satellite to crash into earth

[emmie]

The scientists believe there is a satellite the size of a double
decker bus about to hit earth, but they have no idea where it will land.
If it were to fall on a town or city, how much damage could it do. Why wouldn't it burn up in the atmosphere>

[boxtops]

Has that refuse shuttle from the ISS crashed into us yet? I believe that was set to fall in the ocean.

[sallybb]

do they the time. As I need to take the dog out for a couple hours. Perhaps i should wear a hardhat just in case ((( ;o)

[rowanwitch]

not Paris though how about Eurodisney......that would be a good target...

[ichkeria]

It was interesting to hear someone on the radio yesterday claim that because the chances of anyone being hit by a piece are 3200 to 1, therefore one had a much greater chance of winning the lottery. In fact one is several thousand times more likely to win the lottery (not me, I don't do the lottery :-) )

[emmie]

if i get hit by any piece of this thing who should i sue, NASA? or whoever shunted the thing up there in the first place.

[GillyGee]

please can anyone tell me what time is this due to happen, would like to plan my day ;-)

[bookbinder]

Curses! I've just cut the grass!

[vulcan]

why haven't we heard from health and safety, surely they must have done a risk assessment ? :-)

[ichkeria]

"if i get hit by any piece of this thing who should i sue, NASA? or whoever shunted the thing up there in the first place. "

If you get hit I don't think you'll be in a fit state to sue anyone.
But look on the bright side, you will go down in history as the first person ever known to have been hit by a piece of falling satellite debris, on a 1 in 21 trillion chance. You will be famous in pub quizzes for evermore!!

[jake-the-peg]

Well yes Vulcan they have that's where the 3,200:1 figure comes from

[anotheoldgit]

Once again in cash strapped Britain the government are lagging behind.

I 1939 they had it all under control, and we were issued with Tin Hats and Shelters all free of charge.

I wonder if the Yanks will send a crew up to 'nudge' it off course, and we will all be saved in the nick of time?

[emmie]

Ickeria, people get hit by falling debris from aircraft, so no reason to be sniffy.

[ichkeria]

Just trying to inject an element of humour amid the hysteria

[ichkeria]

"I wonder if the Yanks will send a crew up to 'nudge' it off course, and we will all be saved in the nick of time? "

Apologies if you're joking, but the thing IS off course. That's why it's coming down. There's nothing anyone can do to stop it.
I have an old tin hat I am going to wear into town in a minute. I am not taking any chances.

[emmie]

It's not hysteria, just a bit of information and to some extent what happens next.

[pa___ul3]

aah see AOG, us youngester are resourceful folk, a tin pan will do as a makeshift helmet! I dunno, the fogeys of today, want everything handed to them on a plate!! ;)

[ichkeria]

Satellites have been falling to earth in bits for years, some of them quite big. And no one has been hit yet, but I agree that sooner or later, at odds of 3200-1 ...

I believe that all satellites now must be designed so as not to survive as far as the earth's atmosphere on orbital decay.

[douglas9401]

pa___ul3, you'll be laughing on the other side of your face when you're in A&E waiting for a pot removing specialist to see you like something out of the Beano! :D

[pa___ul3]

it's OK douglas, I've thought it through, I'm going to borrow one of my mums big stew pans... big Stew will have to find his own!

[Gromit]

Can we all go and hold magnets outside Nick Legg's house?