I hope for one to hit,that would reset mankind to hunter,gathiers.

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Nothing would survive....

He's hoping that it just selectively strikes WalMarts...

Come on guys. This is a running joke here. OF COURSE going to the hills will not get you around the next planet killer.

As far as reverting to hunter gatherers, I could easily imagine that there is a wide variety of scenarios that could play out. Who knows for certain but I imagine that something the size of the dinosaur killer 60 or so million years ago - thought to be 6 mile dia. - would kill off much of humanity but perhaps not all. If so, then imagine a 20 mile dia. asteroid. Who knows.

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Count me in ...

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1961 220b: first project car - sold.
2000 CLK 430: first modern Benz - sold.
2001 CLK 55: OMG the torque!!! - sold
1972 280SE 4.5: Baby Gustav
1991 300TE 4Matic: Gretel the Snow Bunny - sold
1978 300SD: Katz the Free Man - given away
1980 Redhead: Darling Wife

The earth does not have to be in collision with anything. Any factor that causes a signifigant change in the planets surface temperatures. Could seriously impact a very large percentage of the human population if not all of it.

I do not know if nature is self correcting for certain. The earth may or may not be overpopulated. We have semi depleted the oceans resources and are using soil up now at a good clip.

Major changes are usually slow so it will usually not catch people by total surprise. Relating to the age of the universe we only have individual lifespans that are at best less than the blink of an eye.

Science has updated theory on the large dino ending.they were in decline for 2 million years before the strike.It would not have been enough for extinction.A large basalt overflow caused alot of ash to be put in the sky also,this combined meant doom for large dinos.mammals,and birds,small reptiles survived because of less for,and eating left over large dinos.So a 7 mile wide one would not wipe out mankind,the EMP from a strike would knock out the grid,dust would causes bad harvest,and short growing seasons.However some scientist think shockwaves would travel thru planet,and caused very large earthquakes,on the opposite side of strike.

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That occurred to me, that if something the size of the object/planet in the probably fabricated story in the OP did fling through our solar system w/o striking anything, its gravitational pull could well be a seriously disruptive factor.

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Berzerkly California? wow from Richmond went to El Cerrito High,class of 72.
Yes that happened when that star went by around 80,000bc.

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Im set on a belief that the impact crator in the Yucatan that hit earth those millions of yrs ago had also other siesmic structural changes still apparent today .If this large event on the yucatan peninsula had a part in forming a type of blowout in the upper continent this would explain Yellowstone and the Super Volcano that scientist has confirmed .It would also give a trajectory of the impact event leading possible to other searches amongst the solar system of future life ending events and time to possible do something about them . Their is one being talked about in the yr 2027 that when mapped out is set for a very close trajectory ,One thats being said will be visable to the naked eye as it passes thru the area.
https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/pd/cs/pdc17/
A conference in Japan as of may of this year and a scenerio of possible impact ,this is an exercise around a fictional asteriod but the clue of how it could happen are very real . To pick the same year for the exercise as the yr for the NEO that exists seems abit odd to comprehend.

El Cerrito is a nice town. Richmond probably a rougher place than it was in '72. You just now noticed Berkeley in my info? I live in Redwood City now. But I work in Berkeley semi regular. Nice town.

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I have not seen the east bay since 1981. Been here in the south,N.C., an Tennessee.I'm hoping in a few years to relocate in Ecuador.On the Amazon side of Andes.

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There's alot of B.S. on the net,I do like Charles Hapgood's Rapid crustal movement,theory.The asteroids we don't see are the real problem,but as far as tracking,they don't have that down yet.They did not no where Mir,or Skylab would crash.
Makes me wonder about ICBM's,how could they shoot down one?

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With a big rock I think it's more a matter of if it will hit rather than where.

I have long had doubts about shooting down an ICBM. They reportedly travel at around 15,000 mph, more than 7 times faster than a 50 caliber bullet.

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