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It's terrifying to me that we still don't have a solution to prevent an asteroid of that size from wiping us out. I suppose they only come around every few mil
by TheMagicHorsey 6y ago
It's terrifying to me that we still don't have a solution to prevent an asteroid of that size from wiping us out. I suppose they only come around every few million years, but still.
- itisit 6y agoIt's not terrifying at all once you grasp how astronomically challenging it is to pulverize or divert an asteroid of such scale: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/3/7/18251559/asteroid-blow-up-how-to https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/3/7/18251559/ast...
- TheMagicHorsey 6y agoIt's still terrifying. Its just more understandable that we haven't solved the problem.