01-18-2018, 05:41 AM
Being the biggest land mass in the vicinity might actually make the Big Island more likely to be hit
When you look at the distance from Korea to Hawaii and the size of the Hawaiian Islands in the vast Pacific Ocean, an off target missile is far more likely to hit water, big water, ocean water, than land. Instead of big land.
Then again, as the Minnesota Vikings discovered last Sunday, sometimes you just chuck the ball up in the air with 10 seconds left on the clock, and not only does someone from their own team manage to haul it in, the defenders miss tackling him, and he runs in for a touchdown to win the game. Even with a low probability, it's true, anything can happen. If it's North Korea chucking up the nukes though, I still think odds are good that Big Island is a miss.
"This is an island surrounded by water, big water, ocean water.” - President Donald J. Trump
When you look at the distance from Korea to Hawaii and the size of the Hawaiian Islands in the vast Pacific Ocean, an off target missile is far more likely to hit water, big water, ocean water, than land. Instead of big land.
Then again, as the Minnesota Vikings discovered last Sunday, sometimes you just chuck the ball up in the air with 10 seconds left on the clock, and not only does someone from their own team manage to haul it in, the defenders miss tackling him, and he runs in for a touchdown to win the game. Even with a low probability, it's true, anything can happen. If it's North Korea chucking up the nukes though, I still think odds are good that Big Island is a miss.
"This is an island surrounded by water, big water, ocean water.” - President Donald J. Trump
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