Submitted by JC4NT t3_y30tuo in UpliftingNews
ThatTupperKid t1_is65xih wrote
Reply to comment by dog_superiority in NASA's DART Redirects Asteroid in 'Watershed Moment for Humanity' by JC4NT
If you were being tasked to do extremely technical low-chance-of-success things on a small budget and had a history of being the banner-bearer of national pride, you might be inclined to hype up your successes too.
dog_superiority t1_is6843j wrote
"Watershed moment for humanity"? Really?
My grandkids probably won't even know about this.
SilverNicktail t1_is6n6xr wrote
The first real-world demonstration of our ability to protect the planet against catastrophic asteroid impact is a pretty big deal, but I guess hitting a rock tens of millions of kilometres away with a fridge isn't impressive if you're a dullard.
dog_superiority t1_is6vupm wrote
As an engineer, I don't view that as very hard. On the list of technological "leaps" it's way down the list.
Extra-Process-9394 t1_is6nvmm wrote
Well I'm hoping either you won't reproduce, or your grandkids end up smarter than you, because the ability to protect our young species from one possible source of cataclysm is pretty damn significant. It means nothing until it means everything huh
PsychMaster1 t1_is6j46q wrote
They don't have to for this to be a huge deal.
dog_superiority t1_is6jsc9 wrote
"Watershed moment for humanity" >>>>>>>>> "huge deal"
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