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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI had been planning to buy a lottery ticket, this week, but I figured
I'd probably die by being hit by the Chinese space station, so what would have been the point?
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I had been planning to buy a lottery ticket, this week, but I figured (Original Post)
MineralMan
Mar 2018
OP
i remember the last time space junk was to fall...in the 80s??? we put a target in our yard.
samnsara
Mar 2018
#1
No! It will be a sign that God does not like him and he is undeserving of paper towels.
ProudLib72
Mar 2018
#11
The space junk always crashes through the roof in the middle of the night while you're sleeping.
democratisphere
Mar 2018
#7
samnsara
(17,616 posts)1. i remember the last time space junk was to fall...in the 80s??? we put a target in our yard.
MineralMan
(146,286 posts)3. LOL! Well, if it falls in my yard, I'm selling pieces on eBay.
I could use the cash.
dameatball
(7,396 posts)2. Exactly. That's why I postponed mowing the grass.
MineralMan
(146,286 posts)4. Makes sense. Our grass in Minnesota hasn't started
growing this year yet. April is the "Month of Ugly Lawns" here.
dameatball
(7,396 posts)6. Mine is mostly "clumpy" with lots of wild onions.
MineralMan
(146,286 posts)10. Make soup!
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)5. I keep telling you guys, it's going to hit Mar-a-lago
The ACME giant magnet I had shipped to tRump should help with that.
dameatball
(7,396 posts)9. If it does I hope FEMA throws him some paper towels.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)11. No! It will be a sign that God does not like him and he is undeserving of paper towels.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)7. The space junk always crashes through the roof in the middle of the night while you're sleeping.
You'll never know what hit ya!
FM123
(10,053 posts)8. Go for it - maybe you'll hit the lottery AND be hit by the space station!
(But be careful crossing the street, you might also get hit by a self driving uber)
Trifecta!!!
malaise
(268,930 posts)12. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
The chances, however, of any one location being hit are infinitesimally small, even worse than winning the Powerball jackpot. While Tiangong-1 will likely generate spectacular fireballsduring its descent, Harvard University astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell predicts only 220 to 440 lbs. (100 to 200 kg) will make it through to the surface.
https://www.space.com/40163-chinese-space-station-crash-april-1-or-april-2.html