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There is a 2 percent chance that seven years from now, an asteroid dubbed “the city destroyer” will hit Earth with the force of an 8-megaton nuclear weapon. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► Follow WIRED: Instagram ►► Twitter…

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There is a 2 percent chance that seven years from now, an asteroid dubbed “the city destroyer” will hit Earth with the force of an 8-megaton nuclear weapon.

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  1. @KathySong1

    February 13, 2025 at 2:26 pm

    Will this affect Bin Day?

  2. @stonytrees8573

    February 13, 2025 at 2:38 pm

    Send Bruce Willis and a team of drillers when that happens

    • @DunkYTP

      February 14, 2025 at 5:24 pm

      I don’t think Bruce would be much use considering his current state

  3. @crilav

    February 13, 2025 at 2:40 pm

    Apenas 2% de chance é muito pouco, 7 anos é muito tempo, e onde sua queda poderia afetar está muito longe de mim…
    Que pena, eu precisava de um asteroide pra ontem!

    • @JackBlackNinja

      February 15, 2025 at 8:29 am

      2% is a huge chance with stakes so high

  4. @prokurat_off

    February 13, 2025 at 3:07 pm

    Finally

  5. @HBM-gothunder

    February 13, 2025 at 3:29 pm

    We should start making that 2012 movie ship

  6. @adada3908

    February 13, 2025 at 8:45 pm

    2% chances is the highest probability for an asteriod ever detected

    • @Ercilianew

      February 16, 2025 at 1:47 pm

      correction 2.3 to 2.5

    • @Alla_Hamp

      February 16, 2025 at 3:57 pm

      @@Ercilianewso it gets higher nice

  7. @wilsonsmom411

    February 13, 2025 at 9:59 pm

    Finally, a solution.

  8. @Surealleditzz

    February 13, 2025 at 10:08 pm

    Will Australia be hit or destroyed?

  9. @stock_android

    February 13, 2025 at 11:45 pm

    Tick tick tick

  10. @cynthiavanteylingen7922

    February 14, 2025 at 2:02 am

    So europe is safer. No suprise is the world wants to move to europe now.

  11. @nich479

    February 14, 2025 at 11:45 am

    Bout time.

  12. @harryturner8701

    February 14, 2025 at 9:19 pm

    That’s half the world you moron

  13. @PuterProduction-u3d

    February 15, 2025 at 1:58 am

    Pls india

    • @Karthik-y1g2d

      February 17, 2025 at 9:17 am

      What? Why?

  14. @Croissanthorse

    February 15, 2025 at 11:40 am

    BRING IT ON!!!

  15. @LanceBeckman

    February 15, 2025 at 12:00 pm

    I’ve heard this before …. Many times

    • @TheStickofWar

      February 15, 2025 at 8:27 pm

      You haven’t heard 2%

    • @LanceBeckman

      February 15, 2025 at 8:43 pm

      @TheStickofWar  better hide under your bed then

  16. @muddycreek-b2

    February 15, 2025 at 2:53 pm

    I would’ve though Mar a Lago would be a good site.

  17. @derekberthiaume5367

    February 15, 2025 at 10:35 pm

    Don’t look up!

    • @MeMe-u8h

      February 16, 2025 at 6:36 am

      Right, because lots of dinosaurs survived underground and in water!! Brilliant

    • @derekberthiaume5367

      February 16, 2025 at 7:08 am

      @MeMe-u8h  it’s a movie reference

  18. @cheetahjutt2700

    February 16, 2025 at 9:20 am

    Actually 1.3-1.6%

  19. @rambopsychohn

    February 16, 2025 at 2:38 pm

    Honduras please, we need new people

  20. @anitavishwakarma7490

    February 17, 2025 at 6:49 am

    According to the video the asteroid can hit most of the continents leaving Europe and Australia
    and Antarctica also

    • @cheddarcheesewoah

      February 18, 2025 at 6:40 am

      though if it has the power of an 8 megaton nuclear weapon, the remaining continents would definitely be heavily effected, even if it’s just by ash blocking the sun

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