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Redblueflare · 07-24-2002, 05:03 PM

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Originally posted by Beaumanoir:
Amen,

But, Uhh... Wouldn't That Just Send Lots Of Little Asteroids At Us? O Well, They'd Burn Up On Entry. But Seriously, They Could Just Nuke It Couldn't They?[/QB]

Well scientists have talked about this thing before, and blowing it to peices is a good possibility. A big asteroid does a lot more damage than many small meteorites. I don't know if a nuke could completely destroy it though. Maybe just blast if off course.

SomeGuy · 07-24-2002, 05:04 PM

So we're all going to die? But I never got kiss my girlfriend.

Horatio · 07-24-2002, 05:05 PM

Anyone see Deep Impact?
Ah well, I'll probably be dead by then. Oh wait, you said 17 years? Aw, crap!
Hm, so I have 17 years to live. cool. Now I can plan all my meetings around the event.

Neb · 07-24-2002, 05:05 PM

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Originally posted by /)eathKiller:
um let's NUKE it just to be safe... come on you want to disarm our aresenal lets disarm it on some space rocks!

That's a quite good idea. "Disarming" it otherwise just means dissasembling it into smaller parts that can be made into nukes again in a couple of hours.....

Beaumanoir · 07-24-2002, 05:06 PM

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Originally posted by Redblueflare:
I don't know if a nuke could completely destroy it though. Maybe just blast if off course.

Okay, I'm Good, Either Way Works For Me [img]tongue.gif[/img]

andrewas · 07-24-2002, 05:13 PM

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Originally posted by Redblueflare:

quote:
Originally posted by Beaumanoir:
Amen,

But, Uhh... Wouldn't That Just Send Lots Of Little Asteroids At Us? O Well, They'd Burn Up On Entry. But Seriously, They Could Just Nuke It Couldn't They?

Well scientists have talked about this thing before, and blowing it to peices is a good possibility. A big asteroid does a lot more damage than many small meteorites. I don't know if a nuke could completely destroy it though. Maybe just blast if off course.[/QB][/QUOTE]Um. Depends on how small the asteroids are. A 2 kilometer rock is not going to wipe out all life on earth, although the lifeforms most people would consider important (dogs, cats, *us*) would be doomed.

A swarm of ten thousand smaller rocks could potentialy wipe out a much greater proportion of life, since instead of one huge blast and a massive shock waves, you have thousands of blasts and thousands of shocks.

You cant nuke it unless its still a fair distance away, and even then its risky. What you could do is use a barrage of nukes detonating 100 Ks out to nudge it off course. If you do it early enough you dont need to give it that much total energy, and if your smart (read: have a big computer) it woudnt be to hard to put it onto a earth/moon gravity sling into the sun. It would probably require Earths total stock of nuclear and thermonuclear wepaonry, at least.

07-24-2002, 05:14 PM

17 years...I probably won't live that long.
Have fun guys!
[img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img]

[img]tongue.gif[/img]

But hey, if by some off chance that I do (not only would I be pissed lol, but) where do we run to?

andrewas · 07-24-2002, 05:16 PM

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Originally posted by Moni:
17 years...I probably won't live that long.
Have fun guys!
[img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img]
[img]tongue.gif[/img]

But hey, if by some off chance that I do (not only would I be pissed lol, but) where do we run to?

Ah, optimism. Dontcha just love it?

Answer : Mars. Only terraformable planet close enough. IF we really put our effort into it we could probly ship a couple hundred thousand out in time.

Beaumanoir · 07-24-2002, 05:16 PM

Well Thats A Plus, I Think The World Would Be A Better Place Without Nukes Anyway, Its A Good Way To Dispose Of Them!

07-24-2002, 05:25 PM

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Originally posted by andrewas:
Ah, optimism. Dontcha just love it?

I am optimistic! What do you think has kept me alive for the last sixteen years?! Seriously though, if I can survive in this body for another 16, much less, 17 not only will it be a miracle but it will piss me off!

My comment was meant to be taken as a joke...if you knew me you'd understand...and let's not mention the fact that I haven't had any sleep in 20some hours. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 07-24-2002, 05:26 PM: Message edited by: Moni ]

07-24-2002, 05:04 PM	#12
SomeGuy Unicorn Join Date: May 14, 2002 Location: Oklahoma, USA Age: 33 Posts: 4,238	So we're all going to die? But I never got kiss my girlfriend. __________________ \"I firmly believe that any man\'s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.\"<br />-Vince Lombardi

07-24-2002, 05:05 PM	#13
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07-24-2002, 05:16 PM	#19
Beaumanoir Iron Throne Cult Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: There is no IRL, Only AFK. Age: 35 Posts: 4,896	Well Thats A Plus, I Think The World Would Be A Better Place Without Nukes Anyway, Its A Good Way To Dispose Of Them! __________________ My pokemon bring all the boys to the yard, and they're like; you wanna trade cards? Damn right, I wanna trade cards, I'll trade this but not my Charizard.

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07-24-2002, 05:14 PM	#17
Moni Guest Posts: n/a	17 years...I probably won't live that long. Have fun guys! [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img] But hey, if by some off chance that I do (not only would I be pissed lol, but) where do we run to?

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