A meteor shower next weekend? Sweet.

Cool, too bad I will be asleep for all of it

FTFA: Experts had said that there was just a 1-in-2,000 chance that any piece of ROSAT would strike anybody anywhere on Earth.

That's it? 1 in 2,000? How can that possibly be right? Given that most of the Earth's surface is water and/or uninhabited, how can the odds not be 1 in 70 million or something? Little help here?

Meteor shiat!

Barricaded Gunman: FTFA: Experts had said that there was just a 1-in-2,000 chance that any piece of ROSAT would strike anybody anywhere on Earth.

That's it? 1 in 2,000? How can that possibly be right? Given that most of the Earth's surface is water and/or uninhabited, how can the odds not be 1 in 70 million or something? Little help here?

Well, start with the surface being 70% (or so) water covered, that's about 1 in 3.5. Then factor in the amount of land that is uninhabitable and/or not achievable from the satellite's known orbit. Factor in mountain shadows and potential for breakup into multiple pieces, and I'd say 1 in 2000 is pretty good. Remember, this isn't "chance that it will hit you, personally" but rather "chance a single piece will hit a human being somewhere on the planet."

spooky stuff... from space?

Before we know it, unidentified alien saboteurs..... from space... will be showing up to wreck havoc with their Dino Tank.


holinked... from SPACE?