news.com.com — It appears that many of the tiny worms used in an experiment about space shuttle Columbia survived the impact after falling from the doomed ship and hitting the ground at an astonishing 2,295 times the force of Earth's gravity.
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deadapostleJan 4, 2006
I never stop bitching, and I remember hearing about these worms about the same time the shuttle assploded. Stupid old story.
sgtpinkyJan 4, 2006
"...and hitting the ground at an astonishing 2,295 times the force of Earth's gravity."As a physicist, I can tell you that the above sentence doesn't even make sense.
tw0bitJan 4, 2006
I heard about this a LONG time ago... no digg
attropheedJan 4, 2006
Tiny Worm Jesus saved 'em for they were righteous tiny worms.
pingviiniJan 4, 2006
well, if force is mass*acceleration, then the if you compared the acceleration of going from really frickin' fast to stopped, that multiplied by their mass would give you their force. That force/acceleration is "2,295" times greater than the acceleration due to gravity. Because their mass is constant, I figure the acceleration they encountered would be about 22,491 m/s^2. They probly ment to say 2,295 times greater than the force exerted by the force of gravity at rest. Other solution:The writer knows nothing about physics and (likely) my physics teacher was brainless.I made a 98 in physics and am looking forward to AP physics next semester. Correct me anywhere I am wrong please.
pingviiniJan 4, 2006
I was typing while Tyrel commented. I think I just said the same thing he did
Closed AccountJan 4, 2006
Jeez, this is freaking OLD NEWS!Anything else you missed in 2003 that you would like to share with us?NO DIGG for you!
nnonixJan 4, 2006
""This is a very exciting result," said Catharine Conley,""Clearly someone doesn't have a heart or thinks tiny worms are more important then the lives lost. Yes, I'm I'm emotional about it.""They were speaking from a scientific perspective. If your not stupid, you know that. Secondly, saying something is "exciting" doesn't necessarily mean its a good thing, nor does it imply one way or another what their feelings are about the crash. Stop being a dumb-ass.
rerunJan 4, 2006
dammit, spellcheck, I meant Columbia, not Colombia...