We should study the planetoid up close first

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New Age Vapors — 8/7/2007 2:51:36 PM (archived)

If we blow it up before knowing its composition and find out the hard
way it is a loose jumble of rocks, we may even up having a bunch of
them rain down on Earth.

A self-fulfilling prophecy, to be sure.

Life ain't a bad science fiction movie.

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Armageddon Nuke Armed Spacecraft - phil - 8/7/2007 2:28:52 PM
- I had a feeling about this all along, I called it..... - Jeff F - 8/7/2007 2:41:30 PM
  - We should study the planetoid up close first - New Age Vapors - 8/7/2007 2:51:36 PM
    - Melting the rubble? - Buck Galaxy - 8/7/2007 6:13:43 PM
      - No - minimising shock waves - nick hoffman - 8/8/2007 3:18:06 AM
      - re: Melting the rubble? - phil - 8/7/2007 7:22:48 PM
        
        an example of a pile of rubble: Itokawa - Raoul - 8/7/2007 7:34:46 PM
        
        It would be fun to test some theories on that one... - TAFKASE - 8/7/2007 7:46:50 PM
    - re: We should study the planetoid up close first - phil - 8/7/2007 3:02:54 PM
      - re: We should study the planetoid up close first - TB - 8/7/2007 5:16:20 PM
        
        objecting to solutions - phil - 8/7/2007 5:54:17 PM
        
        They're just kids talkin' crazy talk - New Age Vapors - 8/8/2007 4:41:03 AM
        
        Another reason not to blow up space rocks - New Age Vapors - 8/7/2007 5:32:53 PM
      - Don't worry, I'm not anti-nuke - New Age Vapors - 8/7/2007 4:07:12 PM
        
        re: Don't worry, I'm not anti-nuke Dittos (n/t) - p - 8/7/2007 4:17:15 PM

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