kraizii8z, are you forgeting about the other 38 possibilities? kraizii8z, 1 in 45.000 is not much, and they could be wrong in their calculations, i mean, mathmatics in a exact science to a certain point, they do not know of other potencial factors that could change the asteroid tragectory, and much more variables that we must consider in order to calculate if it is 1 in 45.000 or 1 in just 5.000 or even less. Another thing kraizii8z, 1 in 45.000 is a risk we should not take don't you think? If you had 1 chance in 45.000 of wining the lottery, would you play? Now, if there is 1 chance in 45.000 or less, of an asteroid striking earth, isn't it a big risk if we do not take the proper acts to prevent it from happening, if the same occurs (i hope not, like all of you, of course)? If everyone thought like you, this planet would/will be dead don't you think?

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Not necessarily. I think you are being a bit of a pessimist here. In 30 years, a lot can happen technology wise. I'm sure we will create some kind of technology to stop it if it does hit. The odds are unlikely, but I'm sure a meteor will hit sometime, whether it be 2036 or 20036, but there is no need to worry.

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This worries me a little of course, but I think that even without tractor beams we have enough nuclear explosives to blow any size asteroid off course, if not to pieces. So I'm not too worries, I'm sure they will have no problem stopping this.

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I am sure they have a plan to detour the asteroid away. Don't worry about when the world will end, just live life to the fullest, that is what I would say. Enjoy every moment of it, and appreciate it. Technology would be much more advanced in 10 years time, much less 30 years. Have faith in NASA, we should be blessed to be able to actually see when an object is actually reaching a possible impact with Earth, this way we will have time to prevent the disaster and I am confident nothing will happen

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I saw this documentary, the 2036 asteroid will NOT hit the Earth actually, it is VERY close, but it wont hit us, unless something goes wrong with our orbit or the asteroid gets lucky, it wont hit us.

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I've been interested in NEOs [near earth objects] for a long time, and, I guess 1 in 45000 is a pretty good chance, but, seriously, we've figured out ways to prevent an asteroid from hitting us, so I'm sure it won't hit us. I've actually known about this asteroid for years and, well, there are a lot like it, and, as it gets closer to us, we'll probably figure out it won't hit us.

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I think there are way bigger things to worry about than some rogue asteroid heading our way. It's not even really that big. I'd say the planet will already be depopulated by at least 2/3 of what it is today by then anyway, so it won't kill so many people if it hits anyway. Always look on the bright side...

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Obviously there are bigger things for us all to worry about, but this is just another one, and perhaps the most important in the future.

I do not think our technology is that well developed, and in 30 years, not much could happen if we just do not worry, waiting for other people to worry and figure it out a way to prevent the inevitable impact of an asteroid in the future.

I just can not accept that behavior, if people did not worry with things, we would still be in the "ice age", sort of speaking.

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This would be really awsome. After that meteor that wasted dinasours, here comes the one that will waste people. Imagine what kind of a race is going to dominate world after people are gone! I hope they're gonna be some lightbased creatures that will have power to dissapear anywhere...

If it ever happens, i'm going to film that with my latest camera with 300 megapixel resolution so that those guys in vaults have something nice to look at.
I can't wait 2036!!! Doom day is closing, and probably it's gonna end like all other predictions, but who cares this news rocks!!

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Even if this meteor would suppoosedly hit the earth, which there is a very big chance that it will not, they would project what possibility it had of hitting what area of the earth, and then all those people that occupy that area would vamoose, and get the hell out. If it does more damage than the desecration of a deserted city, then lets just consider it an 'Act Of God', and get on with it.

If it can't be avioded or destroyed, well, we are tearing up the earth anyway, and being complete dicks to one another, you know, with the wars and all, so maybe it's what god wants. We had a good run, goodbye cruel world!

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