When the giant meteor Tunguska struck the forests of Siberia in 1908,
over 200 square miles of wilderness was destroyed and the sparse
population was jolted by the hit 400 miles away. Loss of life in this
isolated area was minimal, but scientists today are issuing warnings
that it’s just a matter of time before the next meteor, possibly much
larger than the 700 ton Tunguska, will strike our earth, which today
has much larger cities, suburban subdivision and shopping centers that
would be much more vulnerable to catastrophe than pre-revolution
Siberia.
If scientists get a fix on a big one is headed, for instance, to
Washington D.C., it simply won’t be enough to ask non-essential workers
to leave early. A more effective and comprehensive scheme must be
ready.
The National Academy of Earth Defense Scientists recently commissioned
Design for Preservation to produce a defense system to protect earth
and our life style as we know it. The Academy selected Design for
Preservation based on the firms’ previous and thus-far successful
anti-tornado mock trailer court system which protects large
metropolitan areas by locating fake or simulated trailer courts in
outlying areas, acting as decoys to divert oncoming twisters.
Statistics gathered from TV news has indicated tornados seem to be
attracted to trailer courts, and this diversion method has thus far
protected Midwest cities from destruction.
Based on this success, Design for Preservation will employ the same
method, this time using space shuttles to boost several trailer courts
into orbit to attract and sidetrack incoming meteors away from earth.
Trailer courts will be authentically replicated complete with
artificial stone skirtboards, TV aerials, vinyl barn-shaped storage
sheds, particle-board doghouses, cedar split-rail fences, pickup camper
tops propped up on saw horses and various boat trailers.
