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Article #49Re: Comet Collision
From: Richard A. Schumacher
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 04:06
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 04:06
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>There is a greater change of dying from a train wreck or a car accident than >getting plowed by the comet. Agreed, since all of us will be dead anyway when P S/T returns. I still maintain that any single, forseeable event which would kill all of humanity deserves to be called a tremendous danger. >Another thing to consider: How big is this comet? It doesn't have to hit >us to do some major damage. YOOGE tidal waves, earthquakes, knocking >the earth out of it's orbit, etc. Y'know...minor worldwide disaters. No. It's a dirty iceball about 10 km wide at the most, so it masses less than the island of Manhattan. If it doesn't actually hit the Earth, the only effect will be one a hell of a spectacular show in space.
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