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crayola
31-Dec-09, 15:46
Russia 'plans to stop asteroid'

The head of Russia's federal space agency has said it will work to divert an asteroid which will make several passes near the Earth from 2029.

(see BBC News story in link below for the middle bit)

Mr Perminov, who is the chief of Roscosmos, gave little detail of any plans that the agency has, but was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying that the solution would not entail the use of nuclear weapons.

Other schemes that have been put forth in the past for diverting asteroids from collision courses include spacecraft that nudge the space rocks out of their trajectory through force, or diverting them with "solar sails" that use the wind of particles ejected from the Sun.

Russia 'plans to stop asteroid' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8435829.stm)

I like the concept of diverting them with solar sails. :cool:

How would you stop an asteroid?
Angel
31-Dec-09, 16:02
With my sub atomic asteroid particle blaster, what else!

Angel...
acameron
31-Dec-09, 16:06
With some cream!
Alice in Blunderland
31-Dec-09, 16:12
I would send Saveman a PM asking if he would help out. :cool:

http://forum.caithness.org/member.php?u=103


Im sure he could fit it in his hectic schedule................ hes such a hero :Razz
joxville
31-Dec-09, 16:12
Spray some silicon onto my head and fit springs to my shoes...it'll be the best header ever seen. :)
crayola
31-Dec-09, 16:34
With some cream!
This is an asteroid with a single 's'. :lol:
Loafer
31-Dec-09, 16:56
Russia 'plans to stop asteroid' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8435829.stm)

I like the concept of diverting them with solar sails. :cool:

How would you stop an asteroid?

I think that after the over-indulgance of the last month or so, I could train my bowg to sit where it was projected to land and bounce it back into space!!

The Loafer
Ricco
31-Dec-09, 17:35
With some cream!

I agree - assteroid cream should work.... (they are the same as haemoriods, aren't they??) :eek:
Fluff
31-Dec-09, 17:59
death stare...
Billy Boy
31-Dec-09, 18:46
Cover the earth with a layer of trampolines. :D
acameron
31-Dec-09, 21:22
I agree - assteroid cream should work.... (they are the same as haemoriods, aren't they??) :eek:

haemoriods is in the sky.. as in someone flying to the outer haemoriods
gollach
31-Dec-09, 21:46
flying to the outer haemoriods

I think you can get a ferry to the Outer Haemorrhoids, even on a Sunday :lol:
northener
31-Dec-09, 21:57
I think you can get a ferry to the Outer Haemorrhoids, even on a Sunday :lol:

You can, but it's a lousy service, complete pain in the arse actually.
Alice in Blunderland
31-Dec-09, 22:35
This will stop the pain and could be used to make the asteroid disappear at the same time .......................... or shrink to a smaller one. :lol:

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:cwZSQtq6TcO3PM:http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/an/anusol-ointment-25g.jpg
northener
31-Dec-09, 22:55
This will stop the pain and could be used to make the asteroid disappear at the same time .......................... or shrink to a smaller one. :lol:

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:cwZSQtq6TcO3PM:http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/an/anusol-ointment-25g.jpg


Can be used not only on Asteroids...but Uranus, too.;)
Aaldtimer
31-Dec-09, 22:59
Can be used not only on Asteroids...but Uranus, too.;)

NOW we're getting to the bottom of things!:lol:
upolian
01-Jan-10, 17:03
with a hoover
Whitewater
02-Jan-10, 18:42
The trouble with "Anusol" is getting it past the clingons.