Asteroid

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 2002-10-09 10:12pm

I think I read somewhere (Scientific American?) that there is a 1:1000000 chance of an asteroid hitting the earth in 2015. Hmm better chance then winning the lottery if you only bought 1 ticket.

Alferd Packer · Post by **Alferd Packer** » 2002-10-09 10:19pm

All the more reason for research towards 200GT TLs, right?

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-10-09 10:47pm

Alferd Packer wrote:All the more reason for research towards 200GT TLs, right?

Yes that way even if the asteroid misses, we can still wipe out much of earths surface life ourselves on a scale never possible with thermonuclear weapons. This will aid the cleansing greatly.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2002-10-10 12:04am

Damn right. It's time to stop relying on natural disasters for extinction-level events; they're just not reliable.

C.S.Strowbridge · Post by **C.S.Strowbridge** » 2002-10-10 03:27am

How big is this asteroid? Cuase the earth is constantly being hit by tiny asteroids. I'm full of tinier asteroids. ... Time to go to bed.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 2002-10-10 08:49am

supposed to be big enough for extinction level event

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2002-10-10 05:02pm

I say we use every concept for deflecting an asteroid at the same time. Use lasers, nukes, solar sails, Orion rockets, and KE weapons, and pray that they don't cancel each other out and sent the asteroid toward us faster.

I better save up for that space shuttle trip... I'll stay in space for a few centuries, until all the effects of the asteroid are gone and bacteria can live again, and land.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-10-10 05:11pm

bruce willis will take care of this.

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2002-10-10 08:37pm

It would be fun seeing us throwing everything we had at the asteroid and having them all cancel each other out

Singular Quartet · Post by **Singular Quartet** » 2002-10-12 05:54pm

ArmorPierce wrote:It would be fun seeing us throwing everything we had at the asteroid and having them all cancel each other out

Yes... but in a bad way...

Australopithicus · Post by **Australopithicus** » 2002-10-12 05:57pm

I've heard that it will hit in 2019 and is around 2 km wide. But I'm not sure. However, there is a margin of error of about a billion miles either side, so it's by no means certain.

Which is good.

Evil Jerk · Post by **Evil Jerk** » 2002-10-12 06:32pm

Do not worry, asteroids will not hit us any time soon.
Unless I activate my Super Asteroid Attractor!
Deposit 800 trillion dollars into my evil supervillian's account or face the consequences!!

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-10-12 08:07pm

Deposit 800 trillion dollars into my evil supervillian's account or face the consequences!!

Fellow Evil Overlord to another you KNOW you can buy and sell everything on the planet with a mear 200 Trillion so why the extra 600? Now I could see an Extra trillion or maybe even hundred Trillion if one wanted a Giant Scouge McDuck Style giant Vault where one could swiming though money(We still are not exactly sure how he does that) but an extra 600? Why that much!?

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2002-10-13 09:47pm

I heard about the 2019 one. I think it will hit with a teraton of force, if it hits. It's not that bad. I mean, it could hit with a petaton of force, or even an exaton! And, since it's not that big, it could be moved or destroyed easier than, say, a 20km wide asteroid.