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4.59sWe've simulated that on a supercomputer but the ball is just too damn gooey.
1.97sA missile would go right through it.
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10.96sBut suppose we sent a crew to plant an explosive precisely on the fault line between this mass of coffee grounds and this deposit of America Online floppy disks.
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2.17sIn theory, it could work.
5.89sUh, in theory, perhaps but you'll never find a crew willing to take on a mission so suicidally dangerous.
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1.47sAw, crap.
2.89sNow you'll only have one chance to destroy the ball.
1.57sAfter that
2.55sit will be so close to Earth that blowing it up
4.54swould cause garbage to rain over the entire planet killing billions.
1.42sAw, boo-hoo.
2.22sNow here's the bomb I've prepared.
3.42sOnce you activate it you'll have 25 minutes to get away.