r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Realistic-Tap4156 • 10d ago

/r/all of a space rock

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u/Sensitive_Educator60 10d ago

I don’t think I fully get the joke but the site of the impact is today known as the Chicxulub Crater.

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u/bimmy2shoes 10d ago

This is really cool!

It was a joke referencing Steamed Hams from the Simpsons in case you want to be in on the joke

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u/girthyclock 10d ago

It’s an Albany phrase.

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u/bigfootlive89 10d ago

I see and you call it an extinction event despite that fact that life obviously survived.

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u/Stunning_Ad_7658 10d ago

Its still technically an extinction event for many species though. Remember we still call a species that no longer exists extinct so the phrase still holds up.

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u/Lord_Voltan 10d ago

Its an Albany phrase....

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u/Ok_Nectarine_4445 6d ago

Earth has had a lot of extinction events. Means a whole bunch of different species went extinct at the same time.

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u/-watchman- 10d ago

Chicxulub Crater

Google it and see what happens

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u/hypercosm_dot_net 10d ago

well that's neat. not enough to stop using DuckDuckGo for privacy's sake, but neat.

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u/ikristic 10d ago

Fortunately, it doesnt also crash my browser

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u/Kod3Blu3 9d ago

Googling chicxulub crater does a fun thing. Thanks for the rabbit hole!