russians say asteroid may hit earth

http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/article/744268--giant-asteroid-to-pass-earth-at-close-range

If the asteroid does come to hit earth then the governement better do something or bad stuff will happen

http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/article/744268--giant-asteroid-to-pass-earth-at-close-range

If the asteroid does come to hit earth then the governement better do something or bad stuff will happen

reveiwer

If there was even a slight chance of it hitting, it would be blown up first.

You do realise that there is litterally nothing we can do right now about a Comet or asteroid? We can fire a few nukes but that's it. We just have to hope it doesn't hit (obviously).

I think some people have seen one too many Hollywood movies (cough cough Armageddon).

If there was even a slight chance of it hitting, it would be blown up first.

Pirate700

2029? Are you kidding me? A little early for this thread.

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If there was even a slight chance of it hitting, it would be blown up first.

EMOEVOLUTION

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]

If there was even a slight chance of it hitting, it would be blown up first.

Pirate700

The most logical solution is to attempt to change it's path..

If there was even a slight chance of it hitting, it would be blown up first.

Pirate700

Or they'd send up Bruce Willis to drill a hole in it and plant some explosives so that it'd blow into two pieces each of which would miss the Earth...

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]

If there was even a slight chance of it hitting, it would be blown up first.

Pirate700

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[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] how? Right now the technology to blow up an asteroid does not exist.MushroomWig

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[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] how? Right now the technology to blow up an asteroid does not exist.EMOEVOLUTION

Not to mention that this would be a horrible thing. Rather than one big asteroid, we have thousands or millions of smaller asteroids in addition to the big asteroid raining down on us.

No, we don't have the technological means to blow up an asteroid and even if we did that would cause more destruction than leaving it whole.

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]Keep thinking that.

Pirate700

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]Keep thinking that.

Pirate700

It's not a piece of rock. It's an asteroid coming at tremendous speeds; it cannot be destroyed by any technological means we have. It's impossible; our best efforts could only cause an asteroid to break up into multiple pieces.

If there was even a slight chance of it hitting, it would be blown up first.

Pirate700

Blowing up the asteroid would be counter-productive as it would only be blown into little pieces which would still hit and thus destroy the earth. It would be more logical to divert the asteroid with an explosion.

I've been hearing about this asteroid for years and years. If it's going to hit, we'll do something. In truth, there are so many other dangers out there in space beyond just asteroids that could wipe us all out. Just be happy that this asteroid was actually seen.

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]Keep thinking that.

Pirate700

The movie Armageddon, anyone:question:

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[QUOTE="MushroomWig"] Lol, my statement on how people have watched too many movies seems to be correct. The government can't even manage a hurricane, you seriously think they could ever stop a comet?EMOEVOLUTION

Obvious sarcasm. :P

The movie Armageddon, anyone:question:

Goods_Merchant

btw why is everyone so worried? It isn't going to hit Earth until 2036 by then we will have already been dead for 24 years. :P

btw why is everyone so worried? It isn't going to hit Earth until 2036 by then we will have already been dead for 24 years. :P

rrclarkcdr

[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] how? Right now the technology to blow up an asteroid does not exist.EMOEVOLUTION

The most logical solution is to attempt to change it's path..

[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] how? Right now the technology to blow up an asteroid does not exist.EMOEVOLUTION

The most logical solution is to attempt to change it's path..

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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]Keep thinking that.

BumFluff122

The most logical solution is to attempt to change it's path..

No, humans haven't managed to land on a comet, only a small capsule. Crashing a small capsule onto a comet is a farcry from being able to actually destroy or deflect it enough to pass us by. I think certain people are suffering from "mankind fanboyism", thinking there isn't anything we can't do.MushroomWig

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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]Keep thinking that.

BumFluff122

The most logical solution is to attempt to change it's path..

[QUOTE="Goods_Merchant"]

The movie Armageddon, anyone:question:

MushroomWig

Y2K, 2012, Swine flu, Bird flu, and now asteriods hitting the Earth. I have come to the conclusion that people love living in paranoia. Maybe the media is to blame.

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"] No, humans haven't managed to land on a comet, only a small capsule. Crashing a small capsule onto a comet is a farcry from being able to actually destroy or deflect it enough to pass us by. I think certain people are suffering from "mankind fanboyism", thinking there isn't anything we can't do.BumFluff122

Y2K, 2012, Swine flu, Bird flu, and now asteriods hitting the Earth. I have come to the conclusion that people love living in paranoia. Maybe the media is to blame.

Dante2710

The end of times is upon us.:|

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[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] IT doesn't.. do you know how fast asteroids are traveling through space? And if the asteroid is large enough.. there is nothing on earth that would break it to pieces.

The most logical solution is to attempt to change it's path..

EMOEVOLUTION

The technology does not exist to effectively obliterate an asteroid to the point where it would have no impact on the surface of the earth. There are asteroids 900 KM in diameter. That's bigger than a mountain. A relatively small asteroid we could blow up.. The scientists themselves even say it's not possible right now with current technology. So, I don't see why you'd go out of your way to say they're wrong.EMOEVOLUTION

[QUOTE="Dante2710"]

Y2K, 2012, Swine flu, Bird flu, and now asteriods hitting the Earth. I have come to the conclusion that people love living in paranoia. Maybe the media is to blame.

tsduv21

The end of times is upon us.:|

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] The technology does not exist to effectively obliterate an asteroid to the point where it would have no impact on the surface of the earth. There are asteroids 900 KM in diameter. That's bigger than a mountain. A relatively small asteroid we could blow up.. The scientists themselves even say it's not possible right now with current technology. So, I don't see why you'd go out of your way to say they're wrong.BumFluff122

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[QUOTE="MushroomWig"] No, humans haven't managed to land on a comet, only a small capsule. Crashing a small capsule onto a comet is a farcry from being able to actually destroy or deflect it enough to pass us by. I think certain people are suffering from "mankind fanboyism", thinking there isn't anything we can't do.MushroomWig

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"][QUOTE="BumFluff122"]Your post argues with itself. You said "No we actually haven't landed on a comet, only a small capsule". Human technology HAS landed on a comet as you stated in your post.

BumFluff122

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[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] The technology does not exist to effectively obliterate an asteroid to the point where it would have no impact on the surface of the earth. There are asteroids 900 KM in diameter. That's bigger than a mountain. A relatively small asteroid we could blow up.. The scientists themselves even say it's not possible right now with current technology. So, I don't see why you'd go out of your way to say they're wrong.EMOEVOLUTION

You could of explained it a bit better, it's a big difference between us landing on a comet and just sending cheap technology there.

MushroomWig

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"][QUOTE="BumFluff122"]Did you read my entire post? In it I stated the reasoning behind why they say such things. It isn;t a problem if destroyign the asteroid as it exists. It's a problem with all the pieces that break off that is the reason why scientists aren't considering it as a course of action. We can drop all the nuclear warheads we want on a comet or asteroid, as we do have the technology, however the aftereffects of blowing up an asteroid or comet is that all the pieces that made up that asteroid or comet would rain down on Earth. It would probably be even more devastatign and would merely compound our problem.

BumFluff122

You do realise that there is litterally nothing we can do right now about a Comet or asteroid? We can fire a few nukes but that's it. We just have to hope it doesn't hit (obviously).

I think some people have seen one too many Hollywood movies (cough cough Armageddon).

MushroomWig

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You could of explained it a bit better, it's a big difference between us landing on a comet and just sending cheap technology there.

BumFluff122

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[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] All right then. Anyways.. the most effective way to deal with a large asteroid is to attach some form of propulsion to it so it changes it's course.EMOEVOLUTION