KevinFromSpace@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 21 days agoShould we A) colonise other planets or B) build habitats in the middle of space, like O'Neill Cylinders and stuff?lockmessage-squaremessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down13
arrow-up181arrow-down1message-squareShould we A) colonise other planets or B) build habitats in the middle of space, like O'Neill Cylinders and stuff?lockKevinFromSpace@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square79fedilink
minus-squareSanndyTheManndy@lemmy.kya.moecakelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-221 days agoHumanity can easily survive a KT extinction event. Sure, 99.999% of us will die, but tens of thousands will still survive.
minus-squareDrinkMonkey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·21 days agoIf I use your math of 99.999% dying, only ~80,000 people will survive, not millions…
minus-squareSanndyTheManndy@lemmy.kya.moecakelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·21 days agoThanks, updated comment
Humanity can easily survive a KT extinction event. Sure, 99.999% of us will die, but tens of thousands will still survive.
If I use your math of 99.999% dying, only ~80,000 people will survive, not millions…
Thanks, updated comment