NEO Earth Close Approaches

Platapus · 10-29-20, 01:02 PM

That would depend on what the specific question is

Destroying the earth and destroying life on earth are different. Destroying higher level lifeforms will require a smaller mass than destroying lower lifeforms*

*For the purpose of this post, politicians are not considered lower life forms. Just go with me on this.

Jimbuna · 10-30-20, 04:56 AM

Politicians....more akin to pond life mostly

Gerald · 10-30-20, 11:15 AM

Here Platapus, look if ya can find any luck of random NEO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._Earth_in_2020

https://theskylive.com/2020cx1-info

Aktungbby · 10-30-20, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Politicians....more akin to pond life mostly

C'MON NOW, just the green scum on the surface; surely not frogs n' turtles n' crawdads n' such! That's good eatin'! Oh my!

Texas Red · 10-30-20, 01:08 PM

Even if we were to get hit by a rogue planet, if it had a greater gravitational pull or was larger, it would be very likely that we won't collide with the planet but rather we would get "Spaghettified" by its intense gravitational pull. So we would get stretched until we are shaped like an egg and then Earth will give way and it will just explode. The same thing can happen with a black hole. Theoretically, though, we can pass through the black hole unharmed because of the "worm-hole" theory that black holes are a passageway into other places of space. Something with Einstein's theory of relativity.

Though we wouldn't survive for long because we would freeze to death, lol.

Jimbuna · 10-30-20, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by the beast

Even if we were to get hit by a rogue planet, if it had a greater gravitational pull or was larger, it would be very likely that we won't collide with the planet but rather we would get "Spaghettified" by its intense gravitational pull. So we would get stretched until we are shaped like an egg and then Earth will give way and it will just explode. The same thing can happen with a black hole. Theoretically, though, we can pass through the black hole unharmed because of the "worm-hole" theory that black holes are a passageway into other places of space. Something with Einstein's theory of relativity.

Though we wouldn't survive for long because we would freeze to death, lol.

What a charmer!

Sean C · 10-30-20, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by the beast

... if it had a greater gravitational pull or was larger, it would be very likely that we won't collide with the planet but rather we would get "Spaghettified" by its intense gravitational pull. So we would get stretched until we are shaped like an egg ...

I'm pretty sure a planet with that much mass cannot exist according to the laws of physics.

Gerald · 10-30-20, 06:57 PM

Scientists estimate that several dozen asteroids in the 6–12 m (20–39 ft) size range fly by Earth at a distance closer than the moon each year, but only a fraction of these are actually detected, which means having some form of "control" over what they are in principle impossible.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astero...id_Capture.jpg

Rockstar · 10-30-20, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Gerald

Scientists estimate that several dozen asteroids in the 6–12 m (20–39 ft) size range fly by Earth at a distance closer than the moon each year, but only a fraction of these are actually detected, which means having some form of "control" over what they are in principle impossible.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astero...id_Capture.jpg

I had an app called 'Asteroid Alert' and there was more than just a few alerts of objects flying closer than the moon is to earth. First time it alerted my eyes got real big, I was like "damn that's close!"

10-29-20, 01:02 PM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,396 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	That would depend on what the specific question is Destroying the earth and destroying life on earth are different. Destroying higher level lifeforms will require a smaller mass than destroying lower lifeforms* For the purpose of this post, politicians are not considered lower life forms. Just go with me on this. __________________ abusus non tollit usum -* A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-30-20, 04:56 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,914 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Politicians....more akin to pond life mostly __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-30-20, 11:15 AM	#3
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Here Platapus, look if ya can find any luck of random NEO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._Earth_in_2020 https://theskylive.com/2020cx1-info __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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Texas Red Fastest Gun Around Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Agua Fira, New Mexico Posts: 2,368 Downloads: 528 Uploads: 5	Even if we were to get hit by a rogue planet, if it had a greater gravitational pull or was larger, it would be very likely that we won't collide with the planet but rather we would get "Spaghettified" by its intense gravitational pull. So we would get stretched until we are shaped like an egg and then Earth will give way and it will just explode. The same thing can happen with a black hole. Theoretically, though, we can pass through the black hole unharmed because of the "worm-hole" theory that black holes are a passageway into other places of space. Something with Einstein's theory of relativity. Though we wouldn't survive for long because we would freeze to death, lol. __________________ There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. — Colin Powell I'm not very active on the forums anymore. If you have a question, please DM me and I'll respond ASAP!

10-30-20, 06:57 PM	#8
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Scientists estimate that several dozen asteroids in the 6–12 m (20–39 ft) size range fly by Earth at a distance closer than the moon each year, but only a fraction of these are actually detected, which means having some form of "control" over what they are in principle impossible. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astero...id_Capture.jpg __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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