Re: Hitting planets with comets

On Wed, 7 May 1997, mark gouthro wrote:

> > >On Mon, 5 May 1997, Mikko Kurki-Suonio wrote:
> > 
> > >	So... let's apply what you said to planets... Mmmm... planet
cannot 
> > >move... so we track a hugh asteriod to drop on the planets.... we
should 
> > >get the same effect as nuclear winter or ice age on earth(If I am
wrong 
> > >feel free to correct me.). Therefor, planet is not really
defendable 
> > >either... (I think some body else mentioned drop a hugh rock on
planets 
> > >too.) 
 
> Why not?!!!  

While I mainly agree, I'd like to point out that you accidentally 
misquoted me. I didn't say that. Chun Wang did.

> Also, NO ONE would ever drop a huge asteroid on a planet.  Planets are
> valuable!

Well, certain alien races might. And if you have no shortage of 
inhabitable planets, you might waste one or two.

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