries, Elon Musk will come up with a laser beam to destroy it before it gets anywhere near us! Mark my words! 1 3 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 42 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: No worries, Elon Musk will come up with a laser beam to destroy it before it gets anywhere near us! Mark my words! Only needs a gazillion dollars to cover development costs. Quote
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 55 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: No worries, Elon Musk will come up with a laser beam to destroy it before it gets anywhere near us! Mark my words! He probably already has one or two stashed away just waiting to save the world..... if the majority are Republicans. If the majority is Demo's, he'll probably launch hisowndangself and a few friends to Mars, where he has already made plans to live, and let the asteroid take revenge on his frustrations. ..........Widder 2 Quote
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted February 19 Posted February 19 Where's that old school desk when I need it the most! 1 4 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 5 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Only needs a gazillion dollars to cover development costs. Pocket change for Elon😂 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 23 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Pocket change for Elon😂 But it won’t be out of HIS pocket. Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 (edited) 6 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: But it won’t be out of HIS pocket. Well it will be protecting all of us so are you suggesting that he pay it all alone? We would all benefit from it!🙄 I’ll bet most of it would come from him!😎 Edited February 19 by Rye Miles #13621 Quote
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 This my limited understanding on ELON and our tax money. Our tax money goes to NASA. NASA uses ELON/Space X to help build their rockets and other stuff. NASA pays ELON out of their budget. It ain't much different than most things we benefit from. Think about it..... even some of our local shooting ranges are owned by our local government (or the land is leased) and shooters membership fees pay for its usage. But in reality, we own the government and its existance is relied on our tax money. Its just a 'round robin' situation........ they get our money, we get what they use the money for, etc....... Works the same with hospitals, etc.............. ..........Widder 4 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 1 hour ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Well it will be protecting all of us so are you suggesting that he pay it all alone? We would all benefit from it!🙄 I’ll bet most of it would come from him!😎 He would in no way fund taking all of us to mars, building the place, feeding. Even His resources are limited. It’s not possible either so the question is moot. Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted February 19 Posted February 19 I'd be happy to see some of his funds support the 2nd. We need a couple millionaires to help us compete. 1 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 10 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said: I'd be happy to see some of his funds support the 2nd. We need a couple millionaires to help us compete. https://www.thestreet.com/technology/elon-musk-chooses-sides-on-gun-control-debate 3 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 1 hour ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: He would in no way fund taking all of us to mars, building the place, feeding. Even His resources are limited. It’s not possible either so the question is moot. Of course not he’s working with NASA! Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: https://www.thestreet.com/technology/elon-musk-chooses-sides-on-gun-control-debate That was from 2022, he’s on board with gun rights. This is more recent, https://www.foxnews.com/politics/elon-musk-minces-no-words-pledging-support-second-amendment-tyrants-disarm- people https://www.americas1stfreedom.org/content/elon-musk-gets-to-the-basis-of-the-second-amendment/ Edited February 19 by Rye Miles #13621 1 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 44 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: That was from 2022, he’s on board with gun rights. This is more recent, https://www.foxnews.com/politics/elon-musk-minces-no-words-pledging-support-second-amendment-tyrants-disarm- people https://www.americas1stfreedom.org/content/elon-musk-gets-to-the-basis-of-the-second-amendment/ He saw which way the wind was blowing and jumped aboard. 1 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 1 minute ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: He saw which way the wind was blowing and jumped aboard. Good I’m glad! 🇺🇸 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 21 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Good I’m glad! 🇺🇸 I don’t trust him. 2 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 11 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: I don’t trust him. I gathered that. I totally disagree, I think he’s great for the country and a very brilliant guy! Let’s get back to the asteroid and stop the Elon bashing please?🙏🏻 1 1 Quote
Cypress Sun Posted February 19 Posted February 19 1 hour ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Of course not he’s working with NASA! Obviously not. Gee, no conflict of interest here.... https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/space/2025/02/18/doge-is-at-nasa Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/15/science/asteroid-2024-yr4-earth-tracking/index.html This says 7 years but not likely to hit! Does anyone really know?🙄 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 Just now, Cypress Sun said: Obviously not. Gee, no conflict of interest here.... https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/space/2025/02/18/doge-is-at-nasa He has contracts with NASA, that doesn’t mean it’s exempt from Investigations from DOGE! 1 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 So, with 2028 being a possible TEOTWAWKI, should we worry about the Unix 2038 problem yet or the Y5B? I looked up the Y2K problem and it was totally understated in the retrospectives. In our preparations, tons of computers and databases crashed when we pretended it was midnight Jan 1, 2000. We spent months prepping for that. 1 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 7 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: So, with 2028 being a possible TEOTWAWKI, should we worry about the Unix 2038 problem yet or the Y5B? I looked up the Y2K problem and it was totally understated in the retrospectives. In our preparations, tons of computers and databases crashed when we pretended it was midnight Jan 1, 2000. We spent months prepping for that. What’s TEOTWAWKI? I’m too lazy to search it😂 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 10 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: What’s TEOTWAWKI? I’m too lazy to search it😂 The end of the world as we know it. 2 Quote
irish ike, SASS #43615 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 A friend once told me how he'd react to the confirmation the west coast was going to be hit with a nuclear device. He said he'd go in the garage, get a can of spray paint, paint an X on his chest and lay down in his driveway. I, we, can't do anything about this so why bother getting all rilled up? 1 Quote
Cypress Sun Posted February 19 Posted February 19 43 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: The end of the world as we know it. But I feel fine.... 1 Quote
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 DUCK AND COVER that is all the good it is gonna do , IF it hits ya IF it misses , grab a beer and get back to work 🤣 1 1 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 ‘Close’ only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, and nuclear weapons. Quote
Pat Riot Posted February 19 Posted February 19 2.3% chance of hitting Earth? I‘ll worry later. I got better things to do now. 1 2 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 20 Posted February 20 I think it’s more likely that the asteroid’s orbit gets altered. Quote
Dusty Devil Dale Posted February 20 Posted February 20 (edited) Sit on the roof and watch! Like a dieing from a heart attack: If you worry and it never happens, you worried over nothing. If you worry and it does happen, you worried for nothing. Edited February 20 by Dusty Devil Dale 2 2 Quote
Pat Riot Posted February 20 Posted February 20 Well, if the comet does hit the events leading up to it and everything that comes with it will be like a Block-Buster movie in real time. Enjoy the thrill! Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 20 Posted February 20 Eventually if no asteroid collision, etc, we are doomed…. The Y5B problem. 1 Quote
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