Whew! That was close

[MichaelB]

A close call. Next time we may not be so lucky. Asteroid 2004 BL86 zips safely past Earth - Technology & Science - CBC News

A huge asteroid flew past the Earth today, and is expected to be visible from Canada with strong binoculars or a small telescope tonight.

 

[rodi]

good - my financial plan is safe... until the next asteroid.

 

[MRG]

Only 2027 till a big one. Live large for 12 years.:what:

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[timo2]

Apparently with a deep enough place to hide, you wouldn't necessarily burn to death immediately Doubt cast on global firestorm generated by dino-killing asteroid | EurekAlert! Science News

 

[sengsational]

Apparently our very distant ancestors survived because when the fireball from the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event came across, they were under-ground.

 

[2B]

Apparently our very distant ancestors survived because when the fireball from the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event came across, they were under-ground.

I suspect that our very distant ancestors feasted on roasted dinosaur meat like all the other rodents.

 

[ArkTinkerer]

Here, you need more to worry about...

Exploding Stars: Is Earth at Risk?

 

[ls99]

A miss is as good as mile.

 

[nash031]

Apparently our very distant ancestors survived because when the fireball from the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event came across, they were under-ground.

Underground with their ammo and physical gold, of course. All the suckers that were conventionally invested perished in the streets.

 

[Walt34]

Here, you need more to worry about...

Exploding Stars: Is Earth at Risk?

Oh my! Exploding stars, gamma ray bursts, solar flares, asteroids, comets, invading aliens, Doomsday, volcanoes, earthquakes, zombies, hurricanes, typhoons, global warming, and so on. It all sounds almost as bad as Texas.

No point in investing for the future because it is clear there will not be a future. We're doomed!