[extropy-chat] astrology suit against NASA

[Mike Lorrey]

Well, the impactor imparted 372 trillion ft-lbs/sec, or
89875517873681764 m^2 s^-2 of specific energy. That this energy was
imparted against the direction of the comet's travel when the comet was
at perigee should result in a measurable change in apogee distance from
the sun, though no change in the perigee distance from the sun, or from
Earth's orbit around the Sun.

That the impactor struck the comet near the end closest to earth may
cause much of the energy to be translated into a change in angular
momentum (spin).

--- Joseph Bloch <jbloch at humanenhancement.com> wrote:

> Even the folks on the pagan news websites I frequent are saying this 
> person is a complete idiot.
> 
> Joseph
> 
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> 
> Damien Broderick wrote:
> 
> > Russian sues Nasa for comet upset
> > By Artyom Liss
> > BBC News, Moscow
> >
> > Hours after a Nasa probe crashed into Comet Tempel 1, legal 
> > reverberations were felt in a Moscow court.
> >
> > Judges in the tiny courtroom normally deal with matters much more 
> > mundane than space exploration.
> >
> > But Judge Litvinenko opened hearings into a case which could see
> Nasa 
> > pay a local amateur astrologist millions of dollars in damages.
> >
> > Writer Marina Bay claims that by slamming the probe into the comet,
> 
> > Nasa endangered the future of civilisation.
> >
> > "Nobody has yet proven that this experiment was safe," says Ms
> Bay's 
> > lawyer Alexander Molokhov.
> >
> > "This impact could have altered the orbit of the comet, so now
> there 
> > is a chance that the Tempel may well destroy the Earth some day!"
> >
> > If your phone went down this morning, ask yourself Why? and then
> get 
> > in touch with us
> > Alexander Molokhov
> > Marina Bay's lawyer
> >
> > This claim was brushed aside by Nasa mission engineer Shadan
> Ardalan.
> >
> > "The analogy is a mosquito hitting the front of an airliner in
> flight. 
> > The effect is negligible," Mr Ardalan told BBC News.
> >
> > However, even if the comet stays at a safe distance from Earth, Ms 
> > Bay's own life, she thinks, will never be the same again.
> >
> > An amateur astrologist, she believes that any variation in the
> orbit 
> > or the composition of the Tempel comet will certainly affect her
> own 
> > fate.
> >
> > So Ms Marina's claims to be experiencing "a moral trauma" - which
> only 
> > a payment of $300m (252m euros; £170m) can put right.
> >
> > This is roughly what Nasa has spent on the experiment so far.
> >
> > Volunteers request
> >
> > Moscow representatives of the American space agency have ignored 
> > Monday's court hearing.
> >
> > But, by Russian law, this will not prevent the judge from
> continuing 
> > with the case.
> >
> > Marina Bay's legal team remain confident, and they are even looking
> 
> > for volunteers to join in on the claim.
> >
> > "The impact changed the magnetic properties of the comet, and this 
> > could have affected mobile telephony here on Earth. If your phone
> went 
> > down this morning, ask yourself Why? and then get in touch with
> us," 
> > says Mr Molokhov.
> >
> > So now it is up to the Moscow Presnya court to find an answer to
> this, 
> > truly universal, question.
> >
> > The final decision is not likely to be announced for at least
> another 
> > month.
> > Story from BBC NEWS:
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/europe/4649987.stm
> >
> > Published: 2005/07/04 17:54:10 GMT
> >
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Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                      -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
Blog: http://intlib.blogspot.com

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