[refermech]

Why do I get the feeling that this will be like the controlled burns that the forest sevice uses to start out of control
fires.

[cripplecreek]

I think the earthquake that caused the indonesian tsunami had more of an effect on the earths orbit than deep impact will have on the roid.

[RegulatorCountry]

"Why do I get the feeling that this will be like the controlled burns that the forest sevice uses to start out of control fires"

Well, if I let my more superstitious side get the better of me, I'd say that we're about to commit a gross violation upon the music of the spheres. Zodiacally, you'd be looking at altering fate to a certain degree, of ourselves, our nations, everything.

But, all this is just a beautiful, old pre-Enlightenment attempt at explaining the workings of creation. Nothing to fear. That is, unless it's far less dense than anticipated. In which case, we might have several different pieces of the former comet, same periodicity but different trajectories... potentially not so good.

I'm looking forward to the show, nonetheless.

[Fabozz]

"Why do I get the feeling that this will be like the controlled burns that the forest sevice uses to start out of control fires."

Probably because, like all Americans, you've been subjected to brainwashing by our mainstream media's pseudoscientific alarmism.