There seems to be a growing consensus that there have been a lot more and a lot more frequent impact events that was previously believed. With the Earth being mostly covered in water plus the recent understanding of air burst events all of the assumptions behind the original estimates have to be reviewed and plans changed accordingly.
Then Hollywood makes drek like Armageddon and everyone decides it’s all silly and ignores the threat again.
“Then Hollywood makes drek like Armageddon and everyone decides it’s all silly and ignores the threat again.”
Armageddon was indeed melodramatic drek. Deep-impact, was much better.
However, you’re absolutely right Making the gen-po think it’s all silly.
While Jupiter’s gravity could very well deflect or otherwise modify the trajectory of these Near Earth Objects, thus preventing their impact on Earth, could it not also deflect an otherwise benign object directly into our path?
I doubt that enough people saw Armageddon and saw enough wrong with the non-science in it to come to that conclusion. It won’t be long, though, before some idiot, moron, or jackass comes along and puts “CALLINGARTBELL” in the keywords — and that’s due to an attitude that keeps some people from seeing Armageddon or Deep Impact in the first place.
There have been a lot of cosmic impacts. Look at the moon. But, the incidents have dropped off lately. Most of the harsh stuff has already happened.
Are you saying that Bruce Willis really didn't really fly a titanium shuttle to an asteroid and blow it up?
So the movie was just for entertainment purposes?
Well the Asteroid Threat Level at the Eaker Compound just went up and off of the chart!
BTW, if you want drek go rent Reign on Me and let me know if you don't think that Adam Sandler owes you two hours of your life back.