There’s a 1 in 40 chance that we could get wiped out by an asteroid on that date.
Not that I’m panicking, but I’m curious as to how a 1 in 40 chance works out to a 97.4% probability that it’ll miss us.
Ahh, another reason not to have kids! 
“But honey, do we really want our kids to be raised in a post apocalyptic world ala Fallout?”
[Doing the maths]
402.5= 100
12.5= 2.5
Therefore 2.5 percent of a hit, and a 97.5 chance of a hit… so who messed up? Me or them, or is there a third possibility that I’ve not factored in?
I can’t see where the 97.4% comes from either.
Anyway, if it’s going to hit in 2029, at least I’ll still be able to catch the total solar eclipse in Sydney in 2028.
I’m sure that by 2029 we’ll have a great 2020s Style Death Ray perfected.
I assume the 2.6% was the “accurate” figure, and this was rounded to 1 in 40, as opposed to 1 in 38.46, for the media…
What’s the line in Vegas?
Well, I’ll be 52 at that point. Not exactly too old to go out with a ‘bang’, but what the hell . . .
And to think, it’ll hit just two days before Tax Day. :mad:
Tripler
April, eh? At least I can get good ‘n’ drunk for St. Patty’s Day that year.
Youngster, I’ll be 60.
You say that now, but what if you’re doing your returns the week before and discover you owe money to the government? Instead of giving it to Uncle Sam, you can blow it on Roofie Coladas and Viagra Cocktails at the hotel bar in Maui!
I say avoid the rush and start now! 
You know what’s weird…when I saw the thread title, the first thing that came to mind was Jesus. And that, assuming he was born in 4 B.C. and lived to be 33 as tradition holds, Apr 13 2029 is probably the 2,000 anniversary of the crucifixion. Or thereabouts. If it ever happened, yadayada.
Cue Twilight Zone music…
Punk. I’ll be 62.
hmmm… I’ll be 70. Sounds better than a slow death in an old folks’ home.
Plans For 4/13/29
Save the world from a life-threatening asteroid in some intelligent hollywood fashion…
…not by sending Bruce Willis to the asteroid but…
…by co-ordinating a worldwide nuclear strike on the asteroid which would blow it into so many smithereens that they would be small enough to break up in earth’s atmposphere harmlessly…
I’ll be 52. Too old to enjoy life, so this asteroid thing works out pretty well.
Thanks for the heads up!
Yeah, but is April 13, 2029 Easter (or good friday)? If so, that is even weirder!
I’m 57 now:
I got the ‘roids coming and going on some schedule only they know about;
arthritis is working on the right hand and shoulder;
the dick don’t work worth a hoot anymore;
I need glasses to read’;
famous people are dying that I didn’t even know ever lived;
weight loss is a dream;
it’s years until Ms Hook can retire;
I never go anywhere without taking a bunch of Rolaids;
the good health news at this age is, “It’s not as bad as we first thought.”
Frankly, at 82, a good astroid slamming sounds like a good thing to me.
If the asteroid were to hit and you were standing at the exact point of impact, which would kill you: the shock wave or the actual hit?
Easter will be on 1 April 2029. It misses Ramadan, too, in case you were going to ask. It could hit, Songkran, the Thai New Year, but can’t find the exact date for that year.
Young whippersnapper.
I’ll be 81. Hopefully, I’ll go out with a bang involving a 19 year old hottie the night before.
It’ll miss us: The Death Clock says I have until Tuesday, December 3, 2047.