‘City-killer’ asteroid is hurtling by Earth — and scientists are warning of its potential impact

NY Post ^ | 2/02/25 | Hannah Sparks

[going hot]

That’s a lot of boiled sea food.

[null and void]

Gonna need a lot of shrimp cocktail and tarter sauce...

[going hot]

....and a large plate, and knife, and fork, and a picnic table set up on the beach.

And beer, lots of beer, likely a kegger or two.

[AloneInMass]

What can we as individuals do?

[Disambiguator]

We visited the meteor crater once back in the 90s. Had to pay $10 to look at a hole in the ground. The museum was mildly interesting. The space museum in Alamogordo is much bigger and better.

I have a picture of my wife sitting on some plumbing attached to some kind of large rocket motor (Saturn V?). It was taken at the musem in Alamogordo.

[wrcase]

Looks like we might get rid of the Houthis.

[No name given]

I’m hoping it hits Mecca or Medina.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Thank God. We need some relief. This joint has gone nuts.

[BobL]

Weighs on the order of 10 million tons. It will certainly make a big bang, or big splash, should it hit at something like 20,000 miles per hour, if not faster.

[Libloather]

Duck and cover.

[eastsider]

We might not need the Panama Canal any more …

[PIF]

Small rock, big panic, large oceans.

[Verginius Rufus]

Supposedly an asteroid caused the dinosaurs to become extinct. Maybe if another asteroid hits, it will bring back the dinosaurs.

[null and void]

Kewl! Dinosaurs? I could use the oil!