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Re: Coincidence of meteor strike and close asteroid approach at same
time.
Posted:
Feb 17, 2013 12:00 PM
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Robert Clark wrote:
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> I really don't like coincidences in science. Reports are asteroids
> the size of 2012 DA14 getting this close occur about once in 30
> years. And meteors the size of the Russian one enter our atmosphere
> about similar frequency. But the problem is their both occurring in
> the same 24 hour period. If you imagine the asteroid arriving on a
> particular day, the question to ask is what is the probability of the
> Russian meteor arriving on that same day? Once in 30 years, and then
> 365 days in a year, means the chance of this happening is like 1 in
> 10,000. That's disturbingly unlikely.
Really? 1 in 10,000 doesn't sound unlikely to me, given all the "stuff"
flying around. Certainly not disturbing.
--
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by
this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.
Jonathan Swift: Thoughts on Various Subjects, Moral and Diverting
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