Support NeoGAF

[Wuster]

Sell your consoles! It's all over.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/asteroid_risk_041224.html

An asteroid that has a small chance of hitting Earth in the year 2029 was upgraded to an unprecedented level of risk Friday, Dec. 24

The asteroid's chance for hitting Earth on April 13, 2029 has now been categorized as a 4 on the Torino Scale. The level 4 rating -- never before issued

Asteroid 2004 MN4 is an unusual case in that follow-up observations have caused the risk assessment to climb -- from Torino level 2 to 4 --rather than fall.

The good news

Nevertheless, the odds against impact are still high, about 60 to 1, meaning that there is a better than 98 percent chance that new data in the coming days, weeks

For those interested, original odds was 300 in 1

 

[Wuster]

Just noticed this is a duplicate.

Mods, pls delete. Thanks.

 

[Crispy]

Sell your consoles! It's all over

OH TEH NOES!!! Edit quickly! Otherwise you can't browse GAF when the meteor hits!!!11!!ONE!!1

 

[Dilbert]

Sell your consoles! It's all over.

More to the point...if you keep using banned catchphrases, you won't be around long enough to post when the odds change again!

 

[J2 Cool]

I hope it gets to a 1 in 2 chance and then misses. Those would be fun times. Lots of promiscuous sex, alcohol, cool movies, toys, and then a new appreciation found for life, and more sex.

 

[Crispy]

Yeah more sex!!! Too bad that in 2029 I'll be 45 years old and due to cellphone radiation I can't get 'it' up anymore...

 

[MrAngryFace]

Waits for Bruce Willis pic.

 

[TheOMan]

Ask and ye shall receive:

 

[J2 Cool]

Yeah more sex!!! Too bad that in 2029 I'll be 45 years old and due to cellphone radiation I can't get 'it' up anymore...

holy shit, you're right.. 42 here This is depressing.

 

[automagnus]

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/endofworld.html

^^^^^^^^
It speaks the truth

 

[doncale]

we need this

Stonehenge, the anti-asteriod weapon system from Ace Combat 4

 

[Doom_Bringer]

we need this

Stonehenge, the anti-asteriod weapon system from Ace Combat 4

oh hell yeah!

 

[xabre]

"Everything is going according to plan my master"

"Excellent!"

 

[Shinobi]

"How are you preparing for this potential catastrophe?"

"We've got the wildcard."

"Bazaam!!"

"Oh Lord..."

 

[Trevelyon]

:lol :lol :lol

 

[Fowler]

It got revised up to 1-in-45. And now it's up to 1-in-37.

 

[Shogmaster]

It got revised up to 1-in-45. And now it's up to 1-in-37.

If the odds go below the 1-in-10, then are we allow the use the forbidden phrases in the forums once again?

 

[Fowler]

If they go below 1-in-10 will you stop trolling Mac threads?

 

[Manics]

I think the key part of that story is:

"If an asteroid the size of 2004 MN4 hit the Earth, it would do considerable localized or regional damage. It would not cause damage on a global scale."

 

[MIMIC]

Hmmm...there's even a website devoted to this asteroid: http://2004mn4.info/

 

[Odnetnin]

Sell your consoles! It's all over.

what does this have to do with consoles. Yeah...