Which is worse? Getting hit with bird poop while standing still, or while riding a motorcycle down the highway?
Comment on What would happen to the Earth if it got booped by a giant asteroid going super slowly?
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 week agoMaybe it comes in at such an extreme orbit that it boops without falling straight down?
MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 1 week ago
Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 1 week ago
Air resistance would slow it down so it’s falling at 11m/sec, or it would tear it apart
SGforce@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
It would deflect off the atmosphere like a stone