A WILD story about three very large objects headed towards earth have started sprouting all over the internet. I first saw it on Examiner and of course, like all the other hogwash on there, I had to verify the validity of the story. The story claims that an astrophysicist by the name of ‘Craig Kasnov’ that works for SETI has discovered three large objects headed towards earth. The big red flag was the supposed quote from this imaginary friend saying that the largest object was probably around ‘tens of kilometers’ in size and it’s estimated landing on Earth would be in December of 2012, just in time for the Mayan prophecies. If you have half of a brain you can see whats wrong with that statement, but in case you don’t, allow me to point out that anything that was so far away that it wouldn’t arrive for another two years would not be visible at that size. For that matter, there are many things on the moon that are about a kilometer in size that our telescopes can’t make out and the moon is right in our cosmic backyard!
It was only after I had searched the entire SETI directory that I found out he is not even a part of the SETI organization. Of course! I’m always a day late and a dollar short. The images being spread all over the place were actually taken 20 years ago and are simply a fleck on the camera lens. If you look at the same coordinates today through a live sky map, nothing’s there. GASP! You don’t say? But I do!
In addition to my own research, I also found an interesting forum thread that has a lot of other proof that this story is another big fat fraud. I would absolutely LOVE to meet the person that started this ridiculous story in the first place and give them a good punch in the face. Unfortunately, there are a lot of gullible people that are buying into this and talking about all sorts of ridiculous theories that nutjobs from long ago have ‘theorized’ as truth. These people will carry this with them the rest of their lives and die wondering what ever happened to those ‘things’ that were flying this way? Perhaps a few of them will die before December of 2012 and never know, but it’s sad to think that there are people out there actually believing this story.
Of course, these people are also going to accuse me of being a part of a bigger conspiracy to cover up some massive government scheme to keep us in the dark. I do believe the government keeps a lot from us, but trust me when I say that the closest I’ve come to a government agent is when I was pulled over for a broken tail light and that other time my daughter got some stickers from a really hot firefighter. Other than that, it might have been the fat girl behind the counter that issued my Vegas wedding certificate.
The bottom line is that I’m just as excited as everyone else for some crazy discovery by SETI, but alas, this is not it. There probably are lots of things hurdling thousands of miles per hour towards Earth as I type, however, those blue lint scraps on the lens of a camera, photographed over a 90 minute period are not it. Sorry boys and girls, it looks like we’re going to have to wait a little longer for the big one. Good night and Godspeed.
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Craig Kasnov? SETI astrophysicist? Hmmmm.
My name is Craig Kasnoff. And I was the one who ‘co-concieved’ the idea for SETI@HOME with David Gedye.
And no, I am not an astrophysicist.
If this discussion, or the article above, is inferring that I, Craig Kasnoff, (and not Craig Kasnov) have made an announcement regarding ‘large rapidly objects approaching Earth’, then that is just plain false.
I have not been involved in any announcement of that kind at all.
However, if there is a ‘Craig Kasnov’ who is a ‘SETI astrophysicist’, then you will all have to take that up with him.
My current work focuses on the issue of Endangered Species (http://www.Bagheera.com / http://TigersinCrisis.com).
The issue of endangered species was one of the driving considerations in my contribution to the concept of SETI@HOME.
To me, SETI@HOME was not only a way to confirm there was possibly ‘life’ on other planets, but it was also a way to confirm there wern’t any South China Tigers, Giant Pandas, or Komodo Dragons, anywhere else but on Earth.
Because it was -and still is- my belief that when an animal is forced into extinction, that animal is not just lost to Earth, but is lost to the entire Universe.
And that is tragic.
Anyway, this post may, or may not have, made any contribution to the discussions of ‘objects flying towards Earth’. But I hope it clears up any question regarding my involvement this announcement.
I have no involvement in it.
Sincerly,
Craig Kasnoff
http://www.ckmc.com
Thank you for jumping in Craig! I never once thought you would have been the one to make this up if that was confusing at all. I automatically assume that this is someone else making things up for the sake of getting some hits on their site, but thank you for talking to me about it! I really do appreciate it!
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if you go to seti.org there is no one by this name listed by name as Craig Kasnov. so, he’s a fraud. BTW… There is also a new truth to ponder for everyone… it is true that by my calculations the actual Mayan Calender will end on 12-18-2012 at exactly 12:41 pm, GMT. The part of the earth facing the Sun at that point will be 0′oo latitude / 0′w44 and will last for a duration of exactly 19 minutes. This point on the planet in south of the country Guana at the equator. This is the real beginning of the new cycle and the end of the past 26,000 year cycle of the precession of the Equinox’s. This is precisely the time and place that the planet Earth will line up with the Galactic center and the so called ‘dark rift’. The last time this happened Cro-Magnum man had just finished overcoming the Neanderthals. It will interesting to see if there is a signature event that occurs at this time, or whether it’s in retrospect as it is now. I am a Psychic and a Master Astrologer so I know what I’m talking about. mark the date… 12-18-2012, 12:41 p GMT, 0′ 00′ Lat. 0′w 44′ long. want more info? uknc4evr@verizon.net
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[...] Por fim, o Craig Kasnov, do SETI, não existe. Que surpresa!!! Existe sim um Craig Kasnoff, que teve a ideia do SETI@Home, mas não é astrofísico, nem sequer está ligado à astronomia (é um jornalista que anda actualmente a salvar espécies em vias de extinção). Ele já disse que as pessoas que utilizaram (quase) o nome dele são mentirosas. [...]
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