Isn’t this good news?

Via Glenn Reynolds we have Jay Manifold blogging on a possible asteroid impact on the Earth 500 years ago. This ‘roid was quite possible a full kilometre in diameter.

So, why is this good news? Well, it’s all down to statistics really. The experts tell us that such a ‘roid should hit us every one hundred thousand years or so (if memory serves) and that we are long overdue. Well, now it seems that we are not. Yay!

Disclaimer: Some statistics are wrong. Also, we may be hit by a large asteroid again and soon regardless of how recently we have been hit. We will not accept any litigation arising from asteroid strikes on you or your property caused either directly or indirectly by decisions you make based upon the observation made by The England Project above. Space is big and dangerous and the Earth, whilst mostly harmless, is a target for other stone throwing celestial bodies such as Jupiter, which has never really liked us.