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    		 Play Bad Universe: Asteroid Impact Simulation Phil sets up an explosive asteroid impact simulation. Asteroid Impact Simulation Phil sets up an explosive asteroid impact simulation. Bad Universe 02:17 August 26, 2010 39883
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    		 Play Bad Universe: Suicide Mission How far away from an asteroid hit would a person need to be to actually survive it? Suicide Mission How far away from an asteroid hit would a person need to be to actually survive it? Bad Universe 02:35 August 26, 2010 7324
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    		 Play Bad Universe: Imminent Danger Earth is hit with football-size space objects every hundred years, but there's strong evidence that an extinction-level objects have impacted with us before. Imminent Danger Earth is hit with football-size space objects every hundred years, but there's strong evidence that an extinction-level objects have impacted with us before. Bad Universe 02:54 August 26, 2010 11332
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    		 Play Bad Universe: Making a Comet It's comet-making time in the kitchen of an astrophysicist. Making a Comet It's comet-making time in the kitchen of an astrophysicist. Bad Universe 03:12 August 26, 2010 6385
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    		 Play Bad Universe: Doomsday To replicate what it would be like for a huge asteroid to hit Earth, Phil detonates a to-scale bomb and investigates the results. Doomsday To replicate what it would be like for a huge asteroid to hit Earth, Phil detonates a to-scale bomb and investigates the results. Bad Universe 02:15 August 26, 2010 8086
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Bad Universe
65 million years ago, an asteroid bigger than Mount Everest slammed into the Earth wiping out the dinosaurs. Are we in for the same fate? Phil Plait investigates the possibility and tests some explosive measures that may just save our planet.
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Bad Universe: Asteroid Impact Simulation
Phil sets up an explosive asteroid impact simulation.

Video Added: August 26, 2010

Views: 39883

Runtime: 02:17

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