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- abrasion, on 09/01/2008, -16/+146***** you! Two of my friends died getting hit by asteroids.
- inactive, on 08/31/2008, -21/+127BOOM HEADSHOT!
- durgahutt, on 09/01/2008, -7/+105It makes people stop and think... "Wow, I'm going to be totally *****! Maybe I should do something worthwhile." But, an hour later everyone forgets what they just saw and they keep doing the same ***** they did before.
- ChileanGoD, on 09/01/2008, -2/+82We'll send a digging crew to plant nukes on it.
- DeskFlyer, on 09/01/2008, -13/+86KAMEHAMEHAAAAAAAA!!
- inactive, on 09/01/2008, -11/+83Don't worry. As long as we cast Holy, the White Materia and the Lifestream should take care of things just fine.
- umbrellainabin, on 08/31/2008, -10/+72***** YEAH.....oh wait
- ravenprice, on 09/01/2008, -4/+64What's with the idiotic comments in here...
Very informative video though. - inactive, on 09/01/2008, -3/+59Long live discovery channel
- chocula78, on 09/01/2008, -2/+47Evidence of the necessity to have a well funded space program.
- inactive, on 09/01/2008, -8/+48I blame madonna
- michaelyurechko, on 09/01/2008, -4/+40So the earth turns into a giant glowing death star?
- FreckleEars, on 09/01/2008, -1/+37I love the discovery channel but I have to wonder about this. In the rare case an asteroid did hit us on this magnitude several major things would happen that not many videos or articles have mentioned (It was in popular science about 10 years ago).
1. The asteroid would crack the crust and instantly, like breaking an egg, the entire planets fault lines would erupt making things that were right-side up, quite the opposite. It is quite possible that in this case, the areas such as japan would enter space indefinitely.
2. The volume from the major asteroid would directly affect earths size in the future. The earth's radius could increase as much as 50km. Gravity would slightly increase, and the area of the earth covered by oceans would also decrease.
3. The main argument against the fact that an asteroid of this size or bigger has not hit earth, or if it had life did not exist in the same way prior to this is orbit. The sheer magnitude of this type of collision would knock earth out of its orbit. Depending on which way it went we could lose our moon or have it smash into us later. Even if the moon was fine, earth's new orbit would relate to its new mass and we could be much further from the sun, or have a much faster year. It is possible to harm the earths geomagnetic field and quite possible to interfere with our rotation. This type of asteroid could add 5% of mass to the planet or more, depending on composition.
In the end, after many millions of years earth would stabilize a new orbit or new rotation etc and life would start anew. Even so earth would not be in the same position in our solar system which would dramatically change how life would exist.
I find if funny that they even try to estimate what would happen. The direction of impact, size, and velocity all would play a role in what would happen and they simply do not mention any of this. This is why this has probably not happened before. This type of impact would seriously mess the planet up. No amount of erosion is going to get ride of a massive lump in your planet. I'm pretty sure most all geologists the biggest to hit our planet has been 10-20km in diameter. Nothing really in comparison.
I'm kidding we are all doomed! Asteroid FTL - trogdorBURN, on 09/01/2008, -1/+31that meteor...its power level...ITS OVER 9000!!!
- jakethelake, on 09/01/2008, -10/+39You *****! Two of my asteroids died getting hit by friends.
- CTK14A, on 09/01/2008, -1/+27Make sure Ben Affleck goes.
- pkmccoy99, on 09/01/2008, -1/+26I'd imagine gravity might have something to do with that.
Although I'm probably wrong, since that's just a guess. - zerock, on 09/01/2008, -0/+24And stays behind this time.
- Elliuotatar, on 09/01/2008, -1/+24And what exactly would be a whorthwhile pursuit if one assumes the world will be destroyed by an asteroid in the near future? Besides say, working to prevent it in the first place.
- Federbeast, on 09/01/2008, -4/+26Do a barrel roll!
- voze, on 09/01/2008, -5/+27bricks were shat
- Lagstorm, on 09/01/2008, -1/+18Welcome to digg.
- spaceshipsix, on 09/01/2008, -0/+15The six collisions they're talking about were probably during the formation era around 4.5 billions years ago, long before the earth was lush with vegetation or covered with water. One of those impacts is predicted to have given us our moon. The Earth at that time was just magma and one of several dozen smaller planets.
- cleanideas, on 09/01/2008, -2/+17Another Link to it on youtube: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=LlF8APEkh-E
- arkaycee, on 09/01/2008, -0/+14Well, at that point, the "***** it up" bar will be pretty low.
- moocowrat, on 09/01/2008, -6/+20"this is what happens when an unstoppable object meets an immovable force."
- japanesepagoda, on 09/01/2008, -1/+15It's about time someone made this reference funny.
- aijalon, on 09/01/2008, -1/+14dugg for Floyd
- japanesepagoda, on 09/01/2008, -0/+13This is probably just a scene from the Dragonball live action movie.
- FadieZ, on 09/01/2008, -1/+13He's been here longer than you.
- jakethelake, on 09/01/2008, -2/+13If one ever hits I hope it actually plays that fast drum beat.
- iamnotbatman, on 09/01/2008, -0/+11It kept burning in space because it is hot and massive enough to take a long long time to cool down. Something very hot will continue to glow red even if it is in space.
And why do you think it "seemed to be facing air resistance"? If it fell slowly it is because viewed from far away anything falling without air resistance will appear to fall slowly. - jacktheripperr, on 09/01/2008, -2/+12is anyone else getting youtube telling them the video is private?
- DavidGX, on 09/01/2008, -1/+10That's an immovable object and an unstoppable force.
- arkaycee, on 09/01/2008, -0/+9Though you want to be far from the impact, the exact opposite side of the planet from such a large impact is not a great place to be. The energy going along the surface of the sphere outward in all directions from the impact will re-converge at the opposite side at the same time.
"At the region of the Moon's surface exactly opposite Imbrium Basin there is a region of chaotic terrain which is thought to have been formed when the seismic waves of the impact were focused there after travelling through the Moon's interior."
(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_Imbrium) - perhapsimcrazy, on 09/01/2008, -1/+9Dugg for Pink Floyd
- DeFex, on 09/01/2008, -1/+9what about the huge biomass of life which lives miles and miles below the surface. some would probably survive on the opposite side from the impact.
- Baronvontito1, on 09/01/2008, -3/+10Man, ***** you asteroid. You ruined my morning.
- SnowStorms, on 09/01/2008, -2/+9FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!
- Lagstorm, on 09/01/2008, -0/+7http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNLNeHySon0
and there it is! - cfuse, on 09/01/2008, -2/+9It might make you stop and think, it makes me give up on washing the dishes - what's the point if we're all ***** anyway. I guess I better go smoke some weed or something.
- fafnir314, on 09/01/2008, -0/+7you're right on the money, Dr. Strangelove
- jj101, on 09/01/2008, -3/+10That would be no fun. Should we not stop chucking rocks at each other and work out what to do if we see one of these world killers looming on the edge of the solar system?
- degol, on 09/01/2008, -0/+6cool
- Qeveren, on 09/01/2008, -0/+6I think that was Japan, actually.
- Eezyville, on 09/01/2008, -1/+7Dude if I could save the planet from that then I'd ask for $100 billion and the most beautiful virgin from each country as my price.
- DavidGX, on 09/01/2008, -2/+8...what? Go away, GOPest, this has nothing to do with politics.
- fafnir314, on 09/01/2008, -0/+5thanks... I feel dumb now
- iamichi, on 11/12/2008, -5/+10I would say pray, but then I remembered God did something similar to this before and killed almost everyone on the planet. Which makes him the biggest mass murderer in history then I guess.
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