Comments on: Astronomers Say: Spew 20 Tons of Dust Into Orbit to Clear the Junk http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/12/astronomers-say-spew-20-tons-of-dust-into-orbit-to-clear-the-junk/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Messier Tidy Upper http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/12/astronomers-say-spew-20-tons-of-dust-into-orbit-to-clear-the-junk/#comment-26545 Messier Tidy Upper Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:45:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27964#comment-26545 Interesting idea. Could the tungsten dust have any effect on reducing solar radiation being intercepted and thus be a potential aid in reducing or fixing Global Warming as well? Interesting idea. Could the tungsten dust have any effect on reducing solar radiation being intercepted and thus be a potential aid in reducing or fixing Global Warming as well?

]]> By: John Hall http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/12/astronomers-say-spew-20-tons-of-dust-into-orbit-to-clear-the-junk/#comment-26544 John Hall Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:45:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27964#comment-26544 Daniel – Thank you for your interesting questions and comments. My main object including my website, with my displayed efforts over the 23 years, is to try and inspire the public to question the authorities about the possibility of space debris impacts on our planet, not to just accept that it only poses a serious threat in orbit. I want the public to ask this every time there is an incident such as a fire, alleged bomb or alleged shooting for the example of a few. I will try and briefly answer your questions, but feel it is more important that you to ask the authorities rather than my self and hence prove me wrong, but only truly wrong! Yes I have actual photos of space debris, see Skylab on my website. Yes I am familiar with the look of objects. No I have not done maths to see how many pieces it would take to cause a quake, but would say one large piece would suffice. Yes I did send some for analyses, but received no reply? Yes I did buy a Geiger Counter after considering Operation Morning Light, but thankfully my immediate area proved clear, of course not all space debris will be metal or radiation active. I do not accept that all space debris burns up, no I have not done maths, I have only observed the amount of incidents that have occurred and continue to occur globally and daily, like today in Morocco for instance 29th April. On the other hand, the scientists have done their maths and know full well they are hiding the facts and I will continue to challenge them on this. The survival of space debris whether it is natural or unnatural is not only dependent upon its size and a UFO is not a UFO if it is identified. The authorities are quite prepared to admit that space debris is a problem in orbit, but not with the possibility of Earth impacts, in fact it is rarely mentioned in this aspect. My email address is on my website. Regards John Hall RAISD Daniel – Thank you for your interesting questions and comments. My main object including my website, with my displayed efforts over the 23 years, is to try and inspire the public to question the authorities about the possibility of space debris impacts on our planet, not to just accept that it only poses a serious threat in orbit. I want the public to ask this every time there is an incident such as a fire, alleged bomb or alleged shooting for the example of a few. I will try and briefly answer your questions, but feel it is more important that you to ask the authorities rather than my self and hence prove me wrong, but only truly wrong! Yes I have actual photos of space debris, see Skylab on my website. Yes I am familiar with the look of objects. No I have not done maths to see how many pieces it would take to cause a quake, but would say one large piece would suffice. Yes I did send some for analyses, but received no reply? Yes I did buy a Geiger Counter after considering Operation Morning Light, but thankfully my immediate area proved clear, of course not all space debris will be metal or radiation active. I do not accept that all space debris burns up, no I have not done maths, I have only observed the amount of incidents that have occurred and continue to occur globally and daily, like today in Morocco for instance 29th April. On the other hand, the scientists have done their maths and know full well they are hiding the facts and I will continue to challenge them on this. The survival of space debris whether it is natural or unnatural is not only dependent upon its size and a UFO is not a UFO if it is identified. The authorities are quite prepared to admit that space debris is a problem in orbit, but not with the possibility of Earth impacts, in fact it is rarely mentioned in this aspect. My email address is on my website. Regards John Hall RAISD

]]> By: John Hall http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/12/astronomers-say-spew-20-tons-of-dust-into-orbit-to-clear-the-junk/#comment-26543 John Hall Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:46:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27964#comment-26543 Daniel- Thank you for your interest, I will answer ASAP - John Hall Daniel- Thank you for your interest, I will answer ASAP – John Hall

]]> By: Clementine Hires http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/12/astronomers-say-spew-20-tons-of-dust-into-orbit-to-clear-the-junk/#comment-26542 Clementine Hires Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:52:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27964#comment-26542 Hey.. Awesome blog post. We attempted load this site and it appeared distorted. We was using a iPhone 4g. It may have been this phone though. I am quite postive.. It may be something to it. Anyhoo. The blog article was excellent. Keep up the hard work and We'll check it out in the near future. Buh-bye.... Hey.. Awesome blog post. We attempted load this site and it appeared distorted. We was using a iPhone 4g. It may have been this phone though. I am quite postive.. It may be something to it. Anyhoo. The blog article was excellent. Keep up the hard work and We’ll check it out in the near future. Buh-bye….

]]> By: Daniel J. Andrews http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/12/astronomers-say-spew-20-tons-of-dust-into-orbit-to-clear-the-junk/#comment-26541 Daniel J. Andrews Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:15:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27964#comment-26541 Incidentally, I'm not crazy about the idea of putting up all that dust either. What sort of effects will that have on transmissions and heat input from the sun? Sounds a bit like a geoengineering experiment waiting to go bad. The risk-benefit ratio seems a bit too even IMCUO. * * In My Completely Uninformed Opinion. :) Incidentally, I’m not crazy about the idea of putting up all that dust either. What sort of effects will that have on transmissions and heat input from the sun? Sounds a bit like a geoengineering experiment waiting to go bad. The risk-benefit ratio seems a bit too even IMCUO. *

* In My Completely Uninformed Opinion. :)

]]> By: Daniel J. Andrews http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/12/astronomers-say-spew-20-tons-of-dust-into-orbit-to-clear-the-junk/#comment-26540 Daniel J. Andrews Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:10:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27964#comment-26540 John--I scanned some articles on your site and they're mostly clippings from newspapers. You are claiming fires, apparent grenade attacks in wars, some earthquakes, destroyed wind turbines, and some downed airplanes are evidence of space debris yet you offer no evidence outside of your opinion that space debris was responsible. That makes your claim only slightly more reasonable than other people who claim those sort of things were from UFOs. Do you have photos, have you scoured areas where fires occur with a metal detector, have you taken geiger counters to the areas looking for increased background radiation? Have you done the math to see how big a piece of space debris would have to be to trigger an earthquake? Have pieces of suspected space debris (e.g. the nut that splashed into the pool) being taken for professional analysis? Or even by people who are familiar with the look of objects being dropped from orbit? Astronomers have never said all debris is burned up contrary to what you claim. They have done the math, they do know how big something has to be or what it is made of to have a significant probability of hitting earth. Your post sort of implies astronomers are knowingly hiding the facts and knowingly endangering people, including their own families and loved ones. You are skirting crackpot conspiracy theory territory with not just astronomers world-wide keeping the secret but pretty much any other scientist or amateur who tracks satellites and knows something about physics, as well as the engineers and other experts who examine damaged equipment. You take pains to tell people it isn't about UFOs or aliens so I know you don't want to be seen as a crackpot, but you are going to need a lot more evidence than just newspaper clippings and conjecture. John–I scanned some articles on your site and they’re mostly clippings from newspapers. You are claiming fires, apparent grenade attacks in wars, some earthquakes, destroyed wind turbines, and some downed airplanes are evidence of space debris yet you offer no evidence outside of your opinion that space debris was responsible. That makes your claim only slightly more reasonable than other people who claim those sort of things were from UFOs.

Do you have photos, have you scoured areas where fires occur with a metal detector, have you taken geiger counters to the areas looking for increased background radiation? Have you done the math to see how big a piece of space debris would have to be to trigger an earthquake? Have pieces of suspected space debris (e.g. the nut that splashed into the pool) being taken for professional analysis? Or even by people who are familiar with the look of objects being dropped from orbit?

Astronomers have never said all debris is burned up contrary to what you claim. They have done the math, they do know how big something has to be or what it is made of to have a significant probability of hitting earth. Your post sort of implies astronomers are knowingly hiding the facts and knowingly endangering people, including their own families and loved ones.

You are skirting crackpot conspiracy theory territory with not just astronomers world-wide keeping the secret but pretty much any other scientist or amateur who tracks satellites and knows something about physics, as well as the engineers and other experts who examine damaged equipment. You take pains to tell people it isn’t about UFOs or aliens so I know you don’t want to be seen as a crackpot, but you are going to need a lot more evidence than just newspaper clippings and conjecture.

]]> By: jenn http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/12/astronomers-say-spew-20-tons-of-dust-into-orbit-to-clear-the-junk/#comment-26539 jenn Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:25:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27964#comment-26539 I agree with anouther poster,, what is the point of doing this if the satillites can position themselves above the layer of junk to begin with? If the biggest problem is the junk running into the satillite equipment, but they can park themselves above the layer, why not just park them above the layer and let the junk fall when it does? I agree with anouther poster,, what is the point of doing this if the satillites can position themselves above the layer of junk to begin with? If the biggest problem is the junk running into the satillite equipment, but they can park themselves above the layer, why not just park them above the layer and let the junk fall when it does?

]]> By: adept48 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/12/astronomers-say-spew-20-tons-of-dust-into-orbit-to-clear-the-junk/#comment-26538 adept48 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:24:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27964#comment-26538 Nie jest to dobry pomysł . Komplikacje mogą być większe .Radosna twórczość naukowców juz ma swoje żniwo .w postaci śmieci w kosmosie . Nie jest to dobry pomysł . Komplikacje mogą być większe .Radosna twórczość naukowców juz ma swoje żniwo .w postaci śmieci w kosmosie .

]]> By: John Hall http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/12/astronomers-say-spew-20-tons-of-dust-into-orbit-to-clear-the-junk/#comment-26537 John Hall Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:26:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27964#comment-26537 As usual the academics are only concerned with space debris posing a threat to functioning satellites and equipment in orbit, yet it poses possibly a far greater threat to everybody here on planet Earth. Speaking for myself I hope it gets no further than being a suggestion, because if they continue to rely on the claim that all space debris burns up during its entry through our atmosphere and then vanishes, they badly mistaken, putting our lives in danger and playing with fire. Not all space debris burns up, in fact a large amount of it doesn’t and manages to impact out Earth at random and has been doing this for many years, often with devastating results. The astronomers are fully aware of this fact, as they are that space debris is our biggest environmental hazard we have ever had to deal with. If you have further interest, put JOHN HALL SPACE DEBRIS in your UK Google search slot. As usual the academics are only concerned with space debris posing a threat to functioning satellites and equipment in orbit, yet it poses possibly a far greater threat to everybody here on planet Earth. Speaking for myself I hope it gets no further than being a suggestion, because if they continue to rely on the claim that all space debris burns up during its entry through our atmosphere and then vanishes, they badly mistaken, putting our lives in danger and playing with fire. Not all space debris burns up, in fact a large amount of it doesn’t and manages to impact out Earth at random and has been doing this for many years, often with devastating results. The astronomers are fully aware of this fact, as they are that space debris is our biggest environmental hazard we have ever had to deal with. If you have further interest, put JOHN HALL SPACE DEBRIS in your UK Google search slot.

]]> By: Gregg http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/12/astronomers-say-spew-20-tons-of-dust-into-orbit-to-clear-the-junk/#comment-26536 Gregg Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:47:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27964#comment-26536 Could be cool for us shortwave listeners.... we'd have an artificial skip layer 24/7/365 :-D Could be cool for us shortwave listeners…. we’d have an artificial skip layer 24/7/365 :-D

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