re: Whew, That Was A Close One!!

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So if the earth was the size of a basket ball this thing would be smaller than a pin head. And if the earth was sitting under one goal the asteroid would pass at the free throw line on the other side of the court.
Meh, I guess that's kinda close

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within the context of the solar system, that's extremely close, actually… and that's the plane of thinking they are explaining from...