Questions for the Technically gifted.
If we wish to change the directory or speed of the asteroid could we not increase its mass significantly?
What types of matter could we send its way which would stick to it thereby increasing its mass sufficiently to cause a miss?
Alternativley, are there ways in which we could change the reflective nature of the object such that it creates a primitive solar drive? Perhaps paint the sucker white or silver?
Additionally, is there a way to warp space using a nuclear blast such that the relativistic effects cause a miss?
What about spearing it with numerous relatively cheap and simplistic harpoons which will have a long teather which will itself deploy solar sails?
What about sending out darts which peirce it and then vibrate at a specific frequency which causes the object to break up or slow down or speed up because of the vibrational effects on mass/momentum/you'rethescientisthere? Moreover, if peirced with the vibrating darts said darts using relatively simple mechanisms could ascertain the structure of the object vis a vis how said object responds to the vibrations which themselves could be varied. This information could then be relayed back to earth and used to vary the frequency of the vibration to acheive optimal effects.
Actually, this is a great idea which should precede any attempt to use a nuclear stand off device. Use darts to figure out structure then determine the particulars of using any type of nukes.
You're the guy I was looking for. If we wish to change the directory or speed of the asteroid could we not increase its mass significantly?
What types of matter could we send its way which would stick to it thereby increasing its mass sufficiently to cause a miss?
Alternativley, are there ways in which we could change the reflective nature of the object such that it creates a primitive solar drive? Perhaps paint the sucker white or silver?
Additionally, is there a way to warp space using a nuclear blast such that the relativistic effects cause a miss?
What about spearing it with numerous relatively cheap and simplistic harpoons which will have a long teather which will itself deploy solar sails?
What about sending out darts which peirce it and then vibrate at a specific frequency which causes the object to break up or slow down or speed up because of the vibrational effects on mass/momentum/you'rethescientisthere? Moreover, if peirced with the vibrating darts said darts using relatively simple mechanisms could ascertain the structure of the object vis a vis how said object responded to the vibrations which themselves could be varied. This information could then be related back to earth and used to vary the frequency of the vibration to acheive optimal effects. Actually, this is a great idea which should precede any attempt to use a nuclear stand off device. Use darts to figure out structure then determine the particulars of using any type of nukes.
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Questions for the Technically gifted. If we wish to change the directory or speed of the asteroid could we not increase its mass significantly? What types of matter could we send its way which would stick to it thereby increasing its mass sufficiently to cause a miss? Alternativley, are there ways in which we could change the reflective nature of the object such that it creates a primitive solar drive? Perhaps paint the sucker white or silver? Additionally, is there a way to warp space using a nuclear blast such that the relativistic effects cause a miss? What about spearing it with numerous relatively cheap and simplistic harpoons which will have a long teather which will itself deploy solar sails? What about sending out darts which peirce it and then vibrate at a specific frequency which causes the object to break up or slow down or speed up because of the vibrational effects on mass/momentum/you'rethescientisthere? Moreover, if peirced with the vibrating darts said darts using relatively simple mechanisms could ascertain the structure of the object vis a vis how said object responds to the vibrations which themselves could be varied. This information could then be relayed back to earth and used to vary the frequency of the vibration to acheive optimal effects. Actually, this is a great idea which should precede any attempt to use a nuclear stand off device. Use darts to figure out structure then determine the particulars of using any type of nukes.
You're the guy I was looking for. If we wish to change the directory or speed of the asteroid could we not increase its mass significantly? What types of matter could we send its way which would stick to it thereby increasing its mass sufficiently to cause a miss? Alternativley, are there ways in which we could change the reflective nature of the object such that it creates a primitive solar drive? Perhaps paint the sucker white or silver? Additionally, is there a way to warp space using a nuclear blast such that the relativistic effects cause a miss? What about spearing it with numerous relatively cheap and simplistic harpoons which will have a long teather which will itself deploy solar sails? What about sending out darts which peirce it and then vibrate at a specific frequency which causes the object to break up or slow down or speed up because of the vibrational effects on mass/momentum/you'rethescientisthere? Moreover, if peirced with the vibrating darts said darts using relatively simple mechanisms could ascertain the structure of the object vis a vis how said object responded to the vibrations which themselves could be varied. This information could then be related back to earth and used to vary the frequency of the vibration to acheive optimal effects. Actually, this is a great idea which should precede any attempt to use a nuclear stand off device. Use darts to figure out structure then determine the particulars of using any type of nukes.