NASA announces Asteroid 86666 will narrowly miss Earth when it passes by on weekend

[onthemoon]

Bet the Prepper nutcases in Oregon are all getting excited and hoping it hits

I have no bunker for such situations......Thanks for bringing that to my attention......Maybe 2 meter strong concrete wall buried 10 meter below ground level?

Errm... more than 90 meters above ground level, I would recommend.

[apetley]

Am I reading that right? Over 25 million km's away and they call it a near miss?

Who writes this crap?

You know what they call a near miss in airspace?

You know what is classified as a near miss in ball sports?

All relevant to the size of the field.

Best do some research before posting

I know exactly what a near miss by an object in space is. The author of the OP obviously doesn't and seems to be confusing a Near Earth Object with a near miss.

[Soutpeel]

Am I reading that right? Over 25 million km's away and they call it a near miss?

Who writes this crap?

You know what they call a near miss in airspace?

You know what is classified as a near miss in ball sports?

All relevant to the size of the field.

Best do some research before posting

I know exactly what a near miss by an object in space is. The author of the OP obviously doesn't and seems to be confusing a Near Earth Object with a near miss.

Ok so what is it then ?

The defintion of a near miss is relative

on the scale of the solar system or universe it could be considered a near miss

Edited October 9, 2015 by Soutpeel

[Scott]

What if it hits land? Then there won't be a tsunami.

[apetley]

Am I reading that right? Over 25 million km's away and they call it a near miss?

Who writes this crap?

You know what they call a near miss in airspace?

You know what is classified as a near miss in ball sports?

All relevant to the size of the field.

Best do some research before posting

I know exactly what a near miss by an object in space is. The author of the OP obviously doesn't and seems to be confusing a Near Earth Object with a near miss.

Ok so what is it then ?

The defintion of a near miss is relative

on the scale of the solar system or universe it could be considered a near miss

Then the Moon is a constant near miss as it is about 60 times closer to the earth than the object in the OP if the reporting is correct. NASA considers a large object in space to have the potential to threaten earth if it comes within 4,000,000 miles which is a lot less than 25,000,000 km's reported in the OP.

[anon4546543]

Can't stop it, why worry about it. If it hits, then worry about it. Meanwhile those plebs in US that are building shelters, they will be out of the way for a while, much to the relief of the rest of us.

[SOTIRIOS]

........25,000 or 25,000.000.........???

...is it in the Moon's orbit...384,400 km.....???

...otherwise why call it a 'near-miss'.....???

[boomerangutang]

Put Trump on it

[MaxYakov]

CRAP. I thought the end was near and spent all my money on beer and hookers, than wasted the rest.

Most male Farangs in Thailand do that....

I skip the beer and go straight for the hookers, especially when asteroids are nearly missing.

Edited October 9, 2015 by MaxYakov

[pacovl46]

How is 25 million kilometers narrowly?!

[ozyjon]

I want to see it, when, where, how much.

[bartender100]

As if they would tell us it was going to hit!!!!

[puukao]

UPDATE: Expected to hit the World.......odds are it WILL hit your house and you don't have Asteroid Insurance.

I am selling Asteroid Insurance to only the first 3 billion people at 1000 baht each!!!

order immediately!!!

could be the best decision of your life!!!! protect your family, things..........do it now!!!!!!!

[mca]

Ah good, I was looking for something to worry abbout.

I have spent the afternoon building a secret unground bunker in the garden in preparation and i plan to store all my urine in 2 l coke bottle for later purification

I do that on a normal day anyhow.Have you seen the price of Evian in the supermarkets?

[mca]

Ah good, I was looking for something to worry abbout.

May I recommend downloading a nice feelgood movie such as "Melancholia" to assuage your fears.

All joking aside whenever I read stories such as there's a little part of me that's in panic mode until I read that it's safely past us.

[boomerangutang]

UPDATE: Expected to hit the World.......odds are it WILL hit your house and you don't have Asteroid Insurance.

I am selling Asteroid Insurance to only the first 3 billion people at 1000 baht each!!!

order immediately!!!

could be the best decision of your life!!!! protect your family, things..........do it now!!!!!!!

Ok, sure. Can I pay you with 5 little bottles of my hair-growing tonic? Or how about 25 tin talismans which ward off ghosts - all blessed by a Thai head monk who drives a Mercedes.

[ExpatOilWorker]

Am I reading that right? Over 25 million km's away and they call it a near miss?

Who writes this crap?

You know what they call a near miss in airspace?

You know what is classified as a near miss in ball sports?

All relevant to the size of the field.

Best do some research before posting

I know exactly what a near miss by an object in space is. The author of the OP obviously doesn't and seems to be confusing a Near Earth Object with a near miss.

Ok so what is it then ?

The defintion of a near miss is relative

on the scale of the solar system or universe it could be considered a near miss

So if you have a little joy at Nana while the wife is visiting family upcountry it is just a near miss. Got it.

[Scott]

I asked a taxi driver if he was worried and he said 'no' and pointed to the amulet around his neck.