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Dying in a fiery ball of rock and ash doesnt exactly sound like the best way to go, but experts have warned that modern civilisation may indeed face the same fate as the dinosaurs.
A leading astrophysicist has warned of the danger that unexpected asteroids pose to our planet, and classified the threat not as a matter of if, but when.
Professor Alan Fitzsimmons claimed it is just a matter of time before the inevitable occurs, and weve just got to hope it lands somewhere away from human populations rather than near a city which it could easily destroy.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/an-asteroid-strike-on-earth-is-just-a-matter-of-time-say-experts/ar-BBCZxTA?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,693 posts)Warpy
(111,261 posts)Big earthquake swarm last week had all the apolcalyptic nutcases on You Tube hyperventilating with glee.
Zoonart
(11,866 posts)Let's eat.
HeartachesNhangovers
(814 posts)but the frequency has dropped to just about zero since almost all the potential strikers have already hit something. Unlike Earth, the moon has no tectonic activity, so the evidence of strikes doesn't get erased like it does here.
We are also eventually going to have an eruption of a super-volcano - like the one under Yellowstone - which may do more damage to living things than an asteroid strike.
In other words, humans may not actually end up being the cause of the next extinction event, although we are certainly doing our best.
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)are getting older, in 40 years most us will not be around anymore. The new generation doesn't understand the time and dedication we put in to keep the world safe.
Coventina
(27,120 posts)Your post also reminds me of the Simpsons' "Groundskeeper Willie":
https://vimeo.com/groups/aftereffectsfanatic/videos/3980132
hunter
(38,312 posts)Mega tsunamis are no fun.
The odds are against that, however.
shraby
(21,946 posts)RKP5637
(67,108 posts)HAB911
(8,891 posts)They had no space program
hunter
(38,312 posts)Some of them are really smart too.
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,722 posts)The first ones to die are the lucky ones.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)dhill926
(16,339 posts)to drink that REALLY good bottle of wine we've been saving....
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)All I ask for is time to eat a good gourmet meal, drink a special bottle of wine and still have time to double over and kiss my butt goodbye.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)True, so I just thought I'd throw that in.
clementine613
(561 posts)... now they're going to send an asteroid to wipe us out?