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re: Smoke 'em if you got 'em: Only blind luck keeping asteroids from hitting cities
Posted on 4/18/14 at 10:45 pm to weagle99
Posted on 4/18/14 at 10:45 pm to weagle99
I don't understand how it's "blind luck" considering the huge surface area of the earth and that only 23 have hit since 2001. Seems like the odds that it would hit a densely populated area are very high.
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Posted on 4/18/14 at 10:47 pm to stout
Good point.
Fact remains: A space rock hitting a major US city would be a game changer for awhile in this country.
Fact remains: A space rock hitting a major US city would be a game changer for awhile in this country.
Posted on 4/18/14 at 10:49 pm to stout
The earth doesn't have a huge surface area.
Sincerely,
Space
Sincerely,
Space
Posted on 4/18/14 at 10:51 pm to stout
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I don't understand how it's "blind luck" considering the huge surface area of the earth and that only 23 have hit since 2001. Seems like the odds that it would hit a densely populated area are very high.
It's blind luck because chance is the only reason why it didn't happen.
We didn't even know it happened in advance, much less than the ability to do anything but evacuate.
The fact that the vast majority of the surface is relatively unpopulated is the reason why the odds were in our favor.
Doesn't stop it from being blind luck.
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