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NASA aims to destroy an Empire State Building-sized asteroid (interestingengineering.com)

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Astronomers have been closely monitoring Bennu, which swings close to Earth every six years. However, the real cause for concern arises from the possibility that on September 24, 2182, Bennu could collide with our planet with a force equivalent to 22 atomic bombs. While the odds of such a catastrophic strike are estimated at 1 in 2,700, NASA is not taking any chances.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A Davy Crockett is 254 square inch per fahrenheit-crocodiles, so we're obviously talking about an explosion of roughly 76 cubic pound per school shooting.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are we talking saltwater- or marsh crocodiles here?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Freshwater, obviously. God, did you learn nothing from paying 200k for education?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I thought the Davy Crockett nuclear bazooka was stronger than that.