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27 Nov 10
01 Dec 10
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Originally posted by avalanchethecatAn announcement at a Ramada inn? Well I believe it don't you?
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ice-meteorite-found-with-extraterrestrial-life-forms-109640729.html
Looks interesting...
On the other hand, NASA has made this announcement of its own, to be revealed on Dec 2 2pm EST:
http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-12-nasa-extraterrestrial.html
01 Dec 10
Originally posted by sonhouseLooks pretty unlikely I'll admit but hey, you never know. I was particularly amused with the quote about him praying to Jesus for an ice meteorite. Still, it wasn't blue, so I guess it's probably one of these: http://www.megacryometeors.com/. So anyway, did he do his press conference? I can't find anything on google about it.
An announcement at a Ramada inn? Well I believe it don't you?
On the other hand, NASA has made this announcement of its own, to be revealed on Dec 2 2pm EST:
http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-12-nasa-extraterrestrial.html
02 Dec 10
Originally posted by avalanchethecatAs far as 'cryometeors' go, a simple statistical test would reveal the nature of those things: How many of them fall during hot summer months? 99.99% chance it is simply ice from aircraft wings jostled loose during flight and there would be a lot less or none in summer.
Looks pretty unlikely I'll admit but hey, you never know. I was particularly amused with the quote about him praying to Jesus for an ice meteorite. Still, it wasn't blue, so I guess it's probably one of these: http://www.megacryometeors.com/. So anyway, did he do his press conference? I can't find anything on google about it.
02 Dec 10
Originally posted by lauseyThe thing is, 'surviving' a trip through the atmosphere is like giving credence to the idea it was an ice meteor. It was already IN the atmosphere 30,000 feet up max when it was yanked from the wing of the jet so there was not much atmosphere to go through in the first place.
It was a VERY BIG block of ice but ended up considerably smaller. 🙂
Also, why do we just hear about this stuff now, and not have stories about this say in the 15th, 16th,17th, 18th,19th century? Seems to me this kind of thing popped up in the 20th and 21st, strangely enough just after jets were invented. Hmm.......
02 Dec 10
Originally posted by sonhouseWow, 99.99% eh? Blimey. I mean, I suspect you're right and all, but it's a long time since I had that sort of confidence in my opinions!
As far as 'cryometeors' go, a simple statistical test would reveal the nature of those things: How many of them fall during hot summer months? 99.99% chance it is simply ice from aircraft wings jostled loose during flight and there would be a lot less or none in summer.
02 Dec 10
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Originally posted by avalanchethecatLike I said, this sort of thing only started happening outside of hailstorms and such, in the late 20th and now in the 21st. Seems like that should raise a red flag, just when passenger jet traffic started up big time.
Wow, 99.99% eh? Blimey. I mean, I suspect you're right and all, but it's a long time since I had that sort of confidence in my opinions!
Also, isotopic analysis would show the ice to have been deposited IN our atmosphere with our atmospheric pollution, deep inside the ice, which could not happen if it had an extraterrestrial origin.
Which is not to say there are no icy comets that hit the earth. There is a nice argument for such comets to have provided most if not all the water now present on Earth. That said, however, any such comet would almost never leave anything but water vapor, burning up completely in the atmosphere, not much left to actually hit the earth.