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China's top scientists launched a 10-story tall rocket, but it accidentally went into unstable orbit instead of making its planned descent into the ocean. On May 10th, 21 tons of hot metal will come crashing down somewhere on planet Earth south of New York, and north of New Zealand (i.e. where almost everyone lives). It'll create a 100-mile wide debris zone which would be pretty hosed up if it landed in a city! https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/may/04/out-of-control-chinese-rocket-tumbling-to-earth quote: Part of a huge rocket that launched China’s first module for its Tianhe space station is falling back to Earth and could make an uncontrolled re-entry at an unknown landing point. The 30-metre high core of the Long March 5B rocket launched the “Heavenly Harmony” unmanned core module into low Earth orbit on 29 April from Wenchang in China’s Hainan province. The Long March 5B then itself entered a temporary orbit, setting the stage for one of the largest ever uncontrolled re-entries. Some experts fear it could land on an inhabited area. “It’s potentially not good,” said Jonathan McDowell, Astrophysicist at the Astrophysics Center at Harvard University. I agree with Harvard Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell that this is "potentially not good". But I think it could also be good, like if it landed on Mar A Lago maybe. Where do you all think it will land? I secretly hope it hits me and will be spending May 10th hanging out in the front yard.
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May 13, 2023 06:33
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i hope it lands directly and exactly on my freaking BALLS.
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May 13, 2023 06:36
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Chinatown posted:i hope it lands directly and exactly on my freaking BALLS. Been saying this
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May 13, 2023 06:44
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long marches are good at putting stuff into orbit and real bad at not leaving uncontrolled spent boosters in decaying orbits
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May 13, 2023 06:46
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Arent you a year too late op? I hope the rocket balls collision scenario was everything you ever hoped for, sincerely
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May 13, 2023 06:49
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hey i hate to be that guy but this is actually jupiter, it's "falling back" to an earth in a completely different solar system that is parallel to this one and the "explosion" is just a counterbalanced lunar occlusion nice troll though.
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May 13, 2023 06:52
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Chinatown posted:i hope it lands directly and exactly on my freaking BALLS. gonna slam my balls ontop of your balls so it lands on my balls first!!!!!
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May 13, 2023 07:01
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please god let it wipe me and everyone in my town out
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May 13, 2023 07:02
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So where did it land OP? Oh, I see, right in your rear end in a top hat it looks like.
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May 13, 2023 07:32
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That was two years ago op
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May 13, 2023 11:11
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BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:That was two years ago op time gets weird when youre in space because theres less oxygen to slow it down
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May 13, 2023 11:20
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Weirdly enough a chinese rocket fell close to Japan/Okinawa a few days ago... Made quite the light show.
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May 13, 2023 12:23
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That rockets gonna crash straight into my rear end in a top hat!!
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May 13, 2023 12:39
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man, this happens with like every second rocket they poo poo into space. heres hoping it misses a bunch of rural chinese villagers
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May 13, 2023 12:47
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SLICK GOKU BABY posted:So where did it land OP? Oh, I see, right in your rear end in a top hat it looks like. Yeah, we all died ten days ago. But it did hit us all right in the balls though, so pro's and con's and all that.
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May 13, 2023 12:50
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Chinatown posted:i hope it lands directly and exactly on my freaking BALLS. Ow! My BALLS sequel looking good.
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May 13, 2023 13:21
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Probably kill less people than the Iraq War 
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May 13, 2023 15:57
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Probably kill less wildlife than Elons rocket
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May 13, 2023 15:58
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Hope there wasn't any nakes potaotors onbaord
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