To: Our_Man_In_Gough_Island
if the asteroid had not fragmented into tiny pieces when it hit the Earth's atmosphere, it would have had an impact similar to the bombing of Hiroshima. I'm willing to bet an a-bomb-esque asteroid hitting Antarctica will melt the polar cap long before some Lysol and plastic bags do.
12 posted on
08/26/2005 7:26:19 AM PDT by
BostonianRightist
(Well, boys, I reckon this is it - nuclear combat toe to toe with the Roosskies.)
To: BostonianRightist
I'm willing to bet an a-bomb-esque asteroid hitting Antarctica will melt the polar cap... The only answer is to place a ban on all asteroids immediately.
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