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Has anyone actually seen this 'tweet' you're on about?

 

The tweet in question was by Robert Llewellyn aka Kryten from Red Dwarf, a spaceship that is clearly fictional. This is starting to smell fishy.

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I can't even see a plane at night flying at 30,000 feet and actually make out any real shape of it.

 

If you had a telescope you could. But THEY would find a way of hiding the strings hanging it up from the clouds. :(

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I can't even see a plane at night flying at 30,000 feet and actually make out any real shape of it.

 

That's because a plane doesnt fly high enough for the sun to reflect off it doofus. We can only see the ISS due to the light of the sun hitting it, also why it's brightness changes.

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Just an update for those interested or with kids.

 

This week you can see some incredibly bright fly pasts.

 

Tonight's was superb and lasted for around 4 minutes.

 

Starts in the West heading towards South south east.

 

Tomorrow it will go by at 19.19pm and then 18.31pm on Tuesday.

 

http://meteorwatch.org/uk-iss-passes-february-2014.html

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A big, fuck—off satellite is falling to Earth this afternoon. 
 

“Where? How much will survive burn up? “


” Errr, not sure really, somewhere between 82° N and S, 

It's possible some more robust parts may withstand the intense heating generated during the high-speed dive, but the chances of these fragments hitting populated areas and causing damage are slim.

They could land almost anywhere in the world but with most of the Earth's surface covered by ocean, whatever debris survives to the surface is most likely to be lost at sea.

"And it's worth highlighting that none of the elements that might re-enter the atmosphere (and reach the surface) are radioactive or toxic” 

 

Champion. 
So that white-hot lump of metal hitting your face at thousands of feet per second won’t hurt because it’s not toxic or radioactive, :lol:

 

2/10, must do better space lads. 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68318273.amp
 

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