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 Stephen Macy  Send message Joined: 8 May 99 Posts: 167 Credit: 1,774,063 RAC: 0 
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MOSCOW(AP) NASA's mission that sent a space probe smashing into a comet raised more than cosmic dust _ it also brought a lawsuit from a Russian astrologer. Marina Bai has sued the U.S. space agency, claiming the Deep Impact probe that punched a crater into the comet Tempel 1 late Sunday "ruins the natural balance of forces in the universe," the newspaper Izvestia reported Tuesday. A Moscow court has postponed hearings on the case until late July, the paper said. The probe's comet crash sent up a cloud of debris that scientists hope to examine to learn how the solar system was formed. Bai is seeking damages totaling 8.7 billion rubles ($300 million) _ the approximate equivalent of the mission's cost _ for her "moral sufferings," Izvestia said, citing her lawyer Alexander Molokhov. She earlier told the paper that the experiment would "deform her horoscope." NASA representatives in Russia could not immediately be reached for comment. Scientists say the crash did not significantly alter the comet's orbit around the sun and said the experiment does not pose any danger to Earth. ID: 132764 ·  |
RDC  Send message Joined: 17 May 99 Posts: 544 Credit: 1,215,728 RAC: 0
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Can you say "court roulette"? Yet another pathetic attempt at trying to get money for nothing.  To truly explore, one must keep an open mind... ID: 132767 · |
Siran d'Vel'nahr  Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238
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Can you say "court roulette"? Yet another pathetic attempt at trying to get money for nothing. That's what I was thinking.... "Moral sufferings.... deform her horoscope...."? Come on, give me a break! CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath ID: 132769 · |
AC  Send message Joined: 22 Jan 05 Posts: 3413 Credit: 119,579 RAC: 0
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Marina Bai has sued the U.S. space agency, claiming the Deep Impact probe that punched a crater into the comet Tempel 1 late Sunday "ruins the natural balance of forces in the universe,".... LOL! Stephen, I hope it's not true. May the forces always be balanced! ID: 132772 · |
Ulrich Metzner  Send message Joined: 3 Jul 02 Posts: 1256 Credit: 13,565,513 RAC: 13 
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Hmm... if she were a US citizen and would have the 'right' lawyer... I would give her a 50:50 chance ;) Aloha, Uli ID: 132788 · |
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Darth Dogbytes™ Send message Joined: 30 Jul 03 Posts: 7512 Credit: 2,021,148 RAC: 0
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Can you say "court roulette"? Yet another pathetic attempt at trying to get money for nothing. This Russian women may be the poster girl for bring back the age old European custom of "burning at the stake." What absolute cheek... Account frozen... ID: 132874 · |
Jord  Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 
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I can see how deliberately putting an object in the way of a comet would minutely ruin the balance of the universe, even deform her horoscope, but I can't imagine that claiming that much money would do any better to her horoscope or her life in general. So just watch the lawyer on the other side say that same bit. ;) ID: 132878 · |
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N/A Send message Joined: 18 May 01 Posts: 3718 Credit: 93,649 RAC: 0 |
[font='courier,courier new']I was wondering how long it'd take environmentalists to get in gear. Deep Impact had about as much "grace" as doing archaeology with TNT. At least we weren't drilling for oil...[/font] ID: 132891 · |
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Darth Dogbytes™ Send message Joined: 30 Jul 03 Posts: 7512 Credit: 2,021,148 RAC: 0
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[font='courier,courier new']I was wondering how long it'd take environmentalists to get in gear. Well at least it wasn't as bad as that 19th century amateur British archaeologist who used dynamite on the back of the Spyhinx's head to see if it was hollow. Account frozen... ID: 132892 · |
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Siran d'Vel'nahr Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238
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This Russian women may be the poster girl for bring back the age old European custom of "burning at the stake."....That's what I was thinking.... "Moral sufferings.... deform her horoscope...."? Come on, give me a break! Maybe we should start a group of "Cosmic Police" and start handing out tickets for littering the solar system with "junk" from here.... >:-) CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath ID: 133096 · |
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Siran d'Vel'nahr Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238
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Just saw her on the news.... She's blonde and cute. Evidently, she tried to STOP the Deep Impact project before it left, to no avail.... She's suffering from headaches and such, since the inpact, she claims. CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath ID: 133129 · |
Misfit  Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0
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Just saw her on the news.... She's blonde and cute. Evidently, she tried to STOP the Deep Impact project before it left, to no avail.... She's suffering from headaches and such, since the inpact, she claims. We'll settle the lawsuit this way. She crunches boinc, posts her pic in her profile, and I'll make her BOTD. It's a win-win situation. ID: 133130 · |
Jack Lass  Send message Joined: 22 Mar 02 Posts: 120 Credit: 41,972 RAC: 0
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"She earlier told the paper that the experiment would "deform her horoscope." I'm a-thinkin' that doing all them thar horryscopes done deformed her brain. Oh my and lets hear it for the poor comet. How naughty of us to whap it with our probe. Why do we need to know how the Solar System came to be? Shucks, if we would all just turn off our AC, stop driving, and go to bed when the Sun goes down the Earth would clean and wonderful again...or maybe we should just stop breeding like bloody bacteria. THE MOTHER OF FOOLS IS ALWAYS PREGNANT I'M TROLLING FOR FOOLS. THIS MUST BE THE PLACE! ID: 133616 · |
Fuzzy Hollynoodles  Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0 |
"She earlier told the paper that the experiment would "deform her horoscope." And go to the blacksmith instead of the dentist! But, Jack, to quote yourself, the mother of fools are always pregnant, so your last statement is only wishfull thinking! "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me 
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