Re: (meteorobs) Those Meteor Movies - a review

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• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Those Meteor Movies - a review
• From: Pierre Martin <p.martin@cyberusdot ca>
• Date: Wed, 15 Jul 98 23:27:39 -0400
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>I haven't seen either one, yet. But I think Armageddon makes the meteor come
>down in my backyard, Staten Island, at least thats what it looks like from 
>the
>Manhattan Sky line vantage point- - too bad it would vaporize me. With all 
>the
>reports of meteorites coming down in peoples backyards it figures that the 
>one
>that comes down in my backyard is the size of Texas :(
>
>
>Kevin

Question: How many millions of years would it take for a Texas 
sized asteroid to collide with earth ? What are the real probabilities 
of a VERY unlikely event like this?

Kevin, I really wonder what got into the mind of Hollywood.
Why do they insist on wiping out NYC?

I wonder what they will come up with next.


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