Asteroid To Pass Near Earth On Monday 183
TigerNut writes "Asteroid 2011 MD was discovered on June 22 by LINEAR, and its flight path will take it within 8000 miles (12000 km) of Earth. Orbital predictions indicate that its flight path will be significantly altered by this close approach."
Re:8000 miles = Close shave (Score:4, Funny)
Yup. It definitely would cause a flesh wound if it were to strike an individual. You might even get a permanent scar.
Re:Cars? Houses? Pets? People? (Score:5, Funny)
I sure wouldn't want an object like that falling on my car, or my home, or into my pool, or onto my dog, or even onto myself.
and especially not your testicles.
Re:Could it break up due to tidal forces? (Score:3, Funny)
Is there any chance that this could brake into fragments due to tidal forces when it passes close to the Earth?
Depends on if it has disc or drum brakes, I suppose.
Re:8000 miles = Close shave (Score:5, Funny)
So the same as our tactical nukes ~ 750 KT, enough to wipe out Manhattan. Perhaps statistically the chance of hitting a major city is low, but if it does hit a city, it would be tragic and the stats would no longer matter. Even if it was a 1 in a billion chance, I'd be all for spending a trillion dollars trying to nuke it out of existence.
You work for the TSA, don't you?