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Originally Posted by diddyeinstein
pretty sure much like the black hole, this would endanger all life on Earth. but they would sing our praises across the galaxy for millenia to come, so it might be worth it.
That's why I carefully chose a "medium-sized" one. Very strategic. It must not be small, such as a boulder-sized one that would mostly burn up in orbit and cause little damage. It must not be large, so as to create catastrophic damage, fires, a cloud of dust that would impact plant life, cause global climate change, etc. But it must be large enough to cause catastrophic damage to an area perhaps 15 miles in diameter, and any incidental damage would taper off over an area of, say a 100-mile radius as to not endanger Philadelphia and Pittsburgh (which, while offensive in their own right, can probably stick around for awhile longer.) I also assume that the degree of PSU culthood is proportional to the distance between your residence and Happy Valley, and the tapering damage radius would affect those people accordingly. Those in the direct impact would obviously be instantly killed. Those just outside Happy Valley would still likely die in the resulting inferno. Those further away would be subject to burns, property damage, injury/damage due to ejecta falling back to earth, etc. This would be a well-thought-out operation.