CasualBystander
Celestial
Chicxulub left a 177 km diameter crater.
August
Metanoia
The explosion that created the crater, which is more than 110 miles (180 kilometres wide) , likely involved a hit from an object about 6 miles (10 km) across. The crash would have released as much energy as 100 trillion tons of TNT, or beyond a billion times the power of the atom bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
CasualBystander
Celestial
A 100 gigaton bomb would leave an impact.
The explosion that created the crater, which is more than 110 miles (180 kilometres wide) , likely involved a hit from an object about 6 miles (10 km) across. The crash would have released as much energy as 100 trillion tons of TNT, or beyond a billion times the power of the atom bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The size depends on velocity, and the true size of the original crater, and rhe composition of the impactor.
All guesswork.
3FEL9
Islander
The more you try to deny. The more obvious it gets that you do..
It could be your unconscious mind trying to tell you something..
Go with your instinct and set up a meeting with a greenunist rep. ASAP
Castle-Yankee54
Celestial
Yes I know.....I already said just that......(ok, I said 180).....on the last page when you said it was 15 kilometers across.
CasualBystander
Celestial
A greenunist is a sap.
There is no point in having whales if we don't let the Japanese eat them. I blame Japan's national malaise and low reproduction rate on lack of whale meat.
My numbers indicate that there are about 50,000 blues out there. The population increases about 10% per year and in 7 years we should start a 1000 whale/yr sustainable harvest.
The greenuniats would have to agree because they like anything that you call sustainable.
If whalers went after younger whales (whale veal) they could harvest twice as many.
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CasualBystander
Celestial
That's 10,000 whales per year not 1000. We want to cap the population at 100,000 to stop decimation of fishing grounds and cap ship damage from collisions.
Greys are about the only whale that isn't huntable.
We should have open season on killer whales, those little bastards are vicious.
I was waxing lyrical of the wonders of whaling: "The salty breeze in your hair, the ocean spray in your face, the harpoon in your hands, a whale in your sights..." and didn't get the numerical edit in in time.
Somone - think it was Achoo - mentioned rhe need for more time to revise and extend remarks. When working from my smartphone the time limit is problematic.
3FEL9
Islander
1. Hm,, Ever thought of becoming a diplomat then ? Politics or facts does not apply, only your people skills.
2. Thanks I'm good with the regular sized ones
CasualBystander
Celestial
August
Metanoia
Imagine copping that on top of a major city. But the scientificos assure us it will be 100 years before we get clobbered so that's reassuring.
CasualBystander
Celestial
Good, we don't have to look for asteroids for one hundred years and can invest elsewhere.
In 100 years the technology will be cheaper, plus one of our spacecraft will see it and call it in: "Gee earth, it looks like yall are fixin' to get smacked really good!"
August
Metanoia
CasualBystander
Celestial
The best defense is a good offense.
August
Metanoia
CasualBystander
Celestial
Yeah, right.
Move the frickin' planet out of the way of the asteroid? Sure, that's the ticket, Einsteins.
I wish the PC idiots would take basic physics.
I'm not concerned about protecting my back, I'm worried saving my ass.
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August
Metanoia
CasualBystander
Celestial
From your lips to God's ear.
August
Metanoia
What God ?