Comments on: An asteroid missed us last night

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:59:33 +0000

Hey! We are still alive.

We should wait now for 2012.

Hmff…..

By: Quiet_Desperation

Quiet_Desperation — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:57:08 +0000

Well it woke *me* up. Man, am I ever a light sleeper.

By: StevoR

StevoR — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:34:19 +0000

Ditto.

By: Tako Nigiri

Tako Nigiri — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:34:01 +0000

Michael Lonergan said:
“I don’t think I’d really want to know. Instant vaporization seems much more desirable than worrying about what to wear for three days.”

I have to agree and it’s possible it could happen that way.
If I never get to post again, I like to thank the Bad Astronomer for a great website.

By: Lugosi

Lugosi — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:26:10 +0000

Thanks for telling us about the near miss. Guess I’ll go change my underwear now.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:10:48 +0000

On that note, can’t wait for Phil’s new book!

By: DLC

DLC — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:21:28 +0000

Harold, your reasoning is flawed.
an asteroid impact would not be mistaken for a nuclear event.
a small one would barely be noticed, while a huge city-destroyer would not possibly be mistaken for anything other than what it was.
An “apocalypse scale” impact would not leave anyone left to give the orders to launch weapons.