So-ooo.... we're doomed?

[●The True Riku●]

it's been a long time though' date=' it might have been disproven now, I'll have to check it again

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We were reading about venus about a week ago in my world geography class so i think i will check.

[ragnarok1945]

Mars certainly it can't evaporate like that. It's been proven there's water there

[●The True Riku●]

Mars certainly it can't evaporate like that. It's been proven there's water there

 

Good point:| but if they sent the water to mercury then that would be a differrent story.

[ragnarok1945]

yeah that is TOO close to the sun, not sure if any water has been found there yet

[●The True Riku●]

yeah that is TOO close to the sun' date=' not sure if any water has been found there yet

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I just have a theory....what if mecury was a piece of the sun and it was pushed out?

[ragnarok1945]

all that proves is that the sun will eventually burn out, which we all know anyway. The sun is just a star, and stars burn out over time

[●The True Riku●]

all that proves is that the sun will eventually burn out' date=' which we all know anyway. The sun is just a star, and stars burn out over time

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It will burn out in about meh....5 million years or so.

[ragnarok1945]

yeah I know that. If mercury really WAS a part of the sun, it may hint a supernova event

[●The True Riku●]

yeah I know that. If mercury really WAS a part of the sun' date=' it may hint a supernova event

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That little theory has been buging me for a few years

[ragnarok1945]

well the sun has been around this long, why should we believe its supernova is right around the corner?

[●The True Riku●]

well the sun has been around this long' date=' why should we believe its supernova is right around the corner?

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That is true......but if a supernova was about to occur wouldnt the day get brighter? and if thats the case BOOM!! Goodby earth.

[ragnarok1945]

exactly what I'm getting at, unless of course when the sun exploded the fragments simply burned out quickly, but if that's true it'd be nightfall right away for the parts of the Earth that's still in the day

[●The True Riku●]

exactly what I'm getting at' date=' unless of course when the sun exploded the fragments simply burned out quickly, but if that's true it'd be nightfall right away for the parts of the Earth that's still in the day

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Yeah thats true,but the earth would still die since there is no solar energy to use.

[ragnarok1945]

And that's the process of creating our own solar energy, although right now we're only prepared for a much less apocalyptic event

[●The True Riku●]

And that's the process of creating our own solar energy' date=' although right now we're only prepared for a much less apocalyptic event

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That is so unprepared! what if a meteor is headed for earth and the military has no way to stop it since they didnt prepare for it.

[ragnarok1945]

I'm unsure of meteors, but asteroids we're already prepared for. Comets we're certainly not because we'd only get a few years warning

 

For asteroids, we can use nuclear weapons (and don't bother thinking Armageddon movie in 1998, that doesn't work in real life), or turn the sun's energy against it

[●The True Riku●]

I'm unsure of meteors' date=' but asteroids we're already prepared for. Comets we're certainly not because we'd only get a few years warning

 

For asteroids, we can use nuclear weapons (and don't bother thinking Armageddon movie in 1998, that doesn't work in real life), or turn the sun's energy against it

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If we tried that thing from the movie we could kiss earth goodbye!

[ragnarok1945]

If we actually hit it with a nuclear weapon, all this will accomplish is break the asteroid into smaller chunks, each several miles in length and width.

 

And then instead of one big explosion on the surface we'd have the ultimate cluster bomb hit us

[●The True Riku●]

If we actually hit it with a nuclear weapon' date=' all this will accomplish is break the asteroid into smaller chunks, each several miles in length and width.

 

And then instead of one big explosion on the surface we'd have the ultimate cluster bomb hit us

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That would be worse than just letting it hit us!

[ragnarok1945]

that's why the tactic is detonate nuclear weapons close to the asteroid, force it to bounce into a different orbit and miss the Earth.

 

And this theory was accepted by everyone..............until someone pointed out the one assumption this theory was based on

[●The True Riku●]

that's why the tactic is detonate nuclear weapons close to the asteroid' date=' force it to bounce into a different orbit and miss the Earth.

 

And this theory was accepted by everyone..............until someone pointed out the one assumption this theory was based on

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They have to be very careful to hit the target.

[ragnarok1945]

actually no. It was based on the theory that the asteroid is solid and therefore spinning fast.

 

This tactic will not work on a slow spinning asteroid

[●The True Riku●]

actually no. It was based on the theory that the asteroid is solid and therefore spinning fast.

 

This tactic will not work on a slow spinning asteroid

That is true.....the speed of the asteroid would cuase it to become so hot that it is possible to hit.

[ragnarok1945]

actually that's not the case. See, if the asteroid is spinning so slowly, that means much of it is empty porus space (because if it spun any faster the asteroid will simply splinter apart)

 

You DO know what will happen if you fire a nuclear weapon into such an asteroid, right?

[●The True Riku●]

actually that's not the case. See' date=' if the asteroid is spinning so slowly, that means much of it is empty porus space (because if it spun any faster the asteroid will simply splinter apart)

 

You DO know what will happen if you fire a nuclear weapon into such an asteroid, right?

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*Big whistle* Yup! I SURE DO!!