Wednesday, January 30, 2019

A CLOSE ENCOUNTER OF THE SPACE KIND










On Friday, April 13, 2029 the asteroid Apophis will make a close pass at earth dipping below the altitude of our communication satellites.  It will be a spectacular event worth noting on your calendar. 


If, however, the trajectory carries the asteroid through earth’s narrow gravitational spin area known as the ‘key hole’, the orbit of Apophis will be critically modified and seven years later (2036) Apophis will make a small splash into the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii; releasing the equivalence energy fifty thousand times the power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. 


Instead of the Big Bang we could call it the Big Boom.


What the fuck; if it misses the ‘key hole’ we’ll be alright – until the next event.  

Have a good day.



2 comments:

  1. We are the only nation that ever used a nuclear weapon and we used it against a civilian population - it would kinda be karma.
    O'B

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  2. Well hells bells. I better start collecting my social security early instead of waiting until I'm 72.

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