Ferocious Aardvark wrote:Meanwhile maybe we can all start panicking again as research has been published that says there is a scarily high chance of the Earth being struck by Asteroid 1999 RQ36 in 2182. We only have until 2080 realistically to stop it or deflect it. If we don't, then we are having a roulette-style gamble as the present odds of a collision roundabout then are only around 500-1.
I therefore think this object should be given a proper scary name. 199RQ36 don't cut it.
I think we should call it 'The Great Cleanser'.
If the human race is wiped out then so what? The world loses species all the time why are we worth saving? It'll still be spinning and life will go on in one form or another. I suppose we could spend all our time and money on some sort of big asteroid gun or we could all learn to play the sitar and go to the pub a lot. I'm not going to panic, I've had my fun and I'll be long gone.
Let 'em deal with it in 2182 I say.
