SNOR(es)LAX said:
Guess what? I don't even give a damn about all this "end of the world" rumors. They just keep trying to lie to us and make us all freak out about the world is ending.
You can thank sensationalism, such as the creation of this thread, for the constant bombardment of people decrying the 'end of world.'
Which by the way, even if this asteroid does hit the Earth, the planet will be fine--it's just the lifeforms which inhabit the planet that are ****ed! And is that really such a bad thing if something like that happens? That's just natural selection at work. =) Just look at the dinosaurs!
Scarf said:
2. We won't have the technology to stop this in 28 years. There's no money in comet-avoidance.
If it turns out this asteroid actually poses a threat, and big monied interests saw that the whole planet was about to get ****ed, they would certainly do something about it. After all, ****ing over the planet is THEIR thing!
Vendak said:
Baseless American capitalist propaganda used to try and subconsciously encourage citizens to spend more money before 2040 arrives.
This is the link for the thread topic
This is RT's Wikipedia page
If anything Vendak, it's Russian propaganda. #AmericaHater
Scarf said:
3. Scientists (or maybe reporters) trying to drum up interest with sensationalist headlines.
And here is a news release from NASA's website:
Asteroid 2011 AG5 - A Reality Check said:
Asteroid 2011 AG5 has been receiving a lot of attention lately because of a very unlikely scenario which would place it on an Earth-interception course 28 years from now. Here is a scientific reality check of this relatively nondescript space rock which is currently ranked a "1" on the 1 to 10 Torino Impact Hazard Scale[...]
The NASA news release calls it "a very unlikely scenario." Can you explain how this is scientists sensationalizing?
Mr. X said:
Space probe carrying a nuclear warhead? Space shuttle equipped with high powered missiles?
I don't understand why people get such a hard-on for blowing stuff up, especially when it comes to asteroids. You do realize that doing this to an asteroid just breaks it up into many more pieces that will still hit the Earth, which would actually be more devastating as you effectively increase the range the asteroid would strike?
Toujours said:
What kind of countermeasure can you possible come up with against a giant comet hurtling towards Earth? Science isn't magic, you guys.
Lol the Magic School bus saves the Earth
The best solution I've seen scientists come up with for deflecting asteroids is to gently 'nudge' their direction with probes, sending them careening off course from their presumed Earthly target. Of course, this is why they try to detect them early, in order to throw them off-course long before them hurtling towards Earth is a problem! =)
AWsquared said:
[...]I have a really hard time believing most predictions from scientists[...]
Sector Revenge said:
Well. For one, I never believe anything scientists say anyway. To much theories and make-believe stories, in my opinion. I personally believe they are doing this to make attention to their theories and make big buck off this. $$$$ is everything these days anyway right?
lololol
How many times in history has there been a 'doomsday asteroid' sensationalist story floating around? Dozens of times! All of them talk about these unlikely odds, the great uncertainty in the calculations, the low confidence intervals, etc. There will always be temporary 'omg the world's ending' events; this isn't the first, nor will it be the last.
Should we be talking about the end of the world at this point? No.
Should we be waiting to get more information before we start freaking out? Yes!!
How about you start freaking out about what's happening right now: the push by our U.S. media for a war with Iran, where there exists the potential for nuclear war, before you start worrying about some asteroid that, based on current estimates, has about a thousandth of a percent chance of hitting the Earth in 28 years?