Dan_Moore comments on [LINK] Neil deGrasse Tyson on killer asteroids - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 05 April 2012 02:17:58PM 0 points [-]

I can't believe you're seriously arguing terminology in response to my cite.

But OK, if you want to play that game... what is an asteroid that survives to reach the ground and kill someone?

Comment author: Dan_Moore 23 April 2012 09:01:26PM *  0 points [-]

There was a meteor showerover the wekend. Fortunately, there wasn't an asteroid shower.

Comment author: gwern 23 April 2012 09:11:54PM 0 points [-]

The Geminids are noted for their intensity, as many as 130 meters an hour, making them more intense than even the Perseids. The Geminids are also the offspring of an asteroid rather than a comet.

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