http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-to-deflect-an-incoming-asteroid Accelerating Intelligence Wed, 22 May 2013 11:53:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-to-deflect-an-incoming-asteroid/comment-page-1#comment-47177 Bob Vasquez Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:59:25 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=168828#comment-47177 There are lot's of good ideas on how to deflect an asteriod(s); the question, however, is whether we or the community of nations will either stop quibbling over "wars" on everything from drugs, terrorism, women; and, next, it will be a war on FEMA or Big Bird. There are lot’s of good ideas on how to deflect an asteriod(s); the question, however, is whether we or the community of nations will either stop quibbling over “wars” on everything from drugs, terrorism, women; and, next, it will be a war on FEMA or Big Bird.

]]> http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-to-deflect-an-incoming-asteroid/comment-page-1#comment-47176 GatorALLin Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:54:58 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=168828#comment-47176 Love the creative thinking of this paint ball approach with dual effect. More excuses to put mini-gun paintballs in space...(grin). Can they shoot a few of these paint balls on the moon to make sure they work as expected? Love the creative thinking of this paint ball approach with dual effect. More excuses to put mini-gun paintballs in space…(grin). Can they shoot a few of these paint balls on the moon to make sure they work as expected?

]]> http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-to-deflect-an-incoming-asteroid/comment-page-1#comment-47004 golly gosh Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:39:55 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=168828#comment-47004 Why not just move one object into the path of another as either an interceptor or as an attractor, pulling or destroying incoming objects. All you would need is one steerable sufficiently mass heavy object to gently pull most other objects out of the way of any potential harm. Earth could have a new space garbage collection system with many steerable objects, pulling or intercepting harmful objects - just an idea. Why not just move one object into the path of another as either an interceptor or as an attractor, pulling or destroying incoming objects. All you would need is one steerable sufficiently mass heavy object to gently pull most other objects out of the way of any potential harm. Earth could have a new space garbage collection system with many steerable objects, pulling or intercepting harmful objects – just an idea.

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