Huge Comet Discovered

[pokerfan]

From Space.com:

A huge comet-like object has been spotted inside the orbit of Neptune. The object, at least 30 miles wide, is on the return leg of a 22,500-year journey around the sun, astronomers announced today.

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[Blue_In_AK]

1. It's good it's not headed this way.

It might put a damper on the presidential election. :)

[Indenturedebtor]

2. 30 miles? Yikes, that would be a game ender right there n/'t

[pokerfan]

3. Would be a major extintion event to say the least

Five times the diameter of the dino killer means 5³=125x the volume.

That's a whole bunch of kinetic energy according to E=½mv².

[qazplm]

4. major?

It would be game over man!

Couldnt dig a hole deep enough to escape that puppy!

[pokerfan]

5. Not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed

:)