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November 25th, 2003, 07:06 AM
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Re: OT- Impact of an asteriod hitting Eastern USA
i always thought a bunch of nukes would pretty much take care of any asteriod. but maybe i'm just revieling a liking for brute force. nah. i think the hammer's already did that. 
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November 25th, 2003, 07:28 AM
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Re: OT- Impact of an asteriod hitting Eastern USA
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Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
i always thought a bunch of nukes would pretty much take care of any asteriod.
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You're lookking too much cheap american TV  Vacuum = no atmosphere = no air pressure = pretty ineffective nukes. Even if you make very deep tight holes into an asteroid and bLast there, you will probably end up with just several pieces hitting earth instead of one. It would be more effective if you cover the asteroid in white paint and let the sun deflect it. |
November 25th, 2003, 05:40 PM
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Re: OT- Impact of an asteriod hitting Eastern USA
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Rocks, aliens, big waves, overly large apes, earthquakes, Superman, Giant Ants, CHUD, ETC... They all love NYC.... ( Except the Ants... THEM love LA )
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No way ! You forgot Tokyo !
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November 25th, 2003, 05:53 PM
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Re: OT- Impact of an asteriod hitting Eastern USA
that is true...
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November 25th, 2003, 11:01 PM
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Re: OT- Impact of an asteriod hitting Eastern USA
well, if you nuked one side of it, you could deflect it.
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November 25th, 2003, 11:18 PM
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Re: OT- Impact of an asteriod hitting Eastern USA
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well, if you nuked one side of it, you could deflect it.
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lol, really stop looking cheap bad TV films In vacuum, you just DO NOT GET any sigificant kinetic energy from a nuke. You get heat and radiation. ONLY ON EARTH, or within any other atmosphere, you have pressure, and therefore the destructive kinetic energy, resulting from it. Despite what every SciFi film tries to tell you, you do not even hear a bang! |
November 25th, 2003, 11:49 PM
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Re: OT- Impact of an asteriod hitting Eastern USA
yes, i know you don't hear a bang. unless you stick your helmet on the asteriod, in which case the concusive force is transmitted. and there is concusive force, wether there is an atmosphere or not. and several sci-fi auther's have written about using nukes.
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November 25th, 2003, 11:52 PM
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Re: OT- Impact of an asteriod hitting Eastern USA
What if you bury the nuke fairly deep in a shaft on the asteroid before detonating?
As for "only the US and Tokyo have fun events", I think it depends on what media you listen to. Watch British sci-fi, for instance, and you'll find that 999/1000 omnipotent space beings prefer the British Isles as the keystone of their master plans.
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November 26th, 2003, 12:18 AM
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Re: OT- Impact of an asteriod hitting Eastern USA
yea... i know in england you wanna stay away from phone booths ,plants ,underground (dragons )and if there is a wierd thing going on make sure your on a train under a tunnel or something... But as aways if your from London you will end up going to Scotland. ( cannot remember what that series was called but it was very good )
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November 26th, 2003, 04:54 AM
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Re: OT- Impact of an asteriod hitting Eastern USA
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yes, i know you don't hear a bang. unless you stick your helmet on the asteriod, in which case the concusive force is transmitted. and there is concusive force, wether there is an atmosphere or not. and several sci-fi auther's have written about using nukes.
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Hmm, if at all, then the "concussive force" will be transmitted regardless if you stick your helmet on the asteroid or not .
I will not continue this. Just let me point out that you might want to reevaluate your physics knowledge if you heavily rely on sci-fi authors. Or mainstream cinema/TV |
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