Catastrophe wrote

>""But we have to admit that a collision with a body only a few miles across would be disastrous
> for humanity, and we might not cope any better than the dinosaurs did.

Your lips to God's ears! The dinosaurs did ok, at least some evolved to birds*...
HSS would hit the streets with signs complaining "the government needs to DO something"...
That's not counting the ones who decide cannibalism might adjust the food chain just peachy...

If we get a large space object impact I only hope we do as good as some of the dinos did back then. I don't expect we would, but I can hope we do.

Jammer

Our Koi pond was recently emptied by a Blue Heron and I swear that bugger looks a little too much like a Velociraptor... and the bugger was smart enough to use the cover net as a fishing aid by walking on it! Goodbye 16 grown koi...

To add insult to injury he posted himself on my sunroom roof directly overlooking the pond by 12 foot between courses, with the expected "white stripe of crap" all over my roof as well...

Do you have any idea how much crap 16 grown koi turns into?