[Quix]

I'd think anyone thinking clearly above the age of 12 would have guessed that Jupiter would be far too huge to be blown apart by the comet. I wonder if Hoagland had been reading too many of his own press releases too late at night with too little sleep generally.

[Mr. Mojo]

In Hoagland's mind, Jupiter's mass was completely irrelevant to the discussion. As I mentioned in my previous post, he invoked some "sacred geometry" - mystical bullsh/t - to account for the expected (by him) explosion. The only question here worthy of consideration is whether Hoagland is a genuine nut or merely a charlatan looking to make a few bucks off the gullible.