To close for me!

[Sweeper]

http://www.msnbc.com/news/586894.asp?pne=msn&cp1=1

An asteroid large enough to wipe out France hurtled past Earth at a distance of a half-million miles just days after scientists spotted it. The asteroid, dubbed 2001 YB5, came within 520,000 miles of Earth on Monday, approximately twice the distance of the moon

[ryogenetic]

I forget who but some one posted this story early this week.

RYO

[JacobM5727]

did they just choose france out of a hat?
"lets say it could have taken out.............france"

lol.. scientists should really be looking out for those...

[ryogenetic]

The article stated that a british scientist said it could take out france.

BTW It could of been a news article that was posted on the home board I just dont remember.

RYO

[Mike]

I think they just used France because of the things size they just guessed a sq. mi. range and said FRANCE.
Yes, that's a bit too close. Who needs armageddon when CPUs are so fast?

Could it, like , take out Afghanistan?

Just curious.

[Knothead]

Sorry, no. The science boys said France, so France it is.

[bibletoter]

OH NO! France!?! Do you think that Paris, TN is in danger?

[Toadman]

I mentioned it earlier this week I think. It got little news coverage..at first. If you discovered that rock in late December and tracked its trajectory, would you feel obligated to notify the world or just hold your breath?

[osprey4]

My boss from the UK says if it had to crash somewhere, France would have been a good choice.

Jn