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Old 16-06-2020, 04:41 PM
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Gee...who'd a thunk it!

Anyoone else see the "news" report (I can't even remember if it was Slaven (7) or None (9), report on the bolide over WA.


Claimed that it was no threat to the Earth, because, according to the "astronomers" they consulted (in other words, had a guess) it was something like 5.6million kilometers away. Me thinks they were crossing over stories of asteroids and "shooting stars", and making it seem mega-dramatic.



I never knew the Earth had an atmosphere so thick...




Is it any wonder I gave up watching the "news" 15 years ago.
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Old 16-06-2020, 09:42 PM
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Only the first 2 metres...
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Old 17-06-2020, 09:50 AM
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Nice one Noel!!


Another article confusing this meteor with the asteroid that passed by at 13x the earth moon distance:


https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/glo...ian-night-sky/


It's no wonder why lemmings gain no knowledge with news reporting of such low quality
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