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Sent: Sun, Sep 25, 2011 12:47 am
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 1 in 3200 odds of human impact (help)
WOW---some pretty good calculations and science there DougBRAVO!!
NASA screws up yet again!!
Kirk.:-)
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Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 11:31 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] 1 in 3200 odds of human impact (help)
Hi listers
I'm very suspicious of this widely quoted 1 in 3200 that is being
passed off as a scientific number by NASA.
Not 1:3000
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Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 1:27 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 1 in 3200 odds of human impact (help)
Thanks Kirk.
I was more complaining about the ridiculous precision of the odds they
give and not meaning to suggest mine
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Subject: [meteorite-list] 1 in 3200 odds of human impact (help)
Hi listers
I'm very suspicious of this widely quoted 1 in 3200 that is being
passed off as a scientific number by NASA.
Not 1:3000, nor between 1:1000 to 1:10,000: but 1:3200.
This foolishly precise assertation, which if you've
, 2011 3:38 pm
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 1 in 3200 odds of human impact (help)
Maybe they were calculating odds in the US only at the 1:3200.
Stuart McDaniel
Lawndale, NC
Secr.,
Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society
IMCA #9052
Member - KCA, KBCA, CDUSA
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From: MexicoDoug
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 1 in 3200 odds of human impact (help)
Hi Stuart, List, Sterling, Kirk and all,
The official statement based on a 9-year old estimate which was
magically updated:
Estimated human casualty risk (updated to 2011): ~ 1 in 3200
which I interpret
Hi listers
I'm very suspicious of this widely quoted 1 in 3200 that is being
passed off as a scientific number by NASA.
Not 1:3000, nor between 1:1000 to 1:10,000: but 1:3200.
This foolishly precise assertation, which if you've read The Little
Prince you immediately suspect it is overstated
in 3200 odds of human impact (help)
Hi listers
I'm very suspicious of this widely quoted 1 in 3200 that is being passed
off as a scientific number by NASA.
Not 1:3000, nor between 1:1000 to 1:10,000: but 1:3200.
This foolishly precise assertation, which if you've read The Little
Prince you
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