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Disaffected

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9. A good point

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #8)

Thu Jun 19, 2025, 03:07 PM

Jun 19

because the aftermath of a near miss would be impossible to model i.e. predict in advance as it would be critically dependent on how close the miss actually was (akin to the "three-body" problem).

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Like in The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Towlie Jun 19 #17

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That would be interesting... especially if it were election time. ananda Jun 19 #7

Get ready for some new doomsday cult to catch on... RockRaven Jun 19 #4

The Moonies !!! BoRaGard Jun 19 #13

Oh he'll never return no he'll never return and his fate is still unlearned Prairie Gates Jun 19 #5

Don't look up. Scrivener7 Jun 19 #6

I wonder what a near miss of the Moon would do to the asteroid's orbit? muriel_volestrangler Jun 19 #8

A good point Disaffected Jun 19 #9

Don't look up. mercuryblues Jun 19 #10

It's Space 1999! Liberal In Texas Jun 19 #11

September 13, 1999: Never forget. Xavier Breath Jun 19 #16

This story's just cover. They're bombing the moon! nt Rob H. Jun 19 #12

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Thanks for the update canetoad Jun 19 #15