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Naktī mana draudzene čukstēja ''Tu guli?'' Es izdomāju klusēt, lai redzētu ko viņa darīs.Viņa palaida lielo,smirdošo,pazviedza un atlūza.
What is it? Some kind of virus? It's a 35ft long, six-tonne piece of space hardware known as the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite.
And it's going to return to Earth this week? If by "return to" you mean "plummet toward", then yes. Since UARS was decommissioned in 2005, its re-entry has been an inevitability.
But it will probably just break up when it hits the atmosphere, right? Right, although 26 of the biggest pieces – the heaviest weighing about 136kg – are expected to survive to impact.
Oh my God! What if one lands on me? The odds are approximately 1 in 3,200, according to Nasa [see footnote].
Remind me again, for comparison purposes, what my odds are of winning the lottery. For all six numbers, one in 13,983,816.
Hmmm. That's sobering for a couple of reasons. What about being eaten by a shark? One in 11 million.
So I should be 3,400 times more afraid of this satellite than I was after I saw Jaws. I'm struggling to see how you worked that out.
Never mind that – where can I hide? Antarctica, apparently. Almost everywhere else is in the potential strike zone.
How could Nasa let this happen? Actually, they're letting it happen on purpose. As space junk, UARS represents a bigger threat to the astronauts on the International Space Station.
That's the price they pay for living in a totally shark-free environment. What if I find a piece of UARS in my garden? Would it be valuable? Nasa would rather you didn't touch it.
Why? Could it give off toxic space rays? No, but it might have sharp edges.
Health and safety gone mad! Also, it's government property.
Do say: "If the odds of it hitting someone are one in 3,200, then the odds of it hitting someone who's wearing a tinfoil hat will be even slimmer."
Don't say: "Please don't let me die – I've got a ticket for this week's EuroMillions!"
23 Sep 2011, 09:29:51 raivisp rakstīja:
Es vienmēr esmu apšaubījis, ka gaismas ātrums ir vislielākais iespējamais Jo tādā gadījumā Starwars sižets būtu apšaubāms
Prikols ir tas, ka visa zinātne ir apgāzta un Einšeins kapā apdirsies
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Jo tādā gadījumā Starwars sižets būtu apšaubāms 
