Blogcritics: Comments on In 2029, We're All Pretty Much Screwed

Comment by DrPat

Mon, 27 Dec 2004 21:01:44 EST

IMHO, Armageddon is WAY better than Deep Impact, and should have been first in your ISBN/ASIN list. (grin) Seriously, Did anyone else get a shiver from Eric B's comment (on 12/25) about a tsunami coming to the South Pacific?

Comment by RJ

Mon, 27 Dec 2004 20:48:15 EST

Drinking DOES help one forget... ;) Though, I have received a more recent update that pretty much eliminates all possibility of this asteroid smashing into earth in 2029. Maybe at a later date, but not in 2029. Sleep well... ;)

Comment by Eric Berlin

Mon, 27 Dec 2004 20:09:15 EST

Actually, last I heard the odds for the asteroid, while the odds for a volcano in the Canary Islands exploding so violently some time in the next few thousand years that it will send 100-foot tidal waves all over the Atlantic (including the US, Central, and South America) have been upgraded. Who's for forgetting all about this stuff and meeting me down-the-pub?

Comment by RJ

Mon, 27 Dec 2004 19:57:21 EST

Actually, last I heard the odds were UPGRADED to 1-in-45...

Comment by Eric Berlin

Sun, 26 Dec 2004 23:27:02 EST

Egads: in astronomical terms, 1 in 300 sounds like an awfully close call. I wonder, in a scenario where the odds grow dramatically for collision, if the world would band together to create a weapons system to destroy the sucker. Eric Berlin Dumpster Bust: Miracles from Mind Trash http://dumpsterbust.blogspot.com