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B612 Foundation and 2004 YD5 Asteroid Capture?

Posted by michael on from the long-arm-of-the-law dept.

aisnota writes "The B612 Foundation hopes to alter the orbit of an asteroid in a controlled manner by 2015 and seems ready to do the obvious and capture 2004 YD5. Slice it up, put the pieces into aerobrake containers like a simplified version of the Mars landers. Then just sell the pieces on EBay to fund more ambitious projects."

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  1. Extortion for fun or profit. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    If they can alter orbit that much, perhaps they could threaten to crash it into earth and hold the world ransom for one meeeelion dollars.

  2. You can do it EEEeeebay by Eric(b0mb)Dennis · · Score: 3, Funny

    Heh, I tried selling pieces of an 'asteroid' on ebay before, too!

    When the buyer found out that it was just rocks from my back yard, he was pretty heated! Damn you B612 for stealing

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  3. Non-effective name by Jon+Abbott · · Score: 5, Funny

    How do they expect to be taken seriously with a name like B612 Foundation? I propose the alternative name "`Shit! Shit! The Meteors are Coming!' Foundation" instead.

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  4. Re:Feeling of Uninformed-ness by andreMA · · Score: 4, Funny
    They've already ruled out nuclear devices in any use
    What a relief. We all know how easy it is for private non-profits to take the "easy way" out and light off a few nuclear weapons.

    Have they ruled out using witchcraft as well?

  5. Don't be silly by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 3, Funny

    The chances of them pulling this off are 1/233.
    Oh wait, now its 1/45.
    Hang on, odds have changed again 1/56000....

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