without regard to country, nationality or political point of view? I know it sounds idealistic but then no one no where could 'bomb' anyone anywhere. And maybe this might allow us some added protection from the 'bigger' meteors that our less protective ozone layer will eventually allow in.
I'm not a scientist or anywhere close to 'science minded' so I'm sure I'm not using the right terms but hopefully some of you will understand what I'm asking and answer seriously.
2007-06-07 10:29:46 · 8 answers · asked by Goodmomma1 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
1) In terms of bombing one another, it would be far more cost-effective and likely for an enemy to float a dirty bomb up the potomac river than it would be for one to attack by missile. This is just one of the reasons why I think anti-missile, like the one shrub wants and star wars before that is a huge, monumental, ridiculous waste of time and money. If someone wants to bomb us, they are going to, fancy satellite system or not.
2) The ozone layer cannot keep anything out of our atmosphere. Things crash into earth all the time but burn up in the atmosphere...the ozone has nothing to do with this. The ozone acts as a filter for excessive harmful light rays...think of it as the earth's sunscreen.
3) By the time a very large life-killer meteor entered earth's atmosphere, it would already be far too late. That is why we need to spend the moola that shrub is talking about for his anti-missile program and instead use it to identify the life-killers 15-20 years before they collide with earth, so we have time to do something about it. This would be done in outter space nowhere near earth because: Even before it hit the ground, the surface of the earth would scorch if the meteor were to approach to closely. And. If the meteor were to be broken into many pieces (which is about the best we could do with a land or low-orbit system like we would have with a shield) having many large chunks of rock would cause even more damage than having one huge rock.
2007-06-07 11:26:16 · answer #1 · answered by joanby 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not but there is already a protective shield around the Earth. It is called the magnetic field and it protects us from harmful UV radiation!
There is no way a shield could be made by men that would surround the earth and deflect meteors without also blocking sun light. I think the strategy as of now is to anticipate any meteor that is on a collision course with the earth and hit it with explosives or some other force to change its course. Even a small force could be enough to chance the path of a meteor charging through space.
2007-06-07 11:41:04 · answer #2 · answered by Kyle M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I understand what you are saying and it sounds like a great idea. If a shield could prevent bigger meteors, but also give us added protection of the UV rays that are penetrating our ozone layer would be ideal. I haven theard anything about something like that but I am assuming that it would take a long time to build. If only there were some way possible........
2007-06-07 10:39:26 · answer #3 · answered by hockeydudesam26 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They already devised a beam that takes hold of molecules in an aircraft and at their speeds they literally tear themselves apart the moment the beam makes contact! Perhaps this can be widened to be used as a shield! They have some very exotic weapons such as a liquid laser grenade, which when used makes a blinding flash and intense heat but no sound! There are many secrets the government would prefer the public never knew about!
2007-06-07 12:30:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Joanby is insane... What shields the earth is our magnetic field. It protects us from all the solar storms and such. There isn't and never will be protection from meteors/comets/asteroids... except for stuff like patriot missile systems. And the atmosphere... doesn't do too much nowadays cause its being eaten away because of our gasses :-)
2007-06-07 11:39:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No not a total earth shield, some scientist and researches are looking to small electric shields that could protect small boxes or similar.
2007-06-07 10:38:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's common knowledge that dust is a protective cover and febreze makes the place smell great! I even use it to protect my computer. :-P
2016-05-19 03:05:28 · answer #7 · answered by nola 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, nobody anywhere is working on anything like that. Who would pay for it? International rescue? Bruce Wayne? It would be ridiculously expensive or beyond our technological ability or both. Get real!
2007-06-07 10:56:13 · answer #8 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋