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Titanic asteroid the size of 84 orcas to pass Earth on Monday - NASA (m.jpost.com)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Americans will use anything as a measurement unit except the SI, it seems

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Seriously, I'm American but I still know how long a meter is. Why not just say 'an 830 meter wide asteroid'? Now I keep imagining a meteor in the shape of a giant whale.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I mean, I know Orcas are big, but I wouldn't call 84 of them mooshed together "titanic"

[–] troyunrau 2 points 2 years ago

What a terrible title. Also, that image is of asteroid 243 Ida which is very far away :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

It takes one orca to take down a yacht. Are 84 orcas enough to take down the whole planet?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Quick, send an icecube.