13-year-old corrects NASA's asteroid figures: paper

[herosrest]

BERLIN -- A 13-year-old German schoolboy corrected NASA's estimates on the chances of an asteroid colliding with Earth, a German newspaper reported Tuesday, after spotting the boffins had miscalculated. Nico Marquardt used telescopic findings from the Institute of Astrophysics in Potsdam (AIP) to calculate that there was a 1 in 450 chance that the Apophis asteroid will collide with Earth, the Potsdamer Neuerster Nachrichten reported. NASA had previously estimated the chances at only 1 in 45,000 but told its sister organisation, the European Space Agency (ESA), that the young whizzkid had got it right.

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[j.m@talk]

Just the mention of Nice And Safe Attitude makes my asteroids ache ;)

[mireland]

wonder why they didn't call hemerorids, asteroids? :rolleyes:

[leprechaun_40]

Joo makin fun of the North African Space Agency?

[_Mystical_Night]

dang those germans :P American Rocket Scientist getting outsmarted by a 13yr old kid :lol:

[herosrest]

Apparently :rolleyes: it isn't quite rocket science. :p

[Dayclone]

Not Another Seven Astronauts

Lol..... that's crazy! The kid is awesome. But were probably all screwed.

[j.m@talk]

dang those germans :P American Rocket Scientist getting outsmarted by a 13yr old kid :lol:

Mericans R a bit dim ....... Theys famous for it ....... ;)

GWB if you wanna start pointing fingers :D

:t

[leprechaun_40]

Mericans R a bit dim ....... Theys famous for it ....... ;)

GWB if you wanna start pointing fingers :D

:t
He's busy kissing the poopes acre at the moment ;)

[j.m@talk]

He's busy kissing the poopes acre at the moment ;)

Popes Poop ?

[leprechaun_40]

Something like that yeah :D

[mireland]

screw nasa.

[leprechaun_40]

screw nasa.
You'd look funny with a shuttle in yer bum

[mireland]

You'd look funny with a shuttle in yer bum


asteroid... :D

[j.m@talk]

Oh Boyssssssssssssss............ This is getting pervy ;)

[leprechaun_40]

Oh Boyssssssssssssss............ This is getting pervy ;)
So

[herosrest]

Nasa shoots down schoolboy asteroid claim (http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2214509/nasa-refutes-asteroid) Nasa has stated that the odds of the Earth being hit by an asteroid in 2036 have not been reduced, despite earlier reports.

[j.m@talk]

Nasa is cranking up the Bull Poo machine & they know it ......... Tossers

[herosrest]

l wonder if the youngster is related to von Braun.

[mireland]

this thread is starting to turn sucky...

[j.m@talk]

"Von Richthofen", is ya man ...... The Bloody Yadda yadda :t

[leprechaun_40]

this thread is starting to turn sucky...
What do you mean starting, it was that way from the get go

[j.m@talk]

What do you mean starting, it was that way from the get go

He's gotta point Lando ......... Or Retardo by another name ;)

[mireland]

He's gotta point Lando ......... Or Retardo by another name ;)


shut up and go pet your cat... :rolleyes:

[j.m@talk]

I drank a litre container of grapefruit juice before........ Maaaaan do I have the schidtz :(

[leprechaun_40]

I drank a litre container of grapefruit juice before........ Maaaaan do I have the schidtz :(
Wimp! I can eat a pound of prunes and barely gives me gas. Just don't take Lipitor with grapefruit juice, makes for peeing rocks

[j.m@talk]

Nice ....... Thanks for sharing that

[leprechaun_40]

No Problemo :D

[j.m@talk]

So uncooth :rolleyes:

[mireland]

Nice ....... Thanks for sharing that


it's no different then YOU sharing your potty stories.. :rolleyes:

[j.m@talk]

it's no different then YOU sharing your potty stories.. :rolleyes:

Shut up "Head Dick" :t

[mireland]

Shut up "Head Dick" :t


ok, mog kisser... :t

[j.m@talk]

Too right ....... Now back in ya box ;)

[mireland]

Too right ....... Now back in ya box ;)


hee hee...he said box.... :x

[j.m@talk]

:rolleyes: