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According to Clark R. Chapman (2007) [1], the "Odds of Dying in the U.S. from Selected Causes in a Human Lifetime" have Regional Asteroid/Comet Impact as 1 in 1
by stevenjgarner 3y ago
According to Clark R. Chapman (2007) [1], the "Odds of Dying in the U.S. from Selected Causes in a Human Lifetime" have Regional Asteroid/Comet Impact as 1 in 1,600,000, while the Odds of winning the PowerBall are 1 in 195,249,054.
[1] https://www2.tulane.edu/~sanelson/Natural_Disasters/impacts.htm https://www2.tulane.edu/~sanelson/Natural_Disasters/impacts....
- pfdietz 3y agoI think the odds of dying from asteroid impact come from global collapse of agriculture, not the thing falling near you.
- itishappy 3y agoMost asteroids aren't the Earth ending kind. > Every day, Earth is bombarded with more than 100 tons of dust and sand-sized particles. https://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/asteroids/asteroid-fast-facts/ https://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/asteroids/asteroid-fast-fa...
- pfdietz 3y agoYes, but an asteroid doesn't have to be earth-ending to ruin agriculture for a year. This is similar to the civilizational threat of volcanic supereruptions.