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**Haibundadam** · 01-01-2010, 09:38 PM

I know asteroid deflection sounds goofy, but it's actually not so trivial. An asteroid strike has very low probability, but it could kill a lot of people, making the risk of death from an asteroid as high as some problems that we spend lots of money to mitigate. Interesting discussion here:

Marginal Revolution: Asteroid Deflection as a Public Good

01-01-2010, 09:38 PM	#11
Haibundadam Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 434 Senior Member	I know asteroid deflection sounds goofy, but it's actually not so trivial. An asteroid strike has very low probability, but it could kill a lot of people, making the risk of death from an asteroid as high as some problems that we spend lots of money to mitigate. Interesting discussion here: Marginal Revolution: Asteroid Deflection as a Public Good
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