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Sure, it looks more alarming than it is because of the scale and the flattening of the three dimensions &#8212; but, damn, multiply that for a few million years, and sooner or later &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And here we sit, lacking laser cannons, or thrusters, or even the ability to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainjar.com\/java\/games\/asteroids\/\" target=\"_blank\">hyperspace out of the way<\/a> &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><small>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geekpress.com\/2006_03_30_daily.html#114364745282264612\" target=\"_blank\">GeekPress<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fun, if somewhat alarming, time-lapse of asteroids zipping past Earth for a couple of months in 2002. 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