Talk:Torino Scale
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- 0 indicates an object has a negligibly small chance of collision with the Earth, compared with the usual "background noise" of collision events, or is too small to penetrate the Earth's atmosphere intact.
Whoever posted the colorful diagram should have marked the horizontal scale probability of impact. Leaving it unmarked is a serious disservice to readers, especially those whose math backgrounds might be a little weak.
- The horizontal scale still doesn't make sense -- needs some sort of units, also the probability seems reversed? 24.27.18.130 03:02, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
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- I'm not sure I understand what you find missing. Probability doesn't have any units. It's just a number from 0 to 1. The scale along the x-axis is logarithmic, though, and maybe that's what you find confusing? It goes from a very small probability on the left (probability close to 0) to an almost certain event (probability=1) to the right. We should probably explain this in the image caption for those who aren't familiar with such diagrams. I agree that articles like this should make sense also for those not that strong in math, so it's great that you tell us when something might be confusing. Shanes 03:19, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
Also, I wonder about the "penetrate...intact" thing. A one kilogram meteorite won't cause too much damage, even if it makes it all the way to the ground. Objects like that almost always splash harmlessly into the ocean or hit deserted rural areas.
Is someone trying to scare us, or is this just sloppy work? --Uncle Ed 14:12, 2 Sep 2003 (UTC)
I added a table which gives descriptions along with the levels. I'm not a table-wizard, but It's a start. I'm not sure if it's better than the nested ordered list, so any feedback is appreciated. --SeanO 21:06, Sep 7, 2003 (UTC)
[edit] 2008 AF4?
I understand from this update that 2008 AF4 was downgraded. Does anybody have a source?
(The following source can produce raw data regarding the path of the object, but I am not sure how to intepret its results: http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi?find_body=1&body_group=sb&sstr=2008%20AF4.) 69.140.152.55 (talk) 15:37, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
