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| Subject: Can the world survive an apocalypse? Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:32 pm | |
| In Hollywood films, when apocalypse looms, the plucky heroes usually manage to rustle together a solution to anything - whether it’s a robot uprising, a man-made plague or an asteroid strike. But with current technologies, the reality of humankind’s chances is liable to be a little less exciting - and a lot more depressing.
When American government representatives asked NASA head Charles Boden what the best response to a large asteroid headed for New York City would be, his answer was simple: “Pray”.
Franck Marchis, a former Berkeley astronomer says of the chances of an asteroid strike: “It won’t happen tomorrow. But it will happen. It’s a matter of time.”
https://au.news.yahoo.com/entertainment/a/24371585/how-humankind-can-survive-an-apocalypse/ |
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