Apocalypse never

[Squawk]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Where would the safest place be, for, say, an asteroid strike? Tall mountain? What's the expectation?

The International Space Station I'd imagine. I heard Elvis is up there at the moment, hiding from the IRS.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Shhhhh, don't rat out the king.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Squawk

The International Space Station I'd imagine. I heard Elvis is up there at the moment, hiding from the IRS.

The ISS would be a slow death instead of a fast one on Earth. Not sure if they would burn up in the atmosphere first because a wiped out Houston isn't doing routine controlled burns to keep them in orbit, or if they would run out of food first. I suspect they would burn up first, but that's just a guess.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by glatt

The ISS would be a slow death instead of a fast one on Earth. Not sure if they would burn up in the atmosphere first because a wiped out Houston isn't doing routine controlled burns to keep them in orbit, or if they would run out of food first. I suspect they would burn up first, but that's just a guess.

The book Seveneves provides an interesting, if wildly improbable, exploration of the premise of the ISS being a survivor of a global apocalypse.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

The book Seveneves provides an interesting, if wildly improbable, exploration of the premise of the ISS being a survivor of a global apocalypse.

Did you enjoy that book?

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by glatt

Did you enjoy that book?

Part 1 was quite good, hard science fiction, like I expect from Stephenson. Part 2 was a wild change in direction, that felt like the pilot for a SF TV show - more Star Trek than 2001. I probably would have enjoyed it more if it weren't tied to the first half. But overall, I did enjoy it, and will look for the sequel it quite blatantly set itself up for.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Part 1 was quite good, hard science fiction, like I expect from Stephenson. Part 2 was a wild change in direction, that felt like the pilot for a SF TV show - more Star Trek than 2001. I probably would have enjoyed it more if it weren't tied to the first half. But overall, I did enjoy it, and will look for the sequel it quite blatantly set itself up for.

Spot on.