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Nov 17, 2006 14:19



Wanted: Man to Land on KIller Asteroid
and Gently Nudge it from Path to Earth
--Drudge Report headlineMe! Let it be me ( Read more... )

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substitute November 17 2006, 20:47:47 UTC
...and take care of its baobabs.

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blackbyrd2 November 17 2006, 22:27:47 UTC
This was superb. :)

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crowleycrow November 18 2006, 00:57:46 UTC


Brilliant. Needs one line (unless I'm too dull to find it in the subtext) expressive of the fact, I think it's a fact, anyway it seems obvious to me, that you the asteroid toucher must go with your new buddy toward his final destination. I don't think you get to go home again.

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The glass half empty tomsdisch November 18 2006, 14:22:03 UTC
John, must it always be doom and gloom with you! Here is a chance to spare the whole human race a fate as bad as death, if not worse, and your concern is the one possible anti-asset. Anyhow, both of us (the asteroid and me) may get on nicely at our final destination. Who ways we have to crash right into it. Why not orbit Mars? Satellites have (I think). I'm no astrophysicist, just a common asteroid-wrangler but I do believe in looking at the bright side and accentuating the positive. If I didn't do that no asteroid would ever trust me.

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Re: The glass half empty donovan_s_brain November 20 2006, 18:39:05 UTC
The trick is to stop and tie your bootlace just before Roche's Limit, then look up startled and shout "Hey, where are you going? Wait for me! . . . ok, well, bye then." Works every time.

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