Friday 9 September 2011

A scarily precise satellite

We've heard the warning now. The Telegraph tells us that a satellite is falling from the sky. In a bizarre headline they tell us that it's a £468 million satellite. That's scarily precise for a falling satellite. Why would cost matter when a satellite fell on your head? You wouldn't think, "that's a £200 bike that just ran into me". To be honest, its six ton weight strikes me as far more relevant than its cost.

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  1. Ah, but it's unlikely to fall on your head. If you did perchance see it coming down in the distance, you're more likely to say; "What a waste of £460m," than; "What a waste of 6 tonnes."

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  2. Who'd want a cheap satellite to fall on their head? If falling space debris was to be my downfall then I'd want it to be reassuringly expensive.

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  3. because you're worth it

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