7/21: Hotel on the moon

vsp · 07-23-2001, 09:37 AM

Well, the Earth can be randomly hit by high-velocity asteroids, too.

Which brings up two points:
1) The odds are rather slim at any given point of either one getting hit (have we been hit by anything of any size since, oh, Tunguska in 1908?)

2) Exactly what could we do about it if either we or the moon were on a collision course with something big? Bruce Willis isn't on-call 24-7, after all.

jeff. It's hard to argue with things that have both mass and velocity on their side.

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07-23-2001, 09:37 AM	#5
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	Well, the Earth can be randomly hit by high-velocity asteroids, too. Which brings up two points: 1) The odds are rather slim at any given point of either one getting hit (have we been hit by anything of any size since, oh, Tunguska in 1908?) 2) Exactly what could we do about it if either we or the moon were on a collision course with something big? Bruce Willis isn't on-call 24-7, after all. jeff. It's hard to argue with things that have both mass and velocity on their side.

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