Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4 - 99942Apophis)

2005-07-26 Thread Jeff Grossman
Am I the only one who really liked the name given to this asteroid? jeff At 02:49 PM 7/26/2005, Darren Garrison wrote: On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:04:12 +, "tracy latimer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I have no desire to be wiped out, or even seriously inconvenienced by space >junk; I fully exp

Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4 - 99942Apophis)

2005-07-26 Thread Darren Garrison
On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:04:12 +, "tracy latimer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I have no desire to be wiped out, or even seriously inconvenienced by space >junk; I fully expect to be around in 2039, barring an accident of the type >where a seat belt wouldn't help. We could use a good 95% human

Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4 - 99942Apophis)

2005-07-26 Thread Michael L Blood
While I feel a good deal of affection for Tom, saying we shouldn't deflect a meteoroid before it strikes the earth with devastating effect because we should "leave Mother Nature to her own ways" (yes, paraphrase I did), is like saying we shouldn't utilize penicillin to fight infection, utilize inoc

RE: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4 - 99942Apophis)

2005-07-26 Thread tracy latimer
RE: should we try to deflect this asteroid, if it poses a threat? Answer: Do you wear your seat belt? If we have the technology, and not moving the asteroid is a bigger threat than moving it, I say yes! I like living in an era where the Black Death in city-killing plagues is a thing of the

Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4-99942Apophis)

2005-07-25 Thread Tom Knudson
dson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Meteorite Mailing List" Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 7:20 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4-99942Apophis) > Hey Tom, we're part and parcel of what "Mother Nature's" conjured up, so why > not d

Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4 -99942Apophis)

2005-07-25 Thread Dawn & Gerald Flaherty
t;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Meteorite Mailing List" Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 7:27 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4 -99942Apophis) > Hi List, > I have to ask, is it right to mess with "mother nature"? From the beginning > of time

Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4-99942Apophis)

2005-07-25 Thread Francis Graham
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Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4-99942Apophis)

2005-07-25 Thread Michael Farmer
- Original Message - From: "Tom Knudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pete Pete" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 6:08 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4-99942Apophis) Hi Pete and list, "Do yo

Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4 -99942Apophis)

2005-07-25 Thread Tom Knudson
"Pete Pete" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 5:53 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4 -99942Apophis) > Hi, all, > > Hi, Tom, > > I thought this was tongue-in-cheek, but your second post ind

Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4 -99942Apophis)

2005-07-25 Thread Pete Pete
ED]> To: "Meteorite Mailing List" Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4 -99942Apophis) Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 16:27:01 -0700 Hi List, I have to ask, is it right to mess with "mother nature"? From the beginning of time cosmic events have been par

Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4-99942Apophis)

2005-07-25 Thread Tom Knudson
--- From: "Chris Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Meteorite Mailing List" Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 4:38 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4-99942Apophis) > A few hundred years ago the bubonic pl

Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4 -99942Apophis)

2005-07-25 Thread David Freeman mjwy
EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Meteorite Mailing List" Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 5:27 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4 -99942Apophis) Hi List, I have to ask, is it right to mess with "mother nature"? From the beginning of time cosmic event

Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4 -99942Apophis)

2005-07-25 Thread Chris Peterson
OTECTED]> To: "Meteorite Mailing List" Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 5:27 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4 -99942Apophis) Hi List, I have to ask, is it right to mess with "mother nature"? From the beginning of time cosmic events have been

Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4 - 99942Apophis)

2005-07-25 Thread Tom Knudson
Hi List, I have to ask, is it right to mess with "mother nature"? From the beginning of time cosmic events have been part of nature. If "mother nature" thinks it's time for mankind to end, then do we have the right to stop it? Natural disasters are part of life, we will never stop earthquakes, t