Newly discovered asteroid the size of a [Olympic-size] swimming pool has a 1-in-600 chance of colliding with Earth, NASA says

Live Science ^ | 03/08/2023 | Brandon Specktor

[Carl Vehse]

"1-in-600 chance of colliding with Earth, NASA says"

What are the chances of the asteroid hitting Washington, DC, before November, 2024?!?

[joma89]

Everyone needs to live in fear always and forever!!!!!!!

That is pretty much the point of this article.

[Baldwin77]

California, please.

[BenLurkin]

[DejaJude]

A Valentine’s Day massacre?

[DejaJude]

Hey!! I’m stuck here!

[BenLurkin]

http://www.lerctr.org/~transit/healy/funny.wav

[BenLurkin]

http://www.lerctr.org/~transit/healy/jap.wav

[CatOwner]

DC works as a final resting place for 2023 DW. So does Three Gorges Dam. Or the home of Soros while he’s there.

[V_TWIN]

You nailed it.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Reminds me of David letterman and his “hailstones the size of canned hams” comment.

[V_TWIN]

Unfortunately if something that size hits its not gonna be a local event.....we ALL get it 😏

[gov_bean_ counter]

My old man used to say if you want a risk free life don’t get out of bed. And that isn’t 100%.

[Jim W N]

A couple of those babies has our number on it.

Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

Then the third angel sounded: And a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the water, because it was made bitter.

Rev. 8:8-11.

[Poison Pill]

Asteroid strikes are a certainty going forward. Big ones hit with some regularity. Of all the things that do warrant worry, this one isn’t high enough up on our list.

[Sirius Lee]

The one that exploded over russia in 2013 was half this size and packed a pretty good punch.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

Sleeping together before marriage has greater odds of divorce, but nobody cares. So who cares here. God has the whole world in his hands, we have our souls in ours.

I should write a song...

[jimwatx]

So we have 23 years to figure out how we can nuke it off its path, should be more than enough time.

[Jyotishi]

A gambler’s delight.