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A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth—how worried should we be? (phys.org)

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[–] CitizenKong 3 points 2 weeks ago

Don't look up!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Depends on the city.

[–] fallowseed 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

its a funny kind of paradox.. a somewhat irrational worry (something you cannot affect) could be an escape, solace from much more pressing and real matters.. nobody can tell you how worried you 'should' be but unless you mean to devote your life to mathematics, science, astrophysics or whatever is required to get closer to the problem and find out-- i wouldn't worry about it.

[–] P00ptart 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think more people want it, than are worried about it.

[–] fallowseed 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

dr strangelove wants his underground bunker breeding program :p

[–] P00ptart 1 points 2 weeks ago

That's just a fallout vault.