Russia May Send Spacecraft To Knock Away Asteroid From Hitting Earth

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Russia May Send Spacecraft To Knock Away Asteroid From Hitting Earth

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This is one of those things you always see in movies (and hope it never happens in real life) now it could happen for real.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_russia_asteroid_encounter
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Lol, never thought they're gonna be before US. Let's wait for some asteroids.
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as mark was showing, we need bruce willis for this job :lol:
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Don't forget Billy Bob Thornton and Ben Affleck, they were key in the success :lol:
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maidencolorado wrote: Don't forget Billy Bob Thornton and Ben Affleck, they were key in the success :lol:
sure i remember their roles, mark...but bruce death was soooooo dramatic ^_^ when i first saw this movie i was sure bruce will still appear at the end of the movie again...i mean, he is "die hard" burce willis, he cannot die :lol:
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I honestly think Chuck Norris is the man for the mission. He'd smash that asteroid with one lethal roundhouse kick! :D
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While I agree that Chuck Norris may be the best man for the problem, there are 2 main issues I see with sending him to do the job.

First, I'm not sure there's a space craft that is capable of holding up to both the external pressure of the actual launch as well as the greater internal pressure given off by Chuck himself.

Second, how can we be sure he'd come back? Do we really want to release Chuck Norris on the rest of the galaxy, not to mention the universe? Think of what he'd do to poor Neptune...
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Well, I get your point about the space shuttle but Chuck doesn't need anything like that. He launches himself from the ground. Your second point is good though, I agree.
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damageinc wrote: Well, I get your point about the space shuttle but Chuck doesn't need anything like that. He launches himself from the ground.
That is true, as a mere mortal it is hard for me to grasp the full abilities of Chuck Norris.