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3451964 No.3451964 [Reply] [Original]

Which would be more disastrous for mankind.

A meteor in the ocean or on hitting land?

>> No.3451974

The ocean; it will cause nasty tsunamis and freeze quite a bit of ocean life to death.

>> No.3451975

I'd take water in my bed over an atmosphere full of dust any day.

>> No.3451979

>>3451964
Depends. One hitting water near major cities would be worse than the whatever which hit Tunguska, of the same size.

>> No.3451980

Water, since meteors are mostly ice, it'd freeze a bunch of water around it and change the climate/kill many animals.

>> No.3451982

Well...

lands in ocean: massive tsunami in all directions destroying coastal cities, island habitats, and other low-lying areas

lands on land: shock wave destroys cities near landing point, throws up a lot of dust into the air and atmosphere.

>freeze quite a bit of ocean life to death.

huh? (serious question)

>> No.3451985

Ocean

there are a lot of chemicals absorbed into ocean water and settled in sea floor sediments. If these were released it would be disasterous.

>> No.3451987

>>3451980
Nevermind, question answered.

>> No.3451988
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3451988

On the ocean is better, because there are no people there.

>> No.3451991

best scenario: meteor hits a small uninhabited island. that'd be sweet

>> No.3451994

>>3451980
>implying they won't be super fucking hot when they enter our atmosphere

>> No.3451997

>>3451994
There's no friction in space you idiot, which doesn't allow the meteor to heat up, you fucking idiot. There are only three things in space: Light, gravity and dark energy.

>> No.3452007

>>3451997
You best be trollin', son.

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3452011

>>3451997
>implying no matter in space
>implying gravity is in space
>rather than a result of space itself
>mfw

>> No.3452014
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3452014

>>3451997
>There are only three things in space: Light, gravity and dark energy

>> No.3452018

>>3452007
You all must be new here.

There are two /sci/ threads you should never forget: Questions for EK and this legendary meteor shit courtesy of Teacup

>> No.3452038

>>3452018
What the fuck are you talking about? Stop being full of shit.

>> No.3452051
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3452051

>>3452038

>> No.3452069

>>3452051
>got trolled hard

>> No.3452149

>>3451980
are you retarded or trolling?

>> No.3452254

>>3452149

trolled roughly