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treewojima
03/16/18 4:36:31 PM
#51:


The probability is 1/2700 as of now. That is subject to change as the asteroid gets closer and we're better able to observe its trajectory. The point being, the risk right now is high enough and time ample enough that we should seriously consider our options.
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hyperpsycho
03/16/18 4:54:04 PM
#52:


brotrrwinner posted...
Pretty sure humans will be extinct by then

At the rate the environment is being destroyed I'm going with this.
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Super Saiyan 3 Goku
03/16/18 5:00:47 PM
#53:


I would be surprised if humans are still around in 100 years. The late Stephen Hawking pondered that same thought.
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SazhAndFrocobo
03/16/18 5:00:51 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4kprzMXVKY" data-time="

Call in the Ouendan
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FightingGames
03/16/18 5:13:16 PM
#55:


Loghain posted...
I'll be dead by then, don't care

some of us are gonna become cryogenetically frozen before then
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Kazi1212
03/16/18 5:46:38 PM
#56:


So climate change isnt humanitys greatest threat anymore?
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Complete_Idi0t
03/16/18 5:48:30 PM
#57:


Those scientists are so dumb. The Earth will have moved from its current position in the orbit in 100 years
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DarkTransient
03/16/18 5:49:59 PM
#58:


Use a nearly-pure-fusion nuke like Tsar Bomba was. Yes, there may still be a bit of radioactive fallout from it, but what's worse - a minor amount of radioactive fallout that, realistically, probably is miniscule compared to the amount already in the atmosphere from previous nuclear tests and power plant failures like Chernobyl / Fukushima; or the world getting fucked up the ass by a mega asteroid?
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Ammonitida
03/16/18 5:59:02 PM
#59:


Loghain posted...
I'll be dead by then, don't care


Your great grandchildren will.
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Ryven
03/16/18 6:13:13 PM
#61:


Ammonitida posted...
Loghain posted...
I'll be dead by then, don't care


Your great grandchildren will.


I can imagine that conversation between the great grandchildren about their great grandparents over that lol
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Complete_Idi0t
03/16/18 6:14:08 PM
#62:


Global warming will have destroyed us before then anyway
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Ulyanyx
03/16/18 6:17:08 PM
#63:


WaffIeElite posted...
thecoolgu posted...
I guess nobody read that it has a 1/2,700 chance of hitting the Earth.

If it stays that way, than you'd have to be paranoid to worry about it.


Thank you for your hilariously worthless opinion.

1/2700 chance is ridiculously high for when factoring in a risk matrix that has a damage scale on the level of "Astronomical impact".

There's a reason why people like you do not make decisions.


Ms Howley said: "The probability of a Bennu impact may be 1 in 2,700 today, but that will almost certainly change for better or worse as we gather more data about its orbit.
Delay is the greatest enemy of any asteroid deflection mission. Thats why theres urgency in getting viable deflection platforms on the shelf today.

planet X could be real? Nibiru or whatever it's called.
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Capital_Tenant
03/16/18 6:19:13 PM
#64:


First of all, we'll be dead at that point.

Secondly, Bennu has a 1 in 2,700 chance of striking Earth on September 25, 2135. Don't get hysterical just yet.

So, yeah. This is a nice little info.
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ThanksUglyGod
03/16/18 6:20:33 PM
#65:


Who cares? Infinity War comes out next month, and One Piece should in theory be finished by then.
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Joenage
03/16/18 6:38:27 PM
#66:


This topic shows the mentality of a lot of people who won't be having children their entire lives lol
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greggreggreg2000
03/16/18 6:39:47 PM
#67:


In A.D. 2101 war was beginning. Well have zig fighters by then. For great justice
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voldothegr8
03/16/18 6:41:02 PM
#68:


Yolo!
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WizardofHoth
03/16/18 6:42:43 PM
#69:


We be dead long before 2135, so why freak out over a stupid rock from outer space?
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Complete_Idi0t
03/16/18 6:44:27 PM
#70:


Joenage posted...
This topic shows the mentality of a lot of people who won't be having children their entire lives lol


Why does it matter if something bad happens to someone who shares my genes or another person? You humans are so illogical
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chill02
03/16/18 6:48:39 PM
#71:


Ammonitida posted...
Loghain posted...
I'll be dead by then, don't care


Your great grandchildren will.


I'm not having kids
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The Admiral
03/16/18 6:51:56 PM
#72:


I don't know why you'd want to destroy the asteroid; that just increases the chance of fragments hitting the Earth. All you need to do is change its trajectory.
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Roxborough4Ever
03/16/18 6:57:14 PM
#73:


wish i was here to see it
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voldothegr8
03/16/18 7:15:04 PM
#74:


The Admiral posted...
I don't know why you'd want to destroy the asteroid; that just increases the chance of fragments hitting the Earth. All you need to do is change its trajectory.

I mean, better some fragments than the whole planet ruined.
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Kazi1212
03/16/18 7:21:32 PM
#75:


Why dont we just take the asteroid and PUSH it somewhere else?
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CharlesBronson
03/16/18 7:22:50 PM
#76:


voldothegr8 posted...
The Admiral posted...
I don't know why you'd want to destroy the asteroid; that just increases the chance of fragments hitting the Earth. All you need to do is change its trajectory.

I mean, better some fragments than the whole planet ruined.

Did you not read post #35?
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Taharqa_
03/16/18 7:23:57 PM
#77:


Don't wanna close my eyes.
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Nomadic View
03/16/18 7:24:24 PM
#78:


thecoolgu posted...
I guess nobody read that it has a 1/2,700 chance of hitting the Earth.

If it stays that way, than you'd have to be paranoid to worry about it.


1 in 2,700 isnt terrible odds, honestly. Id play the lottery a bit more if I had odds like that.
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LazyyAmerican
03/16/18 8:14:19 PM
#79:


Dudes and dudettes....the answer is simple. Send a team of oil men up on a spaceship and have them save the world. Make sure that one is allowed to carry a weapon too.
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Complete_Idi0t
03/16/18 8:16:05 PM
#80:


LazyyAmerican posted...
Dudes and dudettes....the answer is simple. Send a team of oil men up on a spaceship and have them save the world. Make sure that one is allowed to carry a weapon too.


Why don't we train astronauts how to be drillers instead of training drillers how to be astronauts
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LazyyAmerican
03/16/18 8:17:59 PM
#81:


Also..

Don't wanna fall asleep.
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Giant_Aspirin
03/16/18 8:21:58 PM
#82:


Yeah, 1/2700 isn't a very significant chance, but if it happens, the consequences are terribly significant. if the earth gets hit by that rock we are FUCKED. the article didn't go into what would happen if something of that size hit us but i suspect those that survived would be living in a nightmare. it's not like we'll have the capability to live elsewhere in 100 years.

so yeah, i think 1/2700 chance for humanity to be practically wiped out is something we ought to take rather seriously.
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WindMouseHanpan
03/16/18 8:23:49 PM
#83:


If the odds are only 1 in 2700, I don't think there's much reason to worry. Besides, this is over 100 years into the future. At the rate technology is currently advancing, there's no telling what kinds of weapons and gadgets we'll have by then. We may very well be able to actually deflect a meteor of that size by that point.
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Giant_Aspirin
03/16/18 8:27:41 PM
#84:


The Admiral posted...
All you need to do is change its trajectory.


i think that's the hard part. they said the best technology we have for that right now wouldn't even budge it because it's so massive.

In the case of Bennu, scientists have deemed HAMMER inadequate as it would be unable to nudge the massive asteroid off course.
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RoboLaserGandhi
03/16/18 8:30:29 PM
#85:


1200 megatons

At first I was like "okay so it's like a big nuke, whatever, hope it's not a populated area"

But apparently Tsar Bomba, the largest nuclear explosion, was 50 megatons.

So yeah we'd be a little fucked.
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Cookie Bag
03/16/18 8:32:39 PM
#86:


I was about to panic a bit when i saw the year it could happen, can't give less shits
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Giant_Aspirin
03/16/18 8:33:14 PM
#87:


RoboLaserGandhi posted...
1200 megatons

At first I was like "okay so it's like a big nuke, whatever, hope it's not a populated area"

But apparently Tsar Bomba, the largest nuclear explosion, was 50 megatons.

So yeah we'd be a little fucked.


just imagine the dust that would block the sky.
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Dark_SilverX
03/16/18 8:34:11 PM
#88:


Nice.
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VTBM
03/16/18 8:51:03 PM
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BlueJester007
03/16/18 9:01:45 PM
#90:


Well, good luck future human race.
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Payzmaykr
03/16/18 9:04:39 PM
#91:


This is probably something they made up to get more funding.
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RoboLaserGandhi
03/16/18 9:07:34 PM
#92:


Payzmaykr posted...
This is probably something they made up to get more funding.

Okay but it's completely verifiable since it's a fucking asteroid
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Pepys Monster
03/16/18 9:07:42 PM
#93:


CE: "There's only a 1 in 2700 chance. There's no reason to worry. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to buy a lottery ticket even though my odds of winning are 1 in 259 million."
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Ryven
03/16/18 9:11:07 PM
#94:


Bump. Loving the discussion haha
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Aloner
03/16/18 9:11:26 PM
#95:


Well at least we won't miss much after we die.
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The Admiral
03/16/18 9:12:29 PM
#96:


Giant_Aspirin posted...
The Admiral posted...
All you need to do is change its trajectory.


i think that's the hard part. they said the best technology we have for that right now wouldn't even budge it because it's so massive.

In the case of Bennu, scientists have deemed HAMMER inadequate as it would be unable to nudge the massive asteroid off course.


Well we do have 100 years to work on it.
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myzz7
03/16/18 9:14:25 PM
#97:


Blue_Inigo posted...
dave_is_slick posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
Who cares? Every one of us will be dead

And what about the people AFTER us you selfish prick?

Fuck em


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Giant_Aspirin
03/16/18 9:23:30 PM
#98:


The Admiral posted...
Giant_Aspirin posted...
The Admiral posted...
All you need to do is change its trajectory.


i think that's the hard part. they said the best technology we have for that right now wouldn't even budge it because it's so massive.

In the case of Bennu, scientists have deemed HAMMER inadequate as it would be unable to nudge the massive asteroid off course.


Well we do have 100 years to work on it.


which is an awful long time when you're talking about technology and scientific progress.

i think we can figure it out if we invest ample resources into the problem, especially considering it should be a global effort.

imagine working on that.

"hey so what do you do?"
"oh i just work on trying to save humanity nbd"
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The_Doge
03/16/18 9:44:30 PM
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03/16/18 9:48:53 PM
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