Probability of Being Hit By a Meteorite

Double-A A large fast meteorite hitting the water begs the question will
it create a tidal wave or just an up and down wave. Be careful its
tricky stuff Bert

If we are talking about the probability of being killed by a meteorite
or its effects , I think that it could be much higher.
A big meteorite could kill everyone on Earth similar to the effect on
the dinosaurs. If such a meteorite hit happens every billion years and
the population of earth is something around 5 billion people , I think
that means the odds are 5 people per year, or the chance per person is
once every 3 months.

steve wrote:
If we are talking about the probability of being killed by a meteorite
or its effects , I think that it could be much higher.
A big meteorite could kill everyone on Earth similar to the effect on
the dinosaurs. If such a meteorite hit happens every billion years and
the population of earth is something around 5 billion people , I think
that means the odds are 5 people per year, or the chance per person is
once every 3 months.

GOOD LOGIC... BRAVO.

SO SAUL NOW YOU KNOWN THE PROBILITY...

Thank you very much ... our team could use people like you... in our
combat against the fallen Coffee Boy's.

I think
that means the odds are 5 people per year, or the chance per person is
once every 3 months.

This should be "the chance of death is one person every 3 months on
average"

Reality is on some planets right in our Milky Way galaxy there are very
intelligent people that don't leave their homes without putting on their
hard hat. Some use stainless steel umbrellas. Most ride under
ground. They have lots more comets and a much more dense solar system
It has to be,and this teaches us not all is relative to us Bert

Not much chance of that, BEERTbrain!

Saul Levy


On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:55:10 -0500, (G=EMC^2
Glazier) wrote:

Cactus Saul I'[m holding an iron meteorite in my hand it is small and
very heavy(much heavier than the average rock. If hit by it on the head
you are dead. I have read a dog was killed by a meteorite. I read a
woman had a near miss. Reality is meteorites come in all sizes,and hit
the Earth at different speeds. Some touch down rather lightly. Should
one a mile in diameter going at 50,000 mph hit the Gulf of Mexico
Florida Alabama Mississippi lower Texas would be completely wiped out.
Such a meteorite hit Arizona 60 thousand years ago. It killed only a
few lizards, Water being non-compressible makes being hit a transfer
of energy in all directions. Bert

There's a serious error in your thinking, steve. The probability is
one in a billion, not one every 3 months. Next time think of reality
when you make such a statement.

Saul Levy


On 17 Jan 2007 17:30:54 -0800, "steve"
wrote:

If we are talking about the probability of being killed by a meteorite
or its effects , I think that it could be much higher.
A big meteorite could kill everyone on Earth similar to the effect on
the dinosaurs. If such a meteorite hit happens every billion years and
the population of earth is something around 5 billion people , I think
that means the odds are 5 people per year, or the chance per person is
once every 3 months.

Now you clearly show you know nothing of probability either, WartPlug!
Good job! See my reply to steve dated today.

Hint: It's one in a billion.

Saul Levy


On 17 Jan 2007 17:53:08 -0800, "Warhol"
wrote:

steve wrote:
If we are talking about the probability of being killed by a meteorite
or its effects , I think that it could be much higher.
A big meteorite could kill everyone on Earth similar to the effect on
the dinosaurs. If such a meteorite hit happens every billion years and
the population of earth is something around 5 billion people , I think
that means the odds are 5 people per year, or the chance per person is
once every 3 months.

GOOD LOGIC... BRAVO.

SO SAUL NOW YOU KNOWN THE PROBILITY...

Thank you very much ... our team could use people like you... in our
combat against the fallen Coffee Boy's.

No, steve.

Saul Levy


On 17 Jan 2007 19:31:34 -0800, "steve"
wrote:

I think
that means the odds are 5 people per year, or the chance per person is
once every 3 months.

This should be "the chance of death is one person every 3 months on
average"

I really have on idea how you got 1 in a billion ... you have to
realize that such a hit with kill everyone on earth (with a expection
of those hidden in secret places built by goverments around the
world) ...

anyways, although it might seem weird, the probability of being killed
by a meteor is actually higher than that of dying in a plane crash.
Now, of course, many more deaths are documented to have resulted from
a plane crash than from meteor impacts, however, you have to realize
that while a single plane crash results in a death of one or two
hundreds of people, a meteors with a diamiar of a few of 10s of meters
impacting the earth in the 'right place' can viritually kill
millions ... hence the probability of a person being killed by a
meteor is so high ...

Acer


On Feb 3, 2:14 am, Saul Levy wrote:
There's a serious error in your thinking, steve. The probability is
one in a billion, not one every 3 months. Next time think of reality
when you make such a statement.

Saul Levy

On 17 Jan 2007 17:30:54 -0800, wrote:
If we are talking about the probability of being killed by a meteorite
or its effects , I think that it could be much higher.
A big meteorite could kill everyone on Earth similar to the effect on
the dinosaurs. If such a meteorite hit happens every billion years and
the population of earth is something around 5 billion people , I think
that means the odds are 5 people per year, or the chance per person is
once every 3 months.