Re: [meteorite-list] 1 in 3200 odds of human impact (help)

2011-09-25 Thread MexicoDoug
Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; MexicoDoug mexicod...@aim.com 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.:-) - Original

Re: [meteorite-list] 1 in 3200 odds of human impact (help)

2011-09-25 Thread Sterling K. Webb
...@aim.com To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com 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

Re: [meteorite-list] 1 in 3200 odds of human impact (help)

2011-09-25 Thread Sterling K. Webb
...@aim.com To: ba...@chorus.net; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com 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

Re: [meteorite-list] 1 in 3200 odds of human impact (help)

2011-09-25 Thread Stuart McDaniel
@meteoritecentral.com 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

Re: [meteorite-list] 1 in 3200 odds of human impact (help)

2011-09-25 Thread MexicoDoug
, 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 -Original Message- From: MexicoDoug

Re: [meteorite-list] 1 in 3200 odds of human impact (help)

2011-09-25 Thread John.L.Cabassi
@meteoritecentral.com 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

[meteorite-list] 1 in 3200 odds of human impact (help)

2011-09-24 Thread MexicoDoug
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

Re: [meteorite-list] 1 in 3200 odds of human impact (help)

2011-09-24 Thread Becky and Kirk
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