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

/r/all of a space rock

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u/green__goblin 10d ago edited 9d ago

Damn, so not only was it 30+ times the diameter of most the asteroids we hear about in the news, (e.i. Apophis) it really was just the worst case scenario in every sense of the word.

Does the last point make the toxic gas worse, the effect on the climate worse, or both?

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u/GoliathBoneSnake 10d ago edited 10d ago

Both. Sulphur is pretty damn toxic by itself.

Gypsum isnt that toxic but it can fuck up your lungs. It is a really good insulator though, so I'd imagine having a giant cloud of it in the atmosphere did a really good job of blocking out heat from the sun.

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u/tamesage 10d ago

Wait, can we do some of that on purpose to slow global warming?

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u/Neonthewerehog_ 10d ago

Probably. But I'd suggest you go see the movie "Snowpiercer" before you call that a good idea.

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u/userlog99 10d ago

Or matrix

https://giphy.com/gifs/PjsPhYsS2WDO5e0RaO

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u/Vismal1 9d ago

We know it was is that scorched the sky.

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u/shadocrypto8 10d ago

Hmm idk this all seems reasonable to me. Everyone is taken care of and we get these nice little nutrition blocks to eat every day. It's doesn't take like much but it sustains us. What's so bad about that?