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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by Rum » Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:27 pm

More detail here - if not a lot more certainty about where..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15021323

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Post by Hermit » Fri Sep 23, 2011 12:47 am

Bugger. The UARS tracking page is down. "Can't connect : Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)" http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ ... m/?s=21701 reports it's not just down for me.
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Post by FBM » Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:47 am

Yeah, it's down for me too.
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Post by Hermit » Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:07 am

Bandwidth problem. "Servers too busy... Try again later..." I hope the site's techies rig up another server for the next two days.
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Post by FBM » Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:21 am

The aliens are jamming our tracking systems in preparation for the invasion... 0,o
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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:22 am

FBM wrote:The aliens are jamming our tracking systems in preparation for the invasion... 0,o
Again? You'd think they'd go for originality once in a while! :roll:
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Post by FBM » Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:24 am

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
FBM wrote:The aliens are jamming our tracking systems in preparation for the invasion... 0,o
Again? You'd think they'd go for originality once in a while! :roll:
Why? It has worked every time so far. 'If it ain't broke...'
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Post by FBM » Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:28 am

Back online!! :ab: It's over Djibouti...


Edit: Shit. Down again already. :sigh:
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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by JacksSmirkingRevenge » Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:34 am

I think we should start a sweepstake. - Nearest one to wherever the biggest piece lands wins. :tea:
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Post by FBM » Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:35 am

Ah...good idea... :eddy: I'm in...
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Post by Magicziggy » Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:11 am

JacksSmirkingRevenge wrote:I think we should start a sweepstake. - Nearest one to wherever the biggest piece lands wins. :tea:
In. I have dibs on 37 marden rd, marden, adelaide. And if it hits before Monday I won't have to bother with those reports.

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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:30 am

Magicziggy wrote:
JacksSmirkingRevenge wrote:I think we should start a sweepstake. - Nearest one to wherever the biggest piece lands wins. :tea:
In. I have dibs on 37 marden rd, marden, adelaide. And if it hits before Monday I won't have to bother with those reports.
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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by Faithfree » Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:09 pm

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-23/s ... ng/2939998

Oz is still in the firing line. An orbital map on another site that doesn't seem the be working now indicates that one of it's final orbits, if it lasts that long, will pass over Perth. I'm giving 1:50,000,000 odds that one of the big chunks will lob in my front garden.
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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by borealis » Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:13 pm

Faithfree wrote:http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-23/s ... ng/2939998

Oz is still in the firing line. An orbital map on another site that doesn't seem the be working now indicates that one of it's final orbits, if it lasts that long, will pass over Perth. I'm giving 1:50,000,000 odds that one of the big chunks will lob in my front garden.
Someone will make good money selling those pieces on ebay :pop:
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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by Faithfree » Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:15 pm

borealis wrote:
Faithfree wrote:http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-23/s ... ng/2939998

Oz is still in the firing line. An orbital map on another site that doesn't seem the be working now indicates that one of it's final orbits, if it lasts that long, will pass over Perth. I'm giving 1:50,000,000 odds that one of the big chunks will lob in my front garden.
Someone will make good money selling those pieces on ebay :pop:
Hope it's me. :td:
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