BORRRR-ING
An asteroid as big as a house is scheduled to pass Earth on Wednesday
(Thanks to Keith in Tampa)
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If it’s a split-level house, no takers here. I’ll be glad to see it pass by.
Posted by: Jim | September 06, 2023 at 11:59 AM
OK, it's a bit of a fixer-upper, but it will whiz by dependable public transportation and is within twenty-six hippos of an outstanding school district.
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | September 06, 2023 at 12:12 PM
Is it listed on airbnb?
Posted by: Elaine Benes | September 06, 2023 at 12:22 PM
Pretty imprecise. A tiny house, or Taylor Swift's? The difference might be jillions of species' extinction.
Posted by: Rod | September 06, 2023 at 12:42 PM
Is that a European villa or an African hut? Is it part of an HOA?
Posted by: MOTW | September 06, 2023 at 12:48 PM
Of all the asteroids listed in the article, the closest one to hitting us is still over 5 times the distance to the moon.
Posted by: James Petty | September 06, 2023 at 01:05 PM
Well, somebody at the "Asteroid Naming Department" took the day off!
Posted by: Burt Macklin, FBI | September 06, 2023 at 01:05 PM
I thought I was constipated but then I passed a lawyer. So a passing asteroid is no big deal.
Posted by: Pullet Surprise | September 06, 2023 at 01:35 PM
How many giraffes is that?
Posted by: ChrisinVa | September 06, 2023 at 02:28 PM
I think it has to be spotted before they determine it's size in giraffes.
Posted by: cfjk | September 06, 2023 at 02:42 PM
3.17 million miles? Everybody panic - that's only 13 times the distance to the moon...
Posted by: fractalist | September 06, 2023 at 04:15 PM
That's close, but not close enough that I feel like my potato salad would be safer in the Sheetz fridge up the road.
Posted by: ripleysparrow | September 06, 2023 at 06:32 PM
"Pass Earth"? Well that's gonna hurt, 'cuz Earth is bigger than a kidney stone.
Posted by: Ed. | September 06, 2023 at 07:36 PM
"Auntie Em, Auntie Em!!"
Posted by: vee | September 06, 2023 at 07:50 PM
So I have been keeping a running record of these nearby flyby asteroids as reported in this blog - such as 'size matters' - and have to say this one, compared to all the others, deserves an asterisk.
Perhaps the commander in chief of the DBBlog could convene and international symposium on standardizing the size descriptions of asteroids. Participants would get their own Florida driver's license, a python belt, and alligator shoes. Part of the event could include a group tour of all the drive-up windows in Miami, and a scavenger hunt for Santa Claus lawn gnomes. Whadaysay?
Posted by: Pullet Surprise | September 06, 2023 at 11:01 PM
Speaking of distance to the moon, have you ever seen a graphic representation of the Earth's size, the Moon's size, and the distance between them drawn to scale? Once you do, it will shatter your preconception about their relative distance.
Posted by: cfjk | September 07, 2023 at 07:15 AM