media feeding frenzy

[Argonavis (William)]

today in the Courier-Mail

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...26-401,00.html

"SPACE ROCK ON COLLISION COURSE"


actually:

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news017.html

"The probability of a collision in 2027 is essentially zero."



never let the facts get in the way of a good story

[matt]

Shame about the headline, coz that's the most alarming part of the story

As a working journo for the last 20 years I have lost count of the number of times the sub-editors ruined a good story or changed its thrust by unnecessarily going OTT on the headline.

Trust me AN ... sensational headlines and their writers are as much a bugbear to us journos as they are to you!!!!

[ving (David)]

hehe, media! they are a funny bunch...
if they keep it up, when something does happen we aret gunna believe tehm

[xelasnave]

When I was a kid I worked as a copy boy at the John Fairfax building in Harris Street Ultimo (SMH, Sun and Newcastle Sun) and would take copy from the reporters out basket to the sub editors in basket ( and from the sub editors to the editors in box) so I would get to read the news before it was trimed ..mmm two different stories sometimes from the one the reporter typed to the one that hit the first edition.
But you must admit a remote possibility near 30 years in the future is pretty riveting stuff with a "good" headline .
alex

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Better get the camera warmed up for that night.


It is going to happen here at night isn't AN? This sort of event couldn't happen during the day? Surely not? Oh don't tell me it's only visible from the Nth Hemisphere

[avandonk]

NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING! THE ROCK WILL GET US FIRST!

sorry Bert

[Ric]

Guarantee it will be a cloudy night and we won't even see it coming to get us.

Cheers

[leon]

You guys are a laugh a minute,

Leon

[erick (Eric)]

Originally Posted by leon

You guys are a laugh a minute,

Leon

We have a 1 in 45,000 chance of dying in a massive impact in 2036, and you are LAUGHING!!


Mind you, I have a 5 to 1 on chance of having died of old age by then!

[leon]

Hey Eric

If i were to be snuffed out somehow, that would be the way i'd like to go, doing what i love, everything spacey....

Cheers Leon

[erick (Eric)]

Originally Posted by leon

Hey Eric

If i were to be snuffed out somehow, that would be the way i'd like to go, doing what i love, everything spacey....

Cheers Leon

Snapping shots as the rock hurtled towards you, thinking "This'll make a great animated GIF for the forum!"

[Ric]

If your going to go and you cant do anything about it then why worry.
Personally I would hold a big party and go in style. won't have to worry about cleaning up the mess the next day either.

Cheers

[astroron (Ron)]

I always say I would buy the biggest scope on the never never and watch it coming with no worries about paying for it.

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

"This'll make a great animated GIF for the forum!"

@erick

[Argonavis (William)]

In August 2027 it will be in the early evening sky in Antila. Definitely southern hemisphere. Those northerns will not even see it coming.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Oh well, it might get a few more people signing up here.