I am working on a story and was wondering what would be some of the physical aspects of such an impact on Earth within a few minutes of it happening. The asteroid will be large enough to push the moon from our orbit, but not enough to destroy it. At first I thought maybe a large boom, but then I realized it’s hitting the moon and we probably wouldn’t hear a thing. Any advice would be appreciated.
I need immediate effects, not catastrophes. I already understand human nature. This is a story.
Have you been saving your money, paid the house off,bought gold? I’ll rephrase the question as it was deleted a few minutes ago. If we had a really bad depression, like the 30′s, 1/3rd of the population is out of work. You are out of work. You can’t escape it, its’ everywhere. In certain areas people are quite literally starving. Just play along for a minute, what would you honestly do: Hunker down for the long haul, if you had a weapons lair,would you become a hunter, seeker (i.e. a kind of ruthless Robin Hood taking food from the wealthy for you, your family and friends) or would you join a militia funded by wealthy people to preserve their own property knowing fully well that you may have to shoot fellow citizens scavenging for food? Would you become a hunter out in the wild forests if you knew how? Join some cooperative farm culture? Be specific- its’ just for fun.
To be honest, I do have a some “ethical baggage”(good term), I’m fairly certain cannibalism would be out of the picture,though-there could still be enough food simply a lack of proper distribution and a general tendency to horde. Survivalism has always fascinated me, due to my parents war time experiences but I’ve made almost no plans of my own. I have no family of my and don’t much care to live in such a world,particularly if its’ a shooting scenario. I wouldn’t mind hunkering down with a beautiful woman, that would certainly enhance the experience and make it somewhat bearable, however.
I was expecting some more, creative answers-common,gimme another chance.
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10.5 Apocalypse, NBC Tues, Missed the last few minutes. What happened after it entered the Gulf?
