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ESA Carries Out Asteroid Impact Drill

Posted by Soulskill on from the hide-behind-the-moon dept.

Zothecula writes: If there were any dinosaurs around, they could tell you that an asteroid impact can ruin your whole day. But if we did learn that one was actually going to strike the Earth in a month, what would the authorities do? To find out, the European Space Agency held its first ever mock asteroid drill to work on solutions and identify problems in how to handle such a catastrophe.

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  1. Important question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Were any of the participants wearing a shirt that made feminists feel bad?

    1. Re:Important question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      Were any of the participants wearing a shirt that made feminists feel bad?

      Ever notice that if you take away complaints about rape, "feminism" is nothing more than white-privilege whines about first-world problems?

      Sandra Fluke: "YOU GOTTA PAY FOR MY BIRTH CONTROL (SO I CAN FUCK WITHOUT CONSEQUENCE)!!!!"

      Yeah, that rings important with African girls trying to stay alive and avoid Boko Haram kidnapping, slavery, and genital mutilation. Or female Chinese infants facing "post birth abortion" because of their sex.

      (Kinda helps you understand why fabricated "rape narrative" stories are so important to "feminists", doesn't it? Without those, "feminists" literally be laughable - so they need something that seems serious. Nevermind the fact, as some wag once said, "Ever notice it's always the ugly ones?")

  2. Re: Duck & Cover? by mean+pun · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I'm a libertarian and I don't want to be forced to "support my local community".

    That's ok, there will be nearby tribe that will shoot you and steal all your stuff, so you don't have to worry. Oh wait, they could also make you a slave.

    You think this is harsh? When central government breaks down this is what you get: libertarian paradise.