Cool video on asteroids crossing Earth since 1980

[Dead Winter]

Wow, this is pretty amazing.

 

[theoden236]

Pretty cool. I remember seeing a video (on the Discovery Channel, I think) of an asteroid back in the 80's. It could be seen in clear daylight and was supposedly big enough to cause catastrophic damage to the world had it struck.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

not amused

 

[Liverslapper]

the astroids get closer and closer. It seems like if that continued on and on, there would nothing but a mess.

 

[neal]

the astroids get closer and closer. It seems like if that continued on and on, there would nothing but a mess.

well, the 'increase' in activity is really just an increase in our ability to detect them, and the continued cataloging of them. so really, that many asteroids (and many more yet to be found) have always, and will always be crossing our orbit. feel better now?!

 

[Dead Winter]

Yes, you can see where it seems they all of a sudden "turn on"...that's basically our technology "turning on".

 

[Liverslapper]

NO!

But according to that video, the asteroid belt seemed to get closer and closer till it engulfed everything.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

cool. lets mine the shit out of them.

 

[Will Bozarth]

Let's send Bruce Willis. He hasn't made a good movie in forever.

 

[neal]

also its about the only michael bay movie that doesnt make me want to constantly vomit (aside from the afleck/tyler romantic scenes)

 

[freewill]

It's in the computer....