Posts: 4673 From: Sierra Vista, Arizona Registered: Nov 1999
posted 10-25-2020 11:57 AM
Asteroid 2018 VP1 is scheduled to graze Earth on Nov. 2. It has a real but exceedingly slim (0.41%) possibility of entering our planet's atmosphere, at which point it would harmlessly disintegrate. But Oreo isn't taking any chances.
The company has built a concrete doomsday vault in Norway to house its cookies.
The vault design is inspired by the famous seed vault in the Arctic that's meant to preserve the world's botanical legacy against natural or human-caused disasters. Oreo's version is much smaller, but it shows the cookie company's commitment to riding out a truly epic PR stunt.
A video (filled with actor portrayals and one real astronomer) shows off the vault, which is located on permafrost at the coordinates 78°08'58.1"N, 16°01'59.7"E, not far from the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
goose77 Member
Posts: 61 From: Marion, Iowa Registered: Jul 2019
posted 10-25-2020 01:51 PM
Funny! Around 4:00 - is that David Duchovny?
ManInSpace Member
Posts: 175 From: Brooklin, ON Canada Registered: Feb 2018
posted 10-25-2020 04:52 PM
Thank you for sharing this. In these trying times a well produced "reason to smile" is appreciated.