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I saw this website some time ago and thought I would pass it along. I think it is really interesting. I tried to search it here, but came up with nothing (my search fu is bad though). Sorry if this has already been posted. Meteor Impact Calculator

Any on constructive and on topic comments or criticisms are welcome. NIST's Magic Bullet The file is fairly large so it might take a minute or two to download.

Hi, Some time ago, someone (Gravy?) posted a link to a video that someone had made, compiling over 40 videos of aircraft impacts at the WTC. I can't find the video on Google Video, nor on You Tube (their search functions are useless) and I can't find the post here either. It doesn't look like...

Oh, you knew it would bring the nutters out. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050705/ap_on_fe_st/russia_comet_case Whoo boy.

After the shuttle disaster, this is the last thing NASA needs. :( http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/07/04/deep.impact/index.html

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,161436,00.html Now it's got about three maneuvers to do on autopilot. If all goes well, it'll slam into comet Tempel 1 at 1:52 eastern time tomorrow morning. Scientists are saying it should be visible with with a home telescope. Various observatories also...

Today NASA launched a probe named "Deep Impact" whose mission is to crash into a comet to give us a look at the interior. The launch window was 1 second long and the expected impact date is the 4th of July http://deepimpact.jpl.nasa.gov/

Topic says it all!

I ran across this website about projectile impact on Earth. Rather fascinating stuff, when you think about it. Brings to mind some of what we saw in the movie Armageddon. (Though, when I think about it, this site is more entertaining. God, I can't stand Ben Affleck.)

http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/impacteffects/

Fun little site to help you plan the end of the world... http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/impacteffects/ I did a calculation on a 150 ft wide asteroid impacting 15 miles away... Final Crater Diameter: 2.57 km = 1.60 miles Visible fireball radius: 0.8 km = 0.5 miles Richter Scale Magnitude: 5.4 The...

Astrology - impact of disappearing body As I understand most astrologers has abandon the idea that the influence of the planets and starts on humans are caused by the gravitational force of the body in question. Is the current view that there are some other mystical force are in place or that...

ok, say you have a rifle set up at point A. it's aimed at point B, a bulleye target 100 yards away. now you have a sheet of 1/8" steel that you can place at any point between A and B to slow down the bullet (let's assume that the trajectory of the bullet won't change after it strikes the sheet...

I found this very interesting, so I though y'all might also.