Motivation for Kissing

The sky is one of the greatest romantic backdrops, and kisses at sunset or under the moon or on a starry night have always been favorites with lovers. Well, get ready for something even better. Now when you go outside and look up into the sky, you can think about an asteroid that is headed for earth and which is on a near-collision course with us. The asteroid, named Apophis, was discovered in 2004, a tiny speck of light moving among the stars. NASA scientists calculated its orbit and found that it is scheduled to pass so close to the earth that it will be ten times closer than the moon, and lower than most communications satellites! The problem is that this prediction could be off by a few percentage points and that means the asteroid might actually hit earth. It is the size of a football field and would produce an impact equal to a hundred nuclear bombs exploding simultaneously. The scheduled impact date was originally calculated as Friday the 13th, 2029! But now the scientists predict the impact, if it occurs, will happen in 2036. Whatever the date of impact, and even if it's just a near miss, it certainly is food for thought,—and for kissing. Tell your girlfriend about Apophis, which is guaranteed to send chills down her spine. Then put your arms around her and draw her close for a romantic end-of-the-world kiss.

Reference

1. Link to Nova site with video on Apophis.