City level DOOM™

[AtW]

City-obliterating asteroid screamed past Earth the other night – and boffins only clocked it just 26 hours beforehand

'We should have seen it earlier' astro-prof tells El Reg after rock whizzed between us and Moon

City-obliterating asteroid screamed past Earth the other night – and boffins only clocked it just 26 hours beforehand • The Register

 

[Zigenare]

City-obliterating asteroid screamed past Earth the other night – and boffins only clocked it just 26 hours beforehand

'We should have seen it earlier' astro-prof tells El Reg after rock whizzed between us and Moon

City-obliterating asteroid screamed past Earth the other night – and boffins only clocked it just 26 hours beforehand • The Register

Which city did it obliterate?

 

[BrilloPad]

It would wipe out 99% of the human race. And thus be beneficial for the planet.

 

[Old Greg]

Which city did it obliterate?

Are you slow?

 

[jamesbrown]

One of only one reason to have MF in the UK. Bouncy castle effect.

 

[Old Greg]

One of only one reason to have MF in the UK. Bouncy castle effect.

Accepting the risk of the Fat Twunt Event Horizon.

 

[original PM]

I mean talk about over egging the pudding.

"If it had hit Columbus, Ohio, then there would be Columbus, Ohio, no more. But if it hits somewhere where there is nothing, then not much would happen. If it hits the ocean, it may incite a tsunami, but not one that’s life threatening."

 

[NotAllThere]

It would wipe out 99% of the human race. And thus be beneficial for the planet.

It would have hit with the energy of ~5 Megaton nuke. Which if you were under it, might put a bad spin on your day. But only very briefly. However, there's far more of the planet where nobody is than were somebody is, making the chances of fatality rather low.

But it should have been spotted earlier.

 

[BrilloPad]

But it should have been spotted earlier.

And exactly what would we do if it was spotted?

Assuming it was going to land on me, I would try to fulfill my wildest dream. Post drivel on CUK.....

 

[Old Greg]

And exactly what would we do if it was spotted?

Arrange a fake NTRT / Big Group Meetup at the projected impact time and place.