This is how we die

[Remus]

Interesting video, but I don't think we have anything to worry about, we will probably be killed by something else long before a giant asteroid hits the earth again. Either that or we would have developed a way to protect our selves from threats such as this.

 

[wildchild730]

Best. Way to die. Ever.

 

[Steven]

This is one of the reasons we should ban hydrogen.

BTW I love the way the water flies out of the Earth's atmosphere in that video.

 

[Laivasse]

Aw, they showed London all smashed up :')

I would like to be in among all that debris that gets shot up into space. What a way to go.

 

[wildchild730]

The water looks like it splashed out too far :/

 

[bbson john]

The water looks like it splashed out too far :/

The water didn't splash out too much. The upper black thing is rock

 

[CptStern]

And, I think, by the time we can have another one of these comets, we'll probably already have advanced into outer space colonization(IF we don't destroy ourselves, but I do not think we will.).

anyone remember that asteroid/comet that passed the earth ..I dont know a decade or so ago ...you could see it in the sky day or night for days till it passed the earth

oh here it is

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Hyakutake

it's path was said to have disturbed a number of other asteroids .... we're still plotting possible trajectories as there's only a handful of scientists (a few thousand) worldwide who watch for near-earth asteroids

 

[The Brick]

1Km? How fast would it have to go? Would a 2km sized one only have to travel 1/4 of that speed?

 

[Razor]

I'm not entirely true but I think the movie shows what would happen if a meteorite that slammed nto the earth millions of years ago hit the earth today ..as far as I know it's based on actual events ...read the comments (some are in spanish)



a meteor over 1km in length is considered a planet killer


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_of_civilization#Meteorite_impact

Love this quote from that wikipedia link, lol

Quantum energy. In the search for new quantum particles, scientists accidentally destroy the universe.

Whoops.:|

But a 1km meteorite destroying humanity would depend highly on where it hits...if it hits an ocean, humanity is saved but you wouldn't want to be sunbathing on a beach anywhere near by.

 

[Remus]

Quantum energy. In the search for new quantum particles, scientists accidentally destroy the universe.

Hahahaaahaha LOLs Good one.

Sad thing is I think it is possible

 

[pvtbones]

it would be nice to hear what the chick was saying, it hurts the immersion when you can't understand how your going to die (in detail). also what was the bit at the end where the earth was A-OK was it showing what happens after Xperiod of time or "enjoy the earth while you can, puny hu-man"

it was cool, but I think an object that size would do alot more alot faster (possibly rip the planet into pieces.)

 

[Flyingdebris]

actually if it hits the ocean its worse.

if it hits land you only get shockwave and huge dust cloud and some tsunamis. if it hits ocean you get dust cloud, shockwave, AND massive tsunamis.

The water doesn't cushion anything. Not at that speed.

 

[Bob_Marley]

Through detailed scientific investigation I have concluded that an asteroid/the moon/planetoid of that magnitude hitting the Earth would be fundamentally non-good.

 

[Laivasse]

it would be nice to hear what the chick was saying, it hurts the immersion when you can't understand how your going to die (in detail). also what was the bit at the end where the earth was A-OK was it showing what happens after Xperiod of time or "enjoy the earth while you can, puny hu-man"

If you check the video description and click 'more', it has a more or less word for word translation of what she says, although it's in terrible engrish. It's mainly just stats about the size of the comet, speed of it, time frame, etc.

 

[dream431ca]

Somebody pushed the big reset button.

 

[TheHamster22]

After watching that, I think I've got to commend the Anicent Greek engineers, I mean the entire world was destroyed, but that temple, yes that temple, stood strong.

I think its time to build my bunker made of marble for the coming apcolypse :O

 

[mirage4]

Well, at least earth doesn't get taken over by the combine. That will show them

 

[Steven]

The water didn't splash out too much. The upper black thing is rock

No the blue stuff at the bottom of the sphere.

 

[Beerdude26]

No the blue stuff at the bottom of the sphere.

Depends where the rock landed.

 

[Muffin Man]

Awww... I want to implode.

 

[Kangy]

I liked the shot of London.

"Bloody ell, it ain't arf hot in ere... Put the kettle on love!"

 

[gh0st]

anyone remember that asteroid/comet that passed the earth ..I dont know a decade or so ago ...you could see it in the sky day or night for days till it passed the earth

oh here it is

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Hyakutake

it's path was said to have disturbed a number of other asteroids .... we're still plotting possible trajectories as there's only a handful of scientists (a few thousand) worldwide who watch for near-earth asteroids

hey stern how big does an asteroid have to be to destroy all life on earth?

 

[willho]

WTF is she saying?!

 

[Hondo]

Did anyone else develope a strong craving for a Reese's peanut butter cup about half-way through this video?

 

[Naudian]

^ ROFL

That was pretty...

 

[Apocalypse89]

hey stern how big does an asteroid have to be to destroy all life on earth?

Someone in an earlier post said anything above 1 mile is considered a "planet killer".

 

[Insano]

Through detailed scientific investigation I have concluded that an asteroid/the moon/planetoid of that magnitude hitting the Earth would be fundamentally non-good.

Stop exaggerating.

 

[15357]

Great. We all get to die, listening to a ambient japanese woman's voice, while a huge ball whacks the Earth.

 

[Beerdude26]

Awww... I want to implode.

Just keep eating muffins, you will get there sometime.

Great. We all get to die, listening to a ambient japanese woman's voice, while a huge ball whacks the Earth.

And just before we die, we all get placed over to spectator mode.

 

[Ridge]

Or auto-switched to the losing team....oh, wait. I guess everyone is on the loosing team...

 

[The Brick]

RIIIIDGE RACER!!!

Sry couldn't resist.

 

[Parrot of doom]

We have a defence against this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4V93tm466U

 

[Ravioli]

I think the whole idea with the fire going out from the cater into space is incorrect. You know the cone of fire just standing still in space.

Earth is going at a speed of 3000 KM Hour if i remember correctly, i might be totaly wrong but it was something close to that. So that fire cone would have been gone in a matter of seconds, smudged out in the orbit of Earth. Many people think that earth moves slowly and is just a big sphere just hovering while slooowly going around the sun...let me remind you that you are right now going faster then any plane on earth while we orbit the Sun. The space crafts that leaves earth stays close to earth because they are also going at that speed in the same orbit, however if they go to far out i think they would be launched of into space. This speed is the reason why the orbit around the sun is an Elipse i think.

 

[Dan]

But there's also no wind resistance in space so it doesn't matter if we're moving a bazillion miles per hour. It's all relative. The only effect you'd see is the Coriolis effect.

 

[Death.Trap]

I think the whole idea with the fire going out from the cater into space is incorrect. You know the cone of fire just standing still in space.

Earth is going at a speed of 3000 KM Hour if i remember correctly, i might be totaly wrong but it was something close to that. So that fire cone would have been gone in a matter of seconds, smudged out in the orbit of Earth. Many people think that earth moves slowly and is just a big sphere just hovering while slooowly going around the sun...let me remind you that you are right now going faster then any plane on earth while we orbit the Sun. The space crafts that leaves earth stays close to earth because they are also going at that speed in the same orbit, however if they go to far out i think they would be launched of into space. This speed is the reason why the orbit around the sun is an Elipse i think.

The debris would, for a while at least, continue to move with the earth.

 

[Geogaddi]

We have a defence against this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4V93tm466U

WIN!

 

[Parlez]

We have a defence against this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4V93tm466U

That just about made me ROFL

 

[Parlez]

It double posted or somthing like way later! Sorry :frown: :dork: :bonce:

 

[Parrot of doom]

I think the whole idea with the fire going out from the cater into space is incorrect. You know the cone of fire just standing still in space.

Earth is going at a speed of 3000 KM Hour if i remember correctly, i might be totaly wrong but it was something close to that. So that fire cone would have been gone in a matter of seconds, smudged out in the orbit of Earth. Many people think that earth moves slowly and is just a big sphere just hovering while slooowly going around the sun...let me remind you that you are right now going faster then any plane on earth while we orbit the Sun. The space crafts that leaves earth stays close to earth because they are also going at that speed in the same orbit, however if they go to far out i think they would be launched of into space. This speed is the reason why the orbit around the sun is an Elipse i think.

Without meaning to sound disrespectful, thats all pretty much completely wrong. You have to consider that the matter that forms the debris (before the collision) has the same initial velocity as the mass from which it originates. For the cone of debris to be absorbed by the orbit of the Earth, an unseen force would have to act upon the debris to reduce its velocity so it can be overtaken by the Earth. This obviously isn't going to happen so the simulation is actually quite correct.

As for velocity, you must understand that velocity is always measured relative to something - our velocity on this planet is relative to a fixed point on the surface - hence none of us are travelling faster than an aircraft. And for spacecraft, distance from the Earth has little to do with escape velocity.

 

[Azner]

Well, at least earth doesn't get taken over by the combine. That will show them

teh combine were attackin and john Freeman used a very big grav gun to pull teh comet to teh earth... anyway, by the time that happens we will have the technology to blow it up... proton lasers... dammit:frown: