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fattmattfattmatt
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Basically, a 10km (ISH) wide chunk of rock/ice is approaching the inner solar system from far outside our solar system at 60km a second. There is no chance that it will collide with Earth. It's only the 3rd one that's even been detected. The interesting part is that the predicted path seems quite close to a optimal route that an intelligent life form would likely decide upon to scout the planets and get close to Earth with the lowest chance of being noticed. Interesting stuff. 

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  • AlgarveaddickAlgarveaddick
    fattmatt said:
    Basically, a 10km (ISH) wide chunk of rock/ice is approaching the inner solar system from far outside our solar system at 60km a second. There is no chance that it will collide with Earth. It's only the 3rd one that's even been detected. The interesting part is that the predicted path seems quite close to a optimal route that an intelligent life form would likely decide upon to scout the planets and get close to Earth with the lowest chance of being noticed. Interesting stuff. 
    If we (the citizens of earth, not me and you personally Matt) have predicted the path, then the aliens haven't really thought it through. 
  • shine166shine166
    Sounds like what I defrosted out of my fridge lastnight.
  • cafc4lifecafc4life
    Labour opening up their voting policy to 16 year olds, Extra terrestrials and anyone caught on a dinghy in the channel.
  • Big WilliamBig William
    .....as we move into the last minute of added time at The New Den, it's Millwall 0 Charlton 6, great day for the Addicks.....'ere Brownie whats that bloody great rock coming over the horizon?
  • LincsaddickLincsaddick
    Rocky Iceman on board
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  • EugenesAxeEugenesAxe
    fattmatt said:
    Basically, a 10km (ISH) wide chunk of rock/ice is approaching the inner solar system from far outside our solar system at 60km a second. There is no chance that it will collide with Earth. It's only the 3rd one that's even been detected. The interesting part is that the predicted path seems quite close to a optimal route that an intelligent life form would likely decide upon to scout the planets and get close to Earth with the lowest chance of being noticed. Interesting stuff. 
    If they’re an intelligent life form why are they riding on a lump of rock and not in a space ship?
  • swords_aliveswords_alive
    I think the OPs intention was for us to imagine more of a surveillance drone type ice-block, rather than a dinghy or lifeboat or spaceship carrying alien lifeforms. Most people are probably used to the idea of drones by now, and probes.
  • EugenesAxeEugenesAxe
    Why’s it made out of ice?
  • ChizzChizz
    The closest likely source of an earth sustaining planet is proxima centauri. If alien beings had hitched a ride on a comet travelling at 60km/s, it would take them roughly 21,200 earth years to get here. 

    I imagine we'd be able to take care of ourselves.
  • PlaaayerPlaaayer
    Typical, we finally get decent and the world is gonna end
  • EugenesAxeEugenesAxe
    Plaaayer said:
    Typical, we finally get decent and the world is gonna end
    To Aliens with the IQ of a Millwall supporter by the sound of it!
  • GribboGribbo
    Chizz said:
    The closest likely source of an earth sustaining planet is proxima centauri. If alien beings had hitched a ride on a comet travelling at 60km/s, it would take them roughly 21,200 earth years to get here. 

    I imagine we'd be able to take care of ourselves.
    Like going a piss in Spoons
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