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pscot

(21,024 posts) Sun Feb 17, 2013, 10:39 PM Feb 2013

What are the odds of a big meteor

strike? What are the odds of a big meteor hitting a given spot on earth? What are the odds of a big meteor hitting a moving spot, like a Carnival cruise ship? Nah. That's crazy. Way too much to hope for. But it would definitely be a sign.

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What are the odds of a big meteor (Original Post) pscot Feb 2013 OP

Odds are pretty good. Paulie Feb 2013 #1

It's more likely than winning the lottery Generic Brad Feb 2013 #2

Paulie

(8,462 posts)

1. Odds are pretty good.

Reply to pscot (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 11:00 PM

Feb 2013

Space dust and meteoroids pretty much all the time as the earth absorbs about 40 tons a day. Given how big space is and the time scales involved, the law of large numbers really takes hold.

http://www.amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-faq/

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)

2. It's more likely than winning the lottery

Reply to pscot (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 11:01 PM

Feb 2013

And although I know that, I occasionally play the lottery.

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