Eric Casagrande (11 May 2004)
"4179 Toutatis - View"


Hi John & All:
 
  Just as a follow up to the past few days postings on the near-earth asteroid, 4179 Toutatis, I thought the doves might be interested in not only seeing what the 4.6 km (3 mile) sized object looks like, but how it rotates as well.  Kind of interesting.
 
  Click on the first link below if you wish to watch it in Real Player, or the second link if you wish to watch it via Quick Time. 
 
 Real Player Video:
 
  http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/~hudson/Research/Asteroids/4179/toutspin2.rm 
 
  Quick Time Video:
 
  http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/~hudson/Research/Asteroids/4179/toutspin2.mpg
 
   Now I am not for one moment suggesting this means anything, but a little over a year ago I had this dream.  It was late at night, perhaps around 10 P.M. or so, many people were walking the streets enjoying themselves.  Lots of cars would drive by on the roads.
 
  I looked up at the stars in the sky, when all of a sudden a huge fireball meteor came streaking down. It exploded into a residential area, and much like a ten-pin bowling ball obliterated every house in its path.  The subsequent shockwave from the explosion blew away many of the cars in the streets, causing a multitude of accidents. People began running in fear, and screaming hysterically. Peace and safety had unexpectedly become disorder and uncontrolled chaos. It was a very frightening scene.
 
  Jesus is coming soon.
 
  See ya in the air,
 
  Eric