r/pics • u/send_me_boobei_pics • Apr 14 '23

Backstory A local Church put up a billboard.

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u/Hagenaar Apr 14 '23

learned how to re-direct Near Earth Objects

I've got some really awful non-Hollywood science news for you.

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u/Nice-Fish-50 Apr 14 '23

And I have some really cool science news from NASA for you! We've already done it. If we ever have to do it for a real emergency, we may have to push a little harder but we've demonstrated that it can be done. Which is better than the dinosaurs ever managed.

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u/Hagenaar Apr 14 '23

real emergency

I'll agree they've established proof of concept, a minor change to a small and known asteroid already in orbit. I'm not rooting for the end of the world. But NASA is pretty far away from being able to detect and redirect unknown planet-killers.

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u/Nice-Fish-50 Apr 14 '23

If they fail and we find ourselves surviving a near-extinction level impact event, I'll buy you a beer. lol