The 'What If' scenario: Asteroid to hit Earth

[a6m5]

Oh, the Earth is clearly winning that fight. Earth is, like, five times the size. 👍

As for the serious answer, the original post says that he'll try to get away, so I assume that there is a chance for survival. In which case, I'd prepare the supplies, and also take out a loan for a off-road truck, and charge guns & ammo on a credit card.

If it's the end of the world, it'd be either a 90-day vacation around the North America, or fly back to Japan. It would be awesome either way, considering.

 

[MSTER232]

Get laid.

👍👍👍

 

[eddyac]

I would get myself a house 10Meter away from Nürburgring a fast bike and would enjoy the last 3 months of my life on the Green hell.

 

[niky]

If an asteroid that could end life as we know it then lets hope are religious president wouldn't just accept it as judgment day.

He's a Democrat, silly. And we all know Democrats are godless heathens.[/sarcasm]

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Seriously... this all depends on how big that sucker is. At this moment, I doubt any of us are rich enough to build a bomb shelter secure enough and well-stocked enough (with environment/air filters and power) to survive for several months of asteroid-induced global winter.

I have the additional handicap of living on a volcanic island chain. So if the asteroid hits close enough, I'm dead, either way.

Which means my last three months will be spent furiously stocking up on survival gear (including a crossobow, a pistol and a .20 caliber rifle and about 10,000 rounds of ammunition) I may never get to use, to stock a boat that I will moor to my house (in anticipation of flooding), which will be reinforced with an extra steel plate roof and concrete shielding and shields over the windows. (bomb shelter is out... area floods)... then I'd be spending more money on a whole whale-load of canned goods and bottled water.

Forget about living vicariously. I've got kids. I want them to live, period.

 

[Exorcet]

Join the Navy, get into nuclear sub program.

More seriously, move and/or stock supplies. Once it's past, try to get back into a society, somehow. I would need to come up with some way of determining who is trustworthy though. Might be able to do that while waiting for the explosions.

 

[Ridox2JZGTE]

If only I am rich enough, build a pair of giant airship that dwarfs the Hindenburg, load it up with all sorts of supplies, and live quietly in the sky

 

[f1reb1rd]

Let it explode in space with a nuke,

Yeah, I'd rather have hundreds of pebbles hitting than world destruction

 

[II-zOoLoGy-II]

H-bomb, nuke, whatever would not work.

http://www.astrobio.net/index.php?option=com_retrospection&task=detail&id=4941

We would all die.

 

[TankAss95]

Fire a Nokia at it. It would bounce back away like a football.

 

[bergauk]

H-bomb, nuke, whatever would not work.

http://www.astrobio.net/index.php?option=com_retrospection&task=detail&id=4941

We would all die.

That's assuming that we launched/detonated it near earth. I think if significant evidence exists that it will impact us by 2019, they will make a decision to either destroy it or knock it out of our orbit.

 

[Dennisch]

I recall reading somewhere that the Russians are already looking into some sort of device to knock Apophis out of it's trajectory.

 

[TankAss95]

I recall reading somewhere that the Russians are already looking into some sort of device to knock Apophis out of it's trajectory.

The Americans and Russians should have a massive game of billiards up in space.

My condolences to whoever gets Deimos.

 

[SQUASHUA93]

i dont think theres much to do in that kind of situation. i would go threw these steps though 1. hope the gov. has some top secret file containing a war game senario like this and they have an idea of what to do. 2. stock up on some food and ammo (theres gna be people going crazy id need to have some protection ) 3. just sit it out and hope for the best. 4. i hope i dont get in trouble for saying this but if it was for shure going to abliterate the earth and i knew i was gna die id get high i dont know about anything hardcore but you know

 

[BlisteredHand]

For those who survive relatively unscathed the social populations should theoretically see a massive positive benefit in mental health with reductions in depression and those inactive become revitalised.
The awe factor of a giant asteroid hitting the Earth and it's various effects is likely to trigger a large scale resetting of the mind and it's conscious personal outlook of life at a deep level. This is enough to take people out of a disordered mental state.
So this is a good thing.

 

[QuarterRutger]

For those who survive relatively unscathed the social populations should theoretically see a massive positive benefit in mental health with reductions in depression and those inactive become revitalised.
The awe factor of a giant asteroid hitting the Earth and it's various effects is likely to trigger a large scale resetting of the mind and it's conscious personal outlook of life at a deep level. This is enough to take people out of a disordered mental state.
So this is a good thing.

Sheldon Cooper

 

[Danoff]

For those who survive relatively unscathed the social populations should theoretically see a massive positive benefit in mental health with reductions in depression and those inactive become revitalised.
The awe factor of a giant asteroid hitting the Earth and it's various effects is likely to trigger a large scale resetting of the mind and it's conscious personal outlook of life at a deep level. This is enough to take people out of a disordered mental state.
So this is a good thing.

Yea, anarchy and gangs are fantastic for mental health and depression. Seems like you're talking about a small asteroid... well localized disasters (earthquake, tsunami in japan or Indonesia) don't have the effect you're talking about either (on a global scale). So... wth are you talking about?

 

[CodeRedR51]

So... wth are you talking about?

All 100 of his posts have pretty much required the same question.

 

[II-zOoLoGy-II]

That's assuming that we launched/detonated it near earth. I think if significant evidence exists that it will impact us by 2019, they will make a decision to either destroy it or knock it out of our orbit.

Did you read the article? It says we would need to detonate it at least 8 billion miles away from Earth (the furthest it can be detected) in order to pull off splitting it apart and missing Earth; with a bomb a billion times stronger than anything we have ever built.

 

[BlisteredHand]

Yea, anarchy and gangs are fantastic for mental health and depression. Seems like you're talking about a small asteroid... well localized disasters (earthquake, tsunami in japan or Indonesia) don't have the effect you're talking about either (on a global scale). So... wth are you talking about?

Is that sarcasm or your own theory as I probably agree if you are serious, joining a gang and committing anarchy is a healthier lifestyle than depressive. Even if it's mostly crime related.
If you witnessed a huge tsunami and survived and your family were ok you would be on a much higher level of mental health than previously.
The active factor is something that creates awe in the mind and it changes deep level self perspective. Remember this only applies to ill people, generally big destructive phenomena is only bad for you, generally as it's ruined your day to day practicality of life and work and where you live etc.
Also the awe does not have to involve destruction (preferably none at all, it just happens destructive things can be pretty spectacular and awesome), it could be a very close visually dramatic asteroid near miss witness that can change a life.
This aspect of mind change is why LSD and magic mushroom type drugs are getting serious medical research to treat those with depression, because the experience the patient gets is so dramatic it resets their mental outlook.

 

[MSTER232]

The Americans and Russians should have a massive game of billiards up in space.

My condolences to whoever gets Deimos.

Who would win? My money is on the Americans 👍 .

 

[Danoff]

Is that sarcasm or your own theory as I probably agree if you are serious, joining a gang and committing anarchy is a healthier lifestyle than depressive. Even if it's mostly crime related.

Nope, healthy crime is not healthy. Also being at the whim of a gang (whether you're in it or not) is not good for your mental state. Being out of control of your life creates anxiety (for sane people).

If you witnessed a huge tsunami and survived and your family were ok you would be on a much higher level of mental health than previously.

Define "witnessed". If you're talking about people near the asteroid impact who managed to survive, maybe... but why are you talking about them? The world as a whole "witnessed" the Japanese and Indonesian tsunamis and I think it barely registered.

 

[BlisteredHand]

By witness I mean seeing something amazing with your own eyes not from indirect sources. I was talking about them as it's related to the event of a "what if" asteroid impact of a big and dramatic scale. I'm proposing it will do good to witnesses mental health, potentially. I think it's an interesting point to make which other people might not know about. As I say it's a recent medical theory. The theory still applies to other things less scary but still impressive, to view peacefully the Grand Canyon has also been suggested to possibly be enough awe to some people to change their mental outlook.

In regards to anarchy and gangs, though I said that would be better than just being depressed, I would not suggest a person would suddenly become a gang member or commit crime if they have reasonable choice in the matter. gangs/anarchy were your words so I responded to them.

Also I dispute you declaring crime as not being healthy. It can be perfectly healthy in a society or group or even as an individual that accepts it as a normal way of life. You are using blinkered thinking to say crime is unhealthy as you are so used to what crime means to you and your culture, and in fact most human cultures. But that does not mean it is impossible for it to be healthy.
Crime is highly successful and evolutionary for those who get it right. A nice example of this is the male penguin as seen and reported by Frozen Planet on the BBC, http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/15305502. But of course this crime is apparent with all kinds of creatures and animals. In the right environment for humans crime can be a healthy norm, it would still be highly disapproved of if caught though by victim, as in nature.
The example I linked is of deliberate and knowing crime, it knows it can get caught and it knows to try and evade getting caught and to stop others stealing from him, just like he steals from others.
This penguin is decent healthy penguin. Or are you suggesting this penguin is wrong? This penguin is highly in control of it's life.
Oh and I would say that if a person found a life of crime stressful for any reason then yes that would be unhealthy. But if they were neutral on it and had self worth invested in the prospect of crime they would have a good mind.

 

[ShobThaBob]

You really remind me of JohnMB when he started posting.

 

[niky]

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So I suppose you've lived in Sarajevo in the 90's, then? Or New Orleans during the flood? Or Iraq? Or Afghanistan? Or Libya? Then I suggest a change of address to further the development of your pet theories. Perhaps a nice stroll through the capital of Syria would be enlightening.

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We're not talking about petty social crimes like pickpocketing or burglary here. We're talking all-out anarchy and the breakdown of social order and human relations. While natural disasters can bring out the best in some people, the effects are not the same for everyone. Not even remotely.

 

[bergauk]

Did you read the article? It says we would need to detonate it at least 8 billion miles away from Earth (the furthest it can be detected) in order to pull off splitting it apart and missing Earth; with a bomb a billion times stronger than anything we have ever built.

I skimmed it. That article is specifically talking about the asteroid from the film. Which honestly if it were heading toward earth, no amount of science could change it's course. However, I was talking more about the one asteroid that poses a potentially big threat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99942_Apophis Given it's size, we could destroy it with a small nuke/explosion if it was shown to have the capability to impact our planet.

 

[SQUASHUA93]

For those who survive relatively unscathed the social populations should theoretically see a massive positive benefit in mental health with reductions in depression and those inactive become revitalised.
The awe factor of a giant asteroid hitting the Earth and it's various effects is likely to trigger a large scale resetting of the mind and it's conscious personal outlook of life at a deep level. This is enough to take people out of a disordered mental state.
So this is a good thing.

I do agree with this dude and i think it will be that way for alot of people .... but what if a few dont become i gues renewed. I think some people that are just crooked people will never change and ina diaster like this i think they wuld use it to there advantage. They would pick out the weak and i gues it would be like a gang type of thing. Its happend before during tramatic events and i dont see that changing, but i do agree people will go threw a renewal of some sort though.... just not everybody

 

[f1reb1rd]

We all better have that goddamn obamacare

 

[SQUASHUA93]

We all better have that goddamn obamacare

:idea:Watch He will read this(beacause we all know obama has to get his daily dose of gtpanet before he goes to bed), then next week we're going to see a Obama add saying " If you want to prevent a asteroid from demolishing the earth VOTE !! for Obama". Then he'll say Obama care is secretly for preventing a asteroid impact or something

 

[Froudeybrand]

I live in middle of nsw of Australia and if the moves are anything to go bye, America's stuffed period and rest of the world would be under water cause I can only assume with the earths water mass it will hit the water or Russia Europe area, hitting water will cause a massive flood and causing a lot of damage. But I am sure like area 51 stories the American government or a secret organization would have this in a list of what if world scenarios

 

[SQUASHUA93]

I live in middle of nsw of Australia and if the moves are anything to go bye, America's stuffed period and rest of the world would be under water cause I can only assume with the earths water mass it will hit the water or Russia Europe area, hitting water will cause a massive flood and causing a lot of damage. But I am sure like area 51 stories the American government or a secret organization would have this in a list of what if world scenarios

Thats what i was thinking they have to have it somewhere.

Well At least theres an effort of some sort.👍

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_11_28_2011_p51-395551.xml&p=1