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These things don't even need to impact the surface to cause massive damage. They can disintegrate mid-air or just pass earth closely and the resulting shock wav
by chmod775 4y ago
These things don't even need to impact the surface to cause massive damage. They can disintegrate mid-air or just pass earth closely and the resulting shock wave will already be devastating. Examples: Tunguska explosion and the Chelyabinsk meteor.
At their speeds they're impacting the atmosphere in a similar way a bullet impacts water (it disintegrates and loses speed rapidly, causing a big splash).
- codethief 4y agoAh yes, the Chelyabinsk meteor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ch5mtxmLk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ch5mtxmLk Also, here's a great recording of the shock wave, illustrating your point: https://youtu.be/TKXZ5dwwTyc https://youtu.be/TKXZ5dwwTyc