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Here’s hoping they play this at launch

https://youtu.be/JkK8g6FMEXE

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Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

https://piped.video/JkK8g6FMEXE

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.

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Love investing into sci-fi shit instead of improving the lives for average people.

One makes rich people richer faster, the other does not.

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Those people won’t have lives if a giant asteroid collides with earth.

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An asteroid hitting earth would be our best outcome

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The Apollo program lead to some everyday inventions that has improved the lives for average people. Working on tough technical challenges can result in unexpected discoveries and inventions.

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We already know what we need to improve the lives of average people.

We just choose not to do it because regular people being desperate is good for the ruling class.

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You do realise that an asteroid colliding with Earth is a real risk that could kill billions and potentially end all human life?

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Lol, good talking point.

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It looks like the cursed love child of SpongeBob and a minion.

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In other news: …there’s an asteroid set to collide with earth?!?

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No, the title is poorly worded. They are testing a technology that could redirect an asteroid, there isn’t one that is currently a concern.

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Pretty sure they worded it exactly the way they meant to.

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Oh that’s too bad. I was getting excited about the idea that an asteroid would take us out.

Guess I’m going back to work then….

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A better title would be “Japan to test technology to destroy potential asteroids…” but that takes more space and is less attention-grabbing

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It can’t get here soon enough.

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If you see some footage of a yellow object with a gleaming tip flying towards an asteroid, ya’ll know full well who he is.

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Su-per-man?

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