Support NeoGAF

[Hookshot]

I'm kinda curious if "big space" (i.e. SpaceX, Blue Origin, NASA, etc) actually WANT this thing to hit, preferably in a manner that is dramatic but not directly affecting first world operations, just so it would create a MASSIVE call for a planetary defense system and push trillions their way. Obviously I don't think we have the capability to MAKE this thing hit us, I just wonder if some groups would be happy if it did (and only hit along that low equatorial path not directly affecting the US or Europe). It would potentially be the largest hit in a century and I'm sure we would have time to both mitigate any loss of human life but also capture the impact in glorious 4K.

If it does hit a populated area then people will rightly demand defense against such things and those companies would stand to make money off of that. But as you said this probably isn't going to hit the west and that brings up an issue in the future.

In Starship troopers Buenos Aires gets wiped out, but what happens if something is due to hit there and by trying to divert the rock it puts it into the path of New York or Beijing, no one is going to fire to save Argentina if the remains are going to hit somewhere wealthier. So do we just let 90% get hit and save the 10% of wealthy mega cities?

 

[The Sum of Zero]

Probability has dropped to 0.28% after more observations. Cancel your apocalypse plans.

 

[SJRB]

GUYS THERE'S A 1.8% CHANCE A HUGE ASTROID WILL CRASH ON EARTH

GUYS OMG NOW IT'S A 3.2% CHANCE IT WILL ANNIHILATE A CITY

O wait, never mind, now it's a 0.28% chance.


They really couldn't have waited a few more weeks?

 

[jason10mm]

Probability has dropped to 0.28% after more observations. Cancel your apocalypse plans.

So what you are saying is that the impact chance is now 100% and it's 10 times larger than we thought, so let's just memory hole it while the Elites build their survival Ark in the Arctic?