[Apocalypse] 2004 MN4

[Squeeky]

http://science.slashdot.org/article..../12/24/1518210

"The recently discovered asteroid 2004 MN4 is currently listed as having a 1/233 chance of hitting the Earth. It is 420 m across and if it strikes the Earth it will release an energy of 1,900 Megatons of TNT (the largest nuclear weapon ever detonated, Tsar Bomba had a yield of only 50 Megatons). It is also the only asteroid that currently has a Torino scale value of 2." So, in summary, there's a 1-in-233 chance of the worst disaster in recorded history happening on April 13, 2029, and a 232-in-233 chance of nothing happening. Have a nice day! Update: 12/24 22:14 GMT by M: The rock is now rated a 4 on the Torino scale, or a 1-in-62 chance of impact.

It's now up to a 1-in-42 chance... http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2004mn4.html

24 years until possible impact.

April 13, 2029 (Estimated date of impact) is also a Friday the 13th!

PAGING BRUCE WILLIS!

[Kikinchikin]

I hate stuff like this. Such a downer.

Even if I believed they can actually extrapolate all those specific facts and statistics, I'm sure they'll figure something out to either alter it's path or flat out destroy it long before it comes near Earth.

[Infernus]

If humanity has 25 years to try and stop it, and we can't... we deserve to get hit by it.

[Squeeky]

Yes, we know. It wont hit, and if on the highly off-chance ithat it does align with earth and will hit, we'll have already divised a plan to blow the thing to fucking hell.

[Biohazzard56]

I hate stuff like this, all it is are Dizzy Shit Scientists saying life as we know is going to end for reason A, B, and C, Blah Blah Blah.

[MattxMosh]

I want it to hit, Watching that would be one hell of a way to die.

[FlamingPotato-J]

This is what nukes are good for.

[Mag-Mower]

i say we use the missle defense system... or balistic missles

[DaShiznit]

Originally Posted by Mag-Mower

i say we use the missle defense system... or balistic missles

If we use the missle defense system, we'll lauch this pissy little rocket too weak to do anything, and it'll miss too.

[Triggar]

They've got plenty of time to sort it out, and even if they don't, we've all got to die sometime!

[Derfud]

Humanity is too young to die at the hands of some asshole asteriod. All I can say is that I hope I'm on the other side of the planet if it hits.

[Infernus]

HAHAHA... the missle defense system is designed to shoot down MISSLES!

[AztecWarrior]

Our best bet is a high-level nuclear explosion.

Or Bruce Willis.

[JetRaiden]

2029? eh. I'll probably be dead by then anyway.

[Infernus]

Originally Posted by JetRaiden

2029? eh. I'll probably be dead by then anyway.

At the going rate, me too... but I try to stay optimistic.