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Response to backtoblue (Reply #10)

Fortunately that rock is too small to destroy the whole planet if it hit bluestateguy Feb 2013 #1
It' s not very big daleo Feb 2013 #19
Actually, about 700 Hiroshima-sized bombs. Psephos Feb 2013 #25
I could be wrong, but I think they mean the energy of 700 Hiroshima's Ter Feb 2013 #28
So it would be like a good sized h-bomb daleo Feb 2013 #34
Sounds about right. :) n/t Psephos Feb 2013 #36
" Mr. President, UncleYoder Feb 2013 #30
Two things Ter Feb 2013 #27
Yeah, that's what they said about Melancholia Cirque du So-What Feb 2013 #2
Exactly. nt Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #11
Um...I hope they know what they're talking about in terms of trajectory. TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #3
Yeah lets hope that sdfernando Feb 2013 #4
here's some food for thought backtoblue Feb 2013 #5
It'd be kind of cool to "lasso" them, but once they're in our orbit... TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #13
Find a way to shoot them into the sun? kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #15
hmmm, lets say we catch it, make it our pet, and start mining on it backtoblue Feb 2013 #16
Larn some fizziks damn it. TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #17
Pet? You should use, "Space-based Companion." FSogol Feb 2013 #29
And what would PETA say? whistler162 Feb 2013 #18
If a small bit of space debris hit it onlyadream Feb 2013 #6
Phil Plait's TED Talk on near Earth asteroids. longship Feb 2013 #7
Pretty interesting fella backtoblue Feb 2013 #9
That was enjoyable! Delphinus Feb 2013 #14
I shot down a lot of asteroids in the 1980s. Pretty sure I could manage it still. Deep13 Feb 2013 #8
I totally defended the planet from space invaders back in my day... backtoblue Feb 2013 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author callous taoboy Feb 2013 #32
Perhaps we will get lucky penndragon69 Feb 2013 #12
"The closest shave by any object it's size in known history"? red dog 1 Feb 2013 #20
Right. elleng Feb 2013 #21
Excellent link, thanks. red dog 1 Feb 2013 #22
you know, it may look far, but they FALL DOWN CreekDog Feb 2013 #23
Well, 'down' is a matter of perspective! elleng Feb 2013 #24
"They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance." Adsos Letter Feb 2013 #26
If it were going to impact the Earth. jambo101 Feb 2013 #31
Absolutely not. Earth_First Feb 2013 #33
They wouldn't be able to conceal it. Posteritatis Feb 2013 #35
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