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Old March 28th 07, 09:23 PM posted to sci.space.station,sci.space.history,alt.astronomy,alt.alien.visitors
Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)
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Default Report: 'Progress' fireball nearly hit Chilean jetliner over southern Pacific

"Pat Flannery" wrote in message
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Jim Oberg wrote:
that is, if you can disregard a 12-hour scheduling discrepancy...
http://www.smh.com.au/news/travel/je...761528947.html


Apparently it came down 12 hours early:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominio...8975a6000.html
Cut to Russian mission control:
"We are to bring it down at 12 AM"
"Noon?"
"No, midnight."
"Isn't 12 AM noon?"
"No, it's the start of the new day; it's midnight."
"But 12 hours After Midnight would be noon."
"No, noon is twelve hours before midnight, so it's 12 Pre-Midnight, not
After Midnight."
"Are you sure?"
"What difference will it make? no one is going to notice it come down
anyway."


You forgot the whole crossing the International Date Line.

"You said it's coming down today?"

"No, yesterday."

"Huh?"



Ah yes, the Russians. :-)

Pat


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