Re: Tracking of Killer Asteroids Runs Low on Money and Short on Time

On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:22:31 -0700, MassiveProng
<MassiveProng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:38:49 -0800, John Larkin
<jjlarkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Gave us:


"Assume" doesn't mean guess or bluster or argue in this context. It
means a clear statement of the problem, to remove any ambiguity, so
one can go ahead and crunch the numbers.


Does not in any way jibe with reality though, dingledorf!

Why wouldn't a bullet embed itself in a bowling ball? Are you saying
that's impossible? Are bowling balls bulletproof? Would a .22 LR go
clean through the ball? A .22 rifle shot will go through about 1.5
copies of a Tom Swift adventure novel; I know, I've done it.

If it's not impossible, then it's a reasonable assumption on which to
base a calculation.

John


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