That’s a big rock, ain’t it?

[2muchcoffeeman]

It’s the size of a blue whale. It’s traveling at 20,000 mph. It was discovered very recently. And it’s going to pass inside some of Earth’s artificial satellites.

At around 6 p.m. EDT Monday.

Scientists say a newly discovered, blue-whale-size asteroid will fly super close to Earth on Monday

They say it won’t hit Earth. Probably.

Live stream on Monday at 3:45 p.m. EDT.

 

[rtse11]

They say it won’t hit Earth. Probably.

Another thing for FF to take credit for, if we dodge it.

 

[Here me roar]

Is there a way to transmit the White House coordinates to a space rock?

 

[dixiehack]

[/crossthread]

 

[micropolitan guy]

Don't look up.

 

[I Should Coco]

I guess I can have as much pizza and doughnuts as I want this weekend!

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

20,000 mph is less than Earth’s escape velocity. That means that Rocky McRockface will be back very soon.

 

[Spartan Squad]

Don't look up.

Your dad and I are for the jobs the asteroid will bring us

 

[MarkWatney]

It's a big-ass sky.

 

[Brooklyn Bridge]

Don't look up.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

What makes me wonder is, if one of these 50-meter jobs actually is predicted to hit Earth in advance, would the public be made aware? Especially in the impact zone?

 

[MarkWatney]

A 50-meter rock would be in the realm of something a few nukes could do something about.

It's the 500-meter rocks that would be the problem.

 

[Batman]

A 50-meter rock would be in the realm of something a few nukes could do something about.

It's the 500-meter rocks that would be the problem.

According to the acclaimed documentary "Armageddon," we should be able to destroy an asteroid up to the size of Texas with a single nuclear warhead, provided a hole is drilled to a depth of 800 feet.

 

[Brooklyn Bridge]

According to the acclaimed documentary "Armageddon," we should be able to destroy an asteroid up to the size of Texas with a single nuclear warhead, provided a hole is drilled to a depth of 800 feet.

Yes, but Bruce Willis is unavailable, so I think we’re doomed.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

 

[Batman]

Yes, but Bruce Willis is unavailable, so I think we’re doomed.

We've still got Ben Affleck. We're not cooked yet.

 

[DanOregon]

Yes, but Bruce Willis is unavailable, so I think we’re doomed.

 

[Justin_Rice]

Among the many problems with that movie that always tilts me is the interstate signs place them east of Richmond out 64 towards Virginia Beach, and Frodo and his girlfriend scramble up a mountain to avoid the tidal wave. There are no mountains like that east of Richmond, except for Mount Trashmore.

 

[BTExpress]

I love the guy casually trying to read his newspaper as the wave prepares to swallow Manhattan.

 

[MarkWatney]

I believe in both Armageddon and Deep Impact, the Asteroid Twins of 1996, New York City was in large part to pretty much completely destroyed, yet the Twin Towers remained standing.

I think Independence Day flattened the whole city, including the WTC.