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Wow...

I wonder what kind of impact that would have had on earth. The scientist in me thinks it wouldn't have been a positive one.

I'm going to take my ball and go home. Or blow it up.

 

Regardless, you can't have it.

Bob Odenkirk and David Cross definitely knew about this.

 

Seriously, this sketch was the first thing I thought of when I read that headline.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csj7vMKy4EI

Warning shot. Power move.

That would've been a good call...if you wanted to destroy all life on Earth.

"Would you miss it?"

"Would you miss it?"

Life on Earth would miss it.

Life on Earth would miss it.

 

Agreed. First thing I thought about was the seen in Austin Powers when the President wanted to nuke something.

Most people don't realize it, but the moon is super important to life here on earth. Even the oceans tides are related to lunar activity.

I wonder what, if any, effect on the moon it would have had.

I wonder what, if any, effect on the moon it would have had.

 

Most people don't realize it, but the moon is super important to life here on earth. Even the oceans tides are related to lunar activity.

You're right. The moon and sun both pull on our oceans, which causes the tides. The sun has 45% as much gravitational effect on tides as the moon.

 

Factoid: The moon is slowing down Earth's rotation as its orbit speeds up. Over 350 million years ago, the moon was much closer to Earth, the days lasted 22 hours, and a year was 400 days long. The moon is flying away from the earth at the speed of an inch and a half per year. Eventually, the orbit of the moon will match the rotation of the Earth. From that point forward, only one side of the earth will see the moon ever again. Have a nice day.

Just how stupid we're our government officials back then.

Also, did you know that the moon probably formed billions of years ago after a huge asteroid drilled our young planet. The asteroid itself likely combined with the earths core. The impact, however, would have caused massive amounts of dust and debris to be flung out into the atmosphere. Over the next few million years ish, the dust and debris condenced into a giant ball, thus forming the moon. I was watching the discovery channel a few weeks ago.