Comments on: A Fate Worse Than Grading http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/01/a_fate_worse_th.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:44:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anon http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/01/a_fate_worse_th.html/comment-page-1#comment-45303 Anon Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:17:51 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2009/01/a-fate-worse-than-grading.html#comment-45303 He tells a gloom-and-doom story about the asteriod Apophis suggesting that the asteroid is certain to hit the Earth in 2036. However, Wikipedia says that the probability of impact is 1 in 45,000. It sounds like the risk has been inflated just a tad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99942_Apophis He tells a gloom-and-doom story about the asteriod Apophis suggesting that the asteroid is certain to hit the Earth in 2036.

However, Wikipedia says that the probability of impact is 1 in 45,000. It sounds like the risk has been inflated just a tad.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99942_Apophis

]]> By: Bruce Boyden http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/01/a_fate_worse_th.html/comment-page-1#comment-45302 Bruce Boyden Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:42:36 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2009/01/a-fate-worse-than-grading.html#comment-45302 Ah yes, spaghettification -- a fate slightly worse than grading. Ah yes, spaghettification — a fate slightly worse than grading.

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