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scudobuio OP t1_irxvaqs wrote

Reply to comment by Tobias_Atwood in Nasa's Dart spacecraft 'changed path of asteroid' by scudobuio

That sounds like the plot of a satirical movie.

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Tobias_Atwood t1_irxwen9 wrote

It's actually a one note research anomaly in the space civ game Stellaris.

An unknown alien civilization from thousands of years in the past accidentally wiped itself out by trying to tow a massive asteroid into orbit around their planet where it could be mined for it's rich metal content.

Except they were way off about their calculations and sent it towards the planet too fast. They couldn't stop it in time and it impacted so hard it wiped all life off the planet.

But you get a +3 alloy bonus when you put a mining station over the planet because of it, so that's good for you at least.

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scudobuio OP t1_irxwp2n wrote

Nice. Mine was a weak reference to Don’t Look Up, in case you’re uninterested in pap.

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Tobias_Atwood t1_irxxiqy wrote

Hadn't had the chance to watch that yet. Will get to it eventually.

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