POLL: Would you want a warning if the end was coming?

GarnettFan4Life · Feb 17, 2013

The asteroid hits in Russia got me thinking. No warnings. So either: they were missed by the sky searching divisions of the space agencies, they didn't know exactly where they would strike so there was no point alerting a whole nation, or, there was a decision not to notify the region....so

If there was an world extinction size asteroid on direct path with Earth, would you want to know?

A months notice? A day? None?

Given, there is likely no way this can be stopped. So would you want a surprise? Or have some time to see people you love, have a last meal etc?

For me, I would take a day or 2 notice.

Scotty_WCE · Feb 17, 2013

You're scaring me...

PS I voted yes, enough time to farewell everyone (and my cards...)

Jaames · Feb 17, 2013

Enough time to have a "farewell" with the wife and a few beers and I'd be fine

luck_of_the_irish · Feb 17, 2013

No I hate hearing bout the end of the world scares the shit outta me so id rather it be over n done with Then go about my day thinking is it gonna happen any second or right now

Shaun · Feb 17, 2013

im on the fence here, if i say yes im picturing mass panic, riots, looting etc, if i say no then im pissed i didnt get a chance to say goodbye...but then again im already gone so what does it matter?!

silvertapoutstar · Feb 17, 2013

Man I wouldn't have a clue the thought of never seeing my kids or wife and family kills me.
Especially my kids man would be hell to imagine, if say no I wouldn't want to know but knowing the chance I might not be with them right to the end I case I was out makes me want to say yes Lol.

Very hard to decide and scary to think

Lazlow · Feb 17, 2013

Cool topic

The asteroid hits in Russia got me thinking. No warnings. So either: they were missed by the sky searching divisions of the space agencies

is the case. The meteor that exploded over Russia is estimated to be only 15-17 meters. Despite all the effort that goes into surveying space for near earth asteroids very little is known about the ones that are 1km and larger, let alone small fragments like the one that hit Russia.

"Yet, I ask, couldn't we be taken by surprise in the middle of the night by a completely devastating, completely unknown asteroid?

"Yes we could, and in fact the most likely scenario at the moment is that the next impact will occur with very little warning," he said."

Asteroid, Russian meteor: Can we know about every space rock?

As for the topic, I'm torn. On one hand I'd like to do and see some things before it hit, on the other hand, I'd hate that sense of dread and impending doom.

pharoh · Feb 17, 2013

This was not the only recent meteor - there was an (approx) 50 metre meteor near miss early last week. This one went within 27000 km of earth - inside the geosynchronous orbits used by GPS and communication satellites. The unanswered question is are the two related? Really scary if they are not...
To paraphrase the movie - 'Armageddon' - it's a big arse sky out there and there's not a lot of funding! I don't know the extent of funding for the various Sky Watch programs around the world, but I do know that they are focused on larger rocks that are more likely to be extinction events if they do hit earth. These smaller ones are just too hard to detect a lot of the time and I know from a science/space podcast I follow that in the last few years there have been a number of similar 'near misses' - and some of these have only been detected after they have crossed Earth's orbit...
Anyway - back to the poll... I think a little bit of notice would be good - my kids live with their mother, so it would be good to see them once last time.
As for dread and impending doom - hope for a Pacific Ocean hit... Surf's Up. Dude!

luck_of_the_irish · Feb 17, 2013

^ i cant swim so im stuffed lol

pharoh · Feb 18, 2013

luck_of_the_irish said:
^ i cant swim so im stuffed lol

lol

kiwi_in_melb · Feb 18, 2013

I went with no.

As much as it would suck to not say goodbye to everyone. The mass panic etc would be crazy people just doing what ever they wanted with "no consequences", Wacko cults / religons doing mass suicides, terrorism etc

What happens if the nerds were wrong and an asteriod just burnt up into a tiny rock like the Simpsons? or only did 10% of the damage they thought it would.

Id much rather the quick easy not knowing death.

GarnettFan4Life · Feb 18, 2013

Lazlow said:
Cool topic

is the case. The meteor that exploded over Russia is estimated to be only 15-17 meters. Despite all the effort that goes into surveying space for near earth asteroids very little is known about the ones that are 1km and larger, let alone small fragments like the one that hit Russia.

"Yet, I ask, couldn't we be taken by surprise in the middle of the night by a completely devastating, completely unknown asteroid?

"Yes we could, and in fact the most likely scenario at the moment is that the next impact will occur with very little warning," he said."

Asteroid, Russian meteor: Can we know about every space rock?

As for the topic, I'm torn. On one hand I'd like to do and see some things before it hit, on the other hand, I'd hate that sense of dread and impending doom.

cool link, thanks for that!

POLL: Would you want a warning if the end was coming?

Would you want warning if the end was coming?

Yes

No

GarnettFan4Life

Scotty_WCE

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Jaames

Seahawks/Knicks/Liverpool

luck_of_the_irish

No longer collecting

Shaun

Point Guard

silvertapoutstar

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Lazlow

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pharoh

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luck_of_the_irish

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pharoh

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GarnettFan4Life

POLL: Would you want a warning if the end was coming?

Would you want warning if the end was coming?

Yes

No

West Coast card collector!

Seahawks/Knicks/Liverpool

No longer collecting

Point Guard

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No longer collecting

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