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Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032 (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 40 points 5 days ago (4 children)

To people having panic attacks, it is not large enough to destroy the earth, and we would have plenty of time to evacuate the impact location. Though let's hope it isn't anywhere with permafrost.

[–] Jimmycakes 26 points 5 days ago (2 children)

You mean populate the impact zone because I'm going to watch

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Yeah, my dogs will be gone by then so I would absolutely set up a tent close enough to catch it. I'd even bring a baseball glove for shits and giggles.

[–] taiyang 22 points 5 days ago

Aw, you think we'll still have permafrost by then.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

It'll be an equatorial impact.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago

Well that’s disappointing