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Are asteroids humanity's 'greatest challenge'?
phys.org ^ | June 28, 2017 | Mariƫtte Le Roux

Posted on 06/28/2017 5:51:02 AM PDT by John W

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1 posted on 06/28/2017 5:51:02 AM PDT by John W
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Well, let’s see.

So far, asteroids have killed no one as far as we know.

In the 20’th century alone, leftism killed upwards of a 100 million people.

You decide.


2 posted on 06/28/2017 5:56:22 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: John W

Communist dictators, cult of self (throw in there electronic devices that hold us prisoner), volcanoes, and growing disbelief in God are the greatest threats.


3 posted on 06/28/2017 6:00:09 AM PDT by CincyRichieRich (We must never shut up. Covfefe: A great dish served piping hot!)
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To: John W

Galaga was a more challenging video game, Asteroids was easy!


4 posted on 06/28/2017 6:01:22 AM PDT by DonkeyBonker
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To: SpaceBar

I’d vote for Islam being #1.


5 posted on 06/28/2017 6:02:38 AM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: John W

Put a sign in orbit pointing out Mecca.


6 posted on 06/28/2017 6:04:50 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp is not party specific. Lyn' Ted is still a liar, Good riddance to him.)
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To: SpaceBar
Ann Hodges might be concerned.


7 posted on 06/28/2017 6:07:41 AM PDT by C210N
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"the risk that Earth will get hit in a devastating event one day is very high."

Paging Captain Obvious - your clue is ready to be picked up at the customer service desk.

8 posted on 06/28/2017 6:09:36 AM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity (I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired.)
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Put the resources into colonizing the solar system and mining those rocks which would easily solve this problem by the time we would discover the next one aiming for Earth.


9 posted on 06/28/2017 6:09:54 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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Let me guess ...
The solution involves the United States shipping billions of taxpayer dollars somewhere.

Right?


10 posted on 06/28/2017 6:10:31 AM PDT by IronJack
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Are asteroids humanity's 'greatest challenge'?

I'd say crazy human political ideologies are humanity's greatest challenge. But asteroids have been the cause of several mass extinctions in the Earth's history and they are certainly a far more serious danger than global warming.
11 posted on 06/28/2017 6:12:39 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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Those murdering devil-worshipping bastards known as Muslims, as opposed to those murdering devil-worshipping bastards known as communists.


12 posted on 06/28/2017 6:14:12 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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"We have no active planetary defence measures."

13 posted on 06/28/2017 6:16:16 AM PDT by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory)
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We already have a telescope network that can detect incoming asteroids. The thing we need now is to be able to destroy them. I vote we do nothing but encourage the development of private enterprise space mining operations. The asteroids that come close to us are the ones we want to mine , so its a win-win.


14 posted on 06/28/2017 6:17:11 AM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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No. The biggest challenge is overcoming the tricks of Satan and finding your way to the narrow path to heaven.

Read http://october-5-2017.com#welcome

or watch video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnpbCZ9c-pQ


15 posted on 06/28/2017 6:18:38 AM PDT by TruthInThoughtWordAndDeed (Yahuah Yahusha)
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I always thot Ms. Pac-Man was more challenging.


16 posted on 06/28/2017 6:26:45 AM PDT by OrangeHoof (Get used to it - President Donald J. Trump)
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When the next cycle of the Juan de Fuca subduction plate snaps back and the Great NW feels the 9.0+ seismic blast and the associated Tsunami, the focus will include plate tectonics along with this asteroid discussion. The link is a bit long and a bit dry without a lot of flash and thunder. But, it’s a good nuts and bolts primer.

https://youtu.be/UJ7Qc3bsxjI


17 posted on 06/28/2017 6:32:24 AM PDT by Clutch Martin (Hot sauce aside, every culture has its pancake, just as every culture has its noodle.)
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I'm more worried about Democrats and Muslims.

ML/NJ

18 posted on 06/28/2017 6:54:16 AM PDT by ml/nj
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Well, mine gives me problems on occasion,,, oh asteroids.


19 posted on 06/28/2017 7:21:46 AM PDT by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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To: Quality_Not_Quantity

Thanks for the first chuckle of the morning!


20 posted on 06/28/2017 7:26:05 AM PDT by houeto
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