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[xkcd] Asteroid
Started by Hydrogen, Aug 02 2009 08:00 PM
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jcrdude
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Oh shit there's a thing here
Posted 03 August 2009 - 12:59 AM
I must've missed the joke... but I would gladly sacrifice my life to save the world and the people I love...
Anyone care to unearth the hidden humor in this strip?
Anyone care to unearth the hidden humor in this strip?
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Hydrogen
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Posted 03 August 2009 - 10:43 AM
Why couldn't they just set the nukes to launch in a few hours, giving the astronaut enough time to leave? Is it because the asteroid is moving faster than the astronaut could ever travel meaning he couldn't escape even if he did do that?
Kind of cool that they could organize this effort in such little time though
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Kind of cool that they could organize this effort in such little time though
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Mr. Hobo
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Posted 03 August 2009 - 11:10 AM
On the moon without a space suit. I doubt that explosion will hurt him
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Aetas
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Posted 03 August 2009 - 02:20 PM
It's not an astronaut, though that would be interesting; c'est le Petit Prince! We read this book en français this year, and he is a very strange little boy. I find this hilarious only because I've read the book, and I imagine that anyone else who has read the book feels the sameWhy couldn't they just set the nukes to launch in a few hours, giving the astronaut enough time to leave? Is it because the asteroid is moving faster than the astronaut could ever travel meaning he couldn't escape even if he did do that?
Kind of cool that they could organize this effort in such little time though
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