2007-01-09 11:54:25 · 7 answers · asked by Dutch V 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Smart kid is correct, except for some nit picking about meteor sizes and partial hits, etc - but that would be a good base chance.
Given that formula, the Earth has 197,000,000 square miles of surface area (see reference).
1 square mile = 27,878,400 square feet.
Earth, therefore has a surface area of 5,492,044,800,000,000 square feet.
If your house is 2000 square feet, this yields 1 chance in 2,746,022,400,000 (one in almost 3 trillion) of a direct hit by a meteor.
Of course, given a large enough meteorite, it doesn't matter WHERE it hits - you'd be screwed anyway. ;)
2007-01-09 12:26:06 · answer #1 · answered by ZeroByte 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To answer that question, we would need to know the surface area of the outline of your house, and divide that by the surface area of the planet. Also you can take into consideration the number of meteorites and the chances of a meteorite hitting the Earth.
2007-01-09 20:00:19 · answer #2 · answered by the smart kid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask Carl Sagan.
2007-01-09 20:01:58 · answer #3 · answered by mathlete1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very slim. Probably less than one in 100 million.
2007-01-09 19:58:01 · answer #4 · answered by Unknown 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably about as likely as meteors flying out of Uranus.
2007-01-09 20:02:31 · answer #5 · answered by PT Money 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Higher than winning the lottery.
2007-01-09 20:00:05 · answer #6 · answered by PragmaticAlien 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
slim to none, probably talking 1 in a billion.
2007-01-09 20:00:32 · answer #7 · answered by Angie, Raised by Wolves 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋