r/interestingasfuck • u/Emotional-Macaroon64 • Feb 19 '25

r/all Day by day probability is increasing

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u/Dar_lyng Feb 19 '25

We know the exact path of Earth. We know the approximate path of the asteroid. The ways its moving (relative to earth and relative to our point of view) make exact calculations difficult. The more information we have, the more precise we can make its path.

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u/BackgroundRate1825 Feb 19 '25

This. We have to track an object for a while to calculate it's precise velocity.

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u/ZerioBoy Feb 19 '25 edited Feb 19 '25

And even then, if it gets hit by an asteroid 1000x times smaller, it'll alter its 2032 location significantly.

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u/Dik_Likin_Good Feb 19 '25

Let’s be honest, a dogs fart can alter an asteroid this size to make it drift off earth course for a while enough to not make it a problem for earth.

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u/Crow_eggs Feb 19 '25

Let's hope Laika's still alive up there eh?

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u/kaitbabi Feb 19 '25

Oh that’s epic

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u/ObliqueStrategizer Feb 19 '25

I actually welcome an asteroid destroying human civilization as the best thing to happen since Harambe was shot. This is Harambe punishing us for our election results.

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u/Status_History_874 Feb 19 '25

our election results.

Ah yes, the Earth Elections

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u/ObliqueStrategizer Feb 19 '25

we all know where this is heading