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Old 01-04-2012, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueStreak View Post
Wellllll, an asteroid might happen. The other will happen....eventually......in a few billion years.

Dave
Have you seen the stuff we are working on to combat a rogue asteroid? My favorite is the space tractor. They shoot it up into space, it attaches itself to the gravitational pull of the rock, then tows it off course. I guess it would only need to move it a tiny amount if the warning time was good.
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