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The Late Heavy Bombardment was followed a few billion years later by the Comparatively Light but Oddly Specific Bombardment.
Well, that explain why creatures living underground and deep in the sea had better odds of surviving.
xkcd #2845: Extinction Mechanisms
Submitted 1 year ago by randomaccount43543@lemmy.world to xkcd@lemmy.world
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Donkter@lemmy.world 1 year ago
1L rocks are still pretty large rocks. You could cut that in half and double the area.
EatYouWell@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Well, they’d be a bit smaller after going through the atmosphere.
WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social 1 year ago
What if it goes through a series of splits into equal sized spheres as it is going through the atmosphere to minimize the SA:V ratio to what is necesary?
randomaccount43543@lemmy.world 1 year ago
EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Yeah, that’s jsut straight up BS. I’m a Trauma Specialist and the thing that actually happens when you get hit by such a large object going at such a speed is that either stars or birds start circling around your head, accompanied by a large bump rapidly growing out of the affected area.
Also, a very common symptom is that the struck individual looses their memory. This can easily be treated by simply striking them again, with similar force.
Moral of the story, don’t believe everything you read on the internet
jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
I’m an expert in trusting people and I trust you on this.
hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 1 year ago
i watched a 15 minute youtube video about skepticism and uncertainty, and frankly i’m not sure what to believe.
14th_cylon@lemm.ee 1 year ago
and what do you think these circling stars do to others? they just further hurt anything in close proximity. have you considered that?