More Asteroid Baloney: Apophis Impact Odds Not Corrected By German 13 Year Old
Posted on April 16th, 2008 by blue collar scientistThere’s a story going around in the media to the effect that some German schoolkid corrected NASA’s odds of a collision with Apophis, with the resulting figures having 100 times higher impact probability.
I ran across the story yesterday, and my baloney detectors got pinned; for a while there, I could barely even speak over the preposterousness of the claims. While I was engaged in paralysis, Daniel Fischer did the outstanding work in taking the story down. Great job!
- Ok - it could possibly maybe be a legitimate error. But read about the people this kid did consult with, and see if you agree. [↩]
