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*citation needed for both being able to blow up an asteroid adequately, and to have a high probability to spot them. At least from my childhood on discovery cha
by rgawdzik 11y ago
*citation needed for both being able to blow up an asteroid adequately, and to have a high probability to spot them. At least from my childhood on discovery channel, both are nearly impossible (With respect to seeing the asteroid, it would be too late to make a difference)
- eudox 11y agoYou fly some nukes into it. Usually, at this point someone links to some NDT interview with Jon Stewart or something where he says "but if you blow up an asteroid, the chunks will still hit you". Yes, well, if you blow up an asteroid the ratio of surface area to volume will change, and a greater percentage of the asteroid's mass will be