[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Flipside

Last time I read about it, to be honest, was in Arthur C Clarkes mysterious World

I have that book... the one with the crystal skull on the cover?  And the story of the 4-horned sheep?

[Lightspeed]

Probably all those asteroids are launched by evil terrorists

[Nuclear1]

Anyone ever read "Lucifer's Hammer"? I guess a meteor collision could happen, but not likely.

[kode]

Originally posted by Lightspeed
Probably all those asteroids are launched by evil terrorists

it's the bugs!

[Flipside]

Aldo : Yep, that's the one, it was one of my favourite books when I was younger

The thing is that the Earth is a bit like a Waterbed, theres continents of Granite, floating around on a semi-solid skin, which is itself floating on a liquid base.

That sort of set-up is surprisingly good at soaking at impacts that would devastate other planets

[Knight Templar]

Deep Impact.