Anonymous Coward User ID: 6406905 Canada 02/15/2013 07:34 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How to defend against asteroids and meteors Good info considering. Typically the preserve of science-fiction, now top of the news agenda, the prospect of an asteroid striking earth is raising alarm. This morning a meteor streaked across the sky in Russia, causing explosions and injuring 400 people. Later today a 150-ft asteroid will shave past earth at 17,000 miles distance, the closest recorded. If it hit, it could flatten London. So what defences do we have? Meteors and asteroids have crashed into earth and will do so again. In 1908, one flattened 800 miles of Siberian tundra. Astronomers predict an asteroid spotted in 2004, known as Apophis, will crash in to the earth in 2036. Even if Apophis misses, Wired report that "it's just a matter of time" before a rock lands plum on planet earth. [ link to www.independent.co.uk] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 10249514 Canada 02/15/2013 07:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: How to defend against asteroids and meteors |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 34443701 Bosnia and Herzegovina 02/15/2013 07:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: How to defend against asteroids and meteors We have NASA |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 34259961 United Kingdom 02/15/2013 07:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: How to defend against asteroids and meteors Defend yourself with the object immediately to your right as you read this! (not counting mouse or mouse mat).
Mine is some toilet tissue that I just sneezed into. Should do the job. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 21404904 United States 02/15/2013 07:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: How to defend against asteroids and meteors Get under your desk and clench your hands together tightly as you cower in fear. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 6406905 Canada 02/15/2013 07:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: How to defend against asteroids and meteors
Get under your desk and clench your hands together tightly as you cower in fear.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 21404904 My desk is made of press board. It will fall apart if I spill water on it. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 33394957 Hong Kong 02/15/2013 07:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: How to defend against asteroids and meteors go the other direction. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 34345444 United Kingdom 02/15/2013 08:16 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: How to defend against asteroids and meteors I'm voting on run like hell. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 6406905 Canada 02/15/2013 08:17 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: How to defend against asteroids and meteors I'm voting on run like hell.
Quoting: The Loophole That just might work. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 23290196 United States 02/15/2013 08:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: How to defend against asteroids and meteors Get under your desk and clench your hands together tightly as you cower in fear.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 21404904 My desk is made of press board. It will fall apart if I spill water on it. Quoting: Wash |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 33995537 United States 02/15/2013 08:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: How to defend against asteroids and meteors I've heard running in a large figure eight pattern and screaming "Oh my god" while holding your arms above you helps. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 6406905 Canada 02/15/2013 10:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: How to defend against asteroids and meteors
I've heard running in a large figure eight pattern and screaming "Oh my god" while holding your arms above you helps.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 33995537 I've read that somewhere. |