Re: Comet impact in the Eastern United States - Feasibility of Evacuation

ilya2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 writes:

>> Stepping back a bit, I think this is a great idea for a setting. A
>> panic-stricken evacuation of half a continent, and our heroes just
>> _have_ to get into the middle of it, and out again, because someone
>> left the McGuffin in Boston.

>If McGuffin is in Boston, the heroes should get in and out by water.
>Or at least *out*. There will be plenty of abandoned boats.

	Well, if McGuffin *is* in Boston won't he be able to whip up a 
comet-deflecting laser by using a couple simple components, like some 
string, a squirrel, and a megaphone, and thus save everyone from the 
whole comet problem?  

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								Joseph Nebus
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