[night reader]

And scientists say that any attempt to try and divert the asteroid will have to take place more than 100 years before it is due to hit to have any chance of success.

I suspect this estimate is based on currently (or readily) available technology. Scientific advancement should let us open that window a bit. OTOH, if we continue to elect Barackamite Luddites, our grandchildren might be dancing around bonfires shaking bones at the gods to make the Sky Demon go away.

[Carling]

OTOH, if we continue to elect Barackamite Luddites, our grandchildren might be dancing around bonfires shaking bones at the gods to make the Sky Demon go away.

Thank you for the laugh on an otherwise depressing day!