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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Odds go up because we want it to hit earth? Or because of science?

[–] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

As Astronomers refine the asteroid's course accuracy, the Earth's known path takes up a greater percentage of it until suddenly the likelihood of impact plummets to zero. There's a good video about this. Jump to 7 min for the ;tldw

(Edit: Link)

[–] bluemellophone@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Was gonna post the same thing. Scott’s two videos on the topic are a great intro for the science-minded general public.

[–] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Science wants it to hit Earth, confirmed!

Why not both?!

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

placebo effect or no-cebo effect?

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

DO look up! It'll be glorious

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

George Carlin may finally get his way, and I can no longer muster a strong objection to his viewpoint.

[–] gnutrino@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This asteroid is way too small to end the human race, at most it could wipe out a single city.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So you are saying there's a chance...

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Afaik if it does hit, itll hit the pacific ocean or maybe africa or south America. None of the good places for it to hit

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

You folks are really killing my hopes here. Next thing I know you'll tell me Pluto isn't a planet.

[–] JoShmoe@ani.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just when you thought the chaos of 2020 was done

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I miss the time we all thought 2019 was the shittiest year. Somehow things have just gotten worse since then, to the point where parody looks realistic.

[–] asbestos@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Let’s goooo

[–] charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

This sucks to me. I don't want to know about it hitting us, I just want it to hit us like a nice bullet to the back of the skull.

[–] rozlav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago

Just in case, here's the WHO page on suicide prevention.

I personnally don't wanna die in meteor impact rather than some thousands or millions of people I guess

[–] Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

I really struggle to understand this kind of suicidality where you want to take a bunch of innocent people with you.