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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFear mongering and 3I/ATLAS
Are people that desperate for distraction?
If you don't trust science, you can believe anything.
The scientists have observed and measured the trajectory and the closest it will come to earth is 1.8 AU. That's 1.8 times the distance from earth to the sun, or about 167 million miles.
Maybe we all secretly want Michael Rennie to bring Klaatu and scare us into sanity.
Go figger.
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Fear mongering and 3I/ATLAS (Original Post)
Bmoboy
Nov 2025
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mr715
(3,564 posts)1. Hey, it is a cool comet
Not too worried about it. Interesting little astronomic curio for the ages.
LiberalArkie
(19,798 posts)2. When is it supposed to land at Mar A Lago?
johnp3907
(4,307 posts)3. Well, we shot Klaatu.
😢
Jersey Devil
(10,833 posts)4. My Captain Video secret decoder ring has decoded the message from 3I/ATLAS
Klaatu, barada nikto
DavidDvorkin
(20,589 posts)5. According to something I saw online, probably on YouTube,
The comet will change course and enter Earth orbit and send down drones that will kidnap the president!
We must do something now! We must be on gua--
Oh. Wait. Never mind.
Renew Deal
(85,144 posts)6. Don't look up!