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Official science: Massive asteroids are so difficult to destroy, Bruce Willis wouldn't stand a chance

SonOfDilbert
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How much time would be needed?

So, how much time would be needed for the core to gravitationally pull the debris back to itself? Surely in a situation with a direct collision path with Earth, this effect will be way too slow to matter.

Also, when I run the experiment in my noggin, two massive rocks colliding at 5 km/s do much more than the youtube clip shows.

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