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Sparrow · 02-05-2010, 05:45 AM

When British astronomer Sir Patrick Moore was asked if Jupiter would be affected by the impact of the Shoemaker-Levy comet, he said it wouldn't - it'd be like trying to stop a charging rhinocerous by throwing a baked bean at it.

02-05-2010, 05:45 AM	#11
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	When British astronomer Sir Patrick Moore was asked if Jupiter would be affected by the impact of the Shoemaker-Levy comet, he said it wouldn't - it'd be like trying to stop a charging rhinocerous by throwing a baked bean at it.