That Satelittes a coming down soon!

For those who don't know in about an hour a bus size satellite is going to split up and spread up to 500 miles and crash onto the earth.

Anybody else worried as much as I am?

Nah. We'll be fine. [Goes and hides underground]

What? More death and destruction? Fucking awesome! I hope somebody films it.

Out of sight, out of mind. Until it hits me.

@Sjupp said:

I hope somebody films it.

I think it's the fact that you can do nothing to stop it that worrys me.

Let's Nuke it!!

Does anybody know when it's going to hit or where?

@Hizang: I think it's going to land on a cow somewhere.

It will be ground beef.

I forgot all about this. Are there any ideas on where it could end up?

Great, now I'm starting to feel bloody paranoid.

It's like 1 in 27 trillion on it landing on a person they say.

But I could be that 1!

The Earth is mostly made of ocean. Landmass is mostly unpopulated by humans. Cities and major towns only occupy a fraction of where humans live.

Chances are, we'll be fine.

And unlike space shuttles, are satellites equipped for complete atmospheric re-entry? Won't most of it burn up in the atmosphere anyways?

I hope it goes all Donnie Darko.

2012 IS COMING EARLY!!

According to this link it has slowed down, and won't hit until later tonight or early Saturday. Still says it's too early to predict where it might hit, and that it's a good chance it will just go in the ocean, being as there's way more ocean out there than there is land.

Heh, now that it's possible maybe it will break the speed of light.

Specialists have said the odd's are 3000/1 for a piece of the satellite to hit a person and bookies are offering upto 4000/1.

It's pretty crazy what you can bet on and even crazier that the bookies let you bet on this stuff, To think someone sticks £10 on this happening then it does happen and have one family grieving a death and another celebrating their 40k win.

Head's down to bookies to place a bet.

@Athadam said:

And unlike space shuttles, are satellites equipped for complete atmospheric re-entry? Won't most of it burn up in the atmosphere anyways?

Yes, but I believe they have said they expect about 26 pieces to not burn up.

@Hizang said:

Does anybody know when it's going to hit or where?

Not in Canada so I'm safe.

What, you guys didn't sign up for one of those fallout bunkers?

Don't tell me I was fooled by that again

A dead 6-ton satellite baffled NASA experts Friday by slowing its descent toward Earth and delaying its ultimate crash until the early part of the weekend

BAFFLED NASA.
 
Obviously it's become sentient and no longer wants to die.

@TheHT: Well, after reading about those scientists who think they got the thing to go faster than the speed of light, the satellite decided to start going against the laws of physics too.

I'll wait for the movie.

@FourWude said:

Let's Nuke it!!

THIS

Why aren't people like you in charge? D:

How large are these 26 pieces? Baseball size? Size of a car? This information is important! D:

You are probably more likely to be struck by lightning or have a heart attack today.

I thought it was strange that that red orb in the skying was getting bigger. And then it hit me...

... has anything happened yet?

Now I know at least one person that posted here earlier isn't dead! :D

I heard it's coming down in your area, Hizang, so it's probably more like a 50/50 chance it'll hit you.

I'm dead.

Is it the size of a city bus, school bus or a retard bus?

Latest update:

As of 7 p.m. EDT on Sept. 23, 2011, the orbit of UARS was 90 miles by 95 miles (145 km by 150 km). Re-entry is expected between 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, and 3 a.m., Sept. 24, Eastern Daylight Time (3 a.m. to 7 a.m. GMT). During that time period, the satellite will be passing over Canada, Africa and Australia, as well as vast areas of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. The risk to public safety is very remote."

Did taco bell lay out that banner again. 
If it hits it everyone gets a free taco, because it didn't hit the banner last time.

I heard that the smallest piece that will break off will be about 10lbs, and the largest the size of a refrigerator. I think they said approximately 300lbs.

A bus sized object in astronomical terms is absolutely tiny. It'll just break up in the atmosphere and land in the sea or the middle of nowhere.

Somebody will probably find a bit in their garden and the papers will go crazy, but it's nothing.

Did it land yet?

@LordXavierBritish said:

I'm dead.

@Hizang said:

Did it land yet?

No. Aren't you in England? It isn't supposed to land there I don't think.

Looks like I live in the only state that it might hit in the US, I'm fucked.

Don't be fucking worried, if a bus sized object gets distributed over a 500 mile area, there's not a chance in hell it's going to hit anything or anyone.

If you are reading this, I haven't been struck by it.

Yet

@Hizang said:

For those who don't know in about an hour a bus size satellite is going to split up and spread up to 500 miles and crash onto the earth. Anybody else worried as much as I am?

Soooo where is it? This "In about one hour" Is 8 hours ago. Did it take a wrong turn?

@TheHT said:

It's glorious.

That's one big satellite

Hit the pacific ocean.

@PeasantAbusesaid:

Hit the pacific ocean.

Safety - yay! Entertainment - aaaw!

@PeasantAbuse said:

Hit the pacific ocean.

YEAH! So happy I live next to an ocean, provides me with a nice breeze AND life saving impact zones.