Washing machine to hit comet in a few hours

[srebbe64]

How cool is that?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4642845.stm

[mojocvh]

At that weight it must be a Miele.....

MoJo.

[2 Smokin Barrels]

..ah, I see Hoover's free air travel tickets have turned up at last

[nighthawk]

Lets just hope that the yanks don't screw it up and send it on a collision course with us.

[gh0st]

Wonder who covers the extended warranty !!

[srebbe64]

Seriously though, aren't humans brilliant. A bunch of blokes decide it would be a great idea to pick a fight with a comet, by spilling its beer, to see how it reacts. And then, humans actually make this crazy idea a reality!

It's this sort of insanity that gives me faith in human kind.

[simpo two]

'Washing machine to hit comet'

That's pure Wallace and Grommet

[Digital]

Washing machine, Comet, is this some sort of subliminal advertising?!

[alexkp]

srebbe64 said:

Seriously though, aren't humans brilliant. A bunch of blokes decide it would be a great idea to pick a fight with a comet, by spilling its beer, to see how it reacts. And then, humans actually make this crazy idea a reality! It's this sort of insanity that gives me faith in human kind.

I really couldn't agree more.

I like this quote:

"Mr Grammier likened the mission to "a bullet trying to hit another bullet with a third bullet in the right place at the right time". Despite the complexities, team members are confident they won't miss."

Damn clever people.

Check out www.space.com for the full details and discussion forums.

[srebbe64]

Digital said:

Washing machine, Comet, is this some sort of subliminal advertising?!

See what you mean. "come to Comet" is the saying. Well guess what, we're on our way Mr. Comet - we'll be ram-raiding you in the early hours at 50,000 mph!

[Byff]

BBC News said:

The impactor itself will shatter as the comet crashes into it at a relative velocity of 37,000 km/h (23,000 mph)

Don't they know that speed kills, wont somebody think of the comets.

[8Pack]

mojocvh said:

At that weight it must be a Miele..... MoJo.

Nah!.......4 Zanussi's (or is that Zanussii)?

[Eric Mc]

Mission accomplished. The probe hit the comet on time and on target. NASA are already receiving the first images of the impact.

Impressive stuff.

[rsvmilly]

But what if this comet was really some kind of alien spacecraft for covering huge distances? And we've now taken a potshot at it!

There'll be three headed aliens everywhere (and I'm not talking about the local Chernobyl population).

Don't start watching any long series, people.

[Eric Mc]

Looked pretty much like a lump of ice in the pictures - unless the aliens DISGUISED it as a lump of ice. Then, of course, taking a pot shot at it might be the best course of action.

[nubbin]

That's interesting - I got my washing machine from Comet - is somebody just sending theirs back for a service?

[rsvmilly]

Eric Mc said:

Looked pretty much like a lump of ice in the pictures - unless the aliens DISGUISED it as a lump of ice.

That's just the ice which has accumulated on the craft whilst it covers the vast tracts of space.

(Ford seem to be the only ones with heated windscreens)

[Eric Mc]

Along with the faked 4 billion year old craters.

[scared but happy]

Will it be using the spin cycle for gyroscoptic effect ?

[Eric Mc]

Very probably.