[J40000]

but...but.. I thought meteorites slamming into the earth this way ALWAYS eliminated a particular species of life on earth!
Wasn’t it something like this that killed off ALL the dinosaurs? How did we ever survive Tunguska???

[AnotherUnixGeek]

but...but.. I thought meteorites slamming into the earth this way ALWAYS eliminated a particular species of life on earth!

Shooting stars hit the earth every night - most meteorites aren't big enough to wipe out species.

How did we ever survive Tunguska???

Because the rock wasn't big enough. But there are plenty of bigger rocks out there in the solar system - putting together a way to deflect dangerous asteroids before one of them shows up at several thousand miles an hour would be a very good idea.

[Calvin Locke]

How did we ever survive Tunguska???

Probably because the media printed more facts than fiction and opinion at the time.

[null and void]

Seriously?

It’s the difference between being hit by a kid on a bike, and a freight train.