Les dinosaures n’avaient pas Internet et des outils comme Asteroid Launcher, mais si ça avait été le cas, ils auraient pu s’amuser à se faire peur en simulant l’impact d’un objet de plusieurs mètres ou kilomètres venant s’écraser sur leur village.

Cet astéroïde qui a provoqué leur extinction il y a 66 millions d’années, avait une taille d’environ 10 à 15 km de diamètre et sa vitesse était estimée à environ 20 km/s lors de l’impact. L’onde de choc causée par ce gros caillou a été si puissante qu’elle a causé la mort de la plupart des formes de vie sur Terre à l’époque.

Asteroid Launcher est vraiment bien foutu, car vous pouvez choisir le type d’astéroïde (en fer, en roche, en or…etc.), sa taille, sa vitesse et son angle d’attaque. En plus de l’impact bête et méchant qui tuera tout ce qui se trouve à l’endroit du cratère…

L’outil vous montre également différents aspects souvent « oublié » comme l’onde de choc, la boule de feu de l’impact, le vent qui serait produit, et éventuellement le tremblement de terre qui en résulterait.

Pour votre culture générale, sachez qu’il y a également eu des impacts d’astéroïdes plus récents qui ont causé également des dégâts importants. Par exemple, en 1908, un astéroïde est tombé en Sibérie, à Tunguska en Russie, causant une onde de choc qui a dévasté une région de 2 000 km2. Les scientifiques (et Fox Mulder) estiment que l’astéroïde avait une taille d’environ 40 m de diamètre et qu’il voyageait à environ 15 km/s lors de l’impact. Cet astéroïde est tombé dans une zone peu peuplée, ce qui a limité le nombre de victimes… Heureusement.

Impressionnant non ? Bon, là j’ai un peu abusé avec un astéroïde de 1,5 km de large tombant sur Clermont-Ferrand, mais c’est pour les besoins de la démo. Mais ce site donne une estimation des dégâts, des morts, le rayon de l’impact et le compare même avec d’autres événements de ce genre qui auraient pu se produire.

Rassurez-vous, ce que je viens de simuler arrive en moyenne tous les 20 millions d’années. Donc ça peut être ce soir ou dans 10 millions d’années, on ne peut pas y faire grand-chose. L’avantage c’est qu’on aurait surement un jour de congé le lendemain ;-))

Selon les estimations, il y a environ 1 million d’astéroïdes de taille supérieure à 1 km de diamètre qui se baladent dans le système solaire et qui seraient une menace potentielle pour la Terre. Mais seulement 20 000 d’entre eux ont été détectés et sont étudiés à ce jour… gloups.

Et si vous aimez les catastrophes plus nucléaires, ça se passe par ici .

Merci à Letsar pour le partage !

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Movies were actually back in 2021, we even saw a few ! But 2022 is definitely an even more hectic year for films.

Between superhero movies, video game-to-movie adaptations and Oscar-worthy hits, it looks like there’ll barely be a week without a new movie worth watching in 2022. Here are some of the movies you should keep an eye out for this year.

Major Movie Release Dates in 2022

The Black Phone

Fans of horror have a truly nightmarish experience on their hands with Blumhouse’s new horror The Black Phone . When a 13-year-old boy is abducted by a serial killer and trapped in a soundproof basement he discovers he can connect to the killer’s previous victims via a disconnected telephone.

Australian movie release date: July 21, 2022

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The Gray Man

If you’re still thirsting after Thor you’ll be glad to know that the trio of Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Regé-Jean Page will be together on one screen in The Gray Man . The action thriller will release on Netflix, so you’re welcome to rewatch it as many times as you need.

Australian movie release date: July 14 (in cinemas), July 22 (on Netflix).

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Bullet Train

Brad Pitt’s latest blockbuster adventure Bullet Train sees the Hollywood star as an unlucky assassin who is put on a collision course with lethal adversaries while on the world’s fastest train.

Australian movie release date: August 4, 2022

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NOPE

The latest mysterious film from Get Out director Jordan Peele already looks like a banger. NOPE stars Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer and Steven Yeun in a new horror epic that will no doubt have us all cowering in our seats at the cinemas.

Australian movie release date: August 11, 2022

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Don’t Worry Darling

Olivia Wilde is becoming quite the proficient director in Hollywood and her next foray is a psychological thriller starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles. In Don’t Worry Darling , the duo star as a couple in the 1950s where Pugh’s housewife begins to unravel as she learns a disturbing truth about her life.

Australian movie release date: October 6, 2022

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Black Adam

After many years in the making, Dwayne Johnson is finally stepping into the superhero realm for DC’s Black Adam . The notorious antihero will be unleashed into the modern world, thousands of years after his imprisonment, and bring his own form of justice onto Earth.

Australian movie release date: October 20, 2022

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

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The world tragically lost Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman in 2020, but the legacy of his character lives on in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever . Not much is known about the Marvel sequel but we do know that Dominique Thorne’s Riri Williams (aka Ironheart) will make her first appearance in this film.

Australian movie release date: November 10, 2022

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Amsterdam

Amsterdam has gathered possibly the most A-listers you’ll see in one movie together. The lineup includes Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washinton, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Rock, Michael Shannon, Mike Myers, Tayla Swift, Zoe Saldana, Rami Malek and Robert De Niro.

What are they all doing in such a film? According to the synopsis, three friends will find themselves at the centre of one of the most shocking plots in American history. Intriguing.

Australian movie release date: November 3, 2022

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Avatar: The Way of the Water

Over a decade after the original was released, the first of James Cameron’s many Avatar sequels is hitting screens. The time between films has given the technology a boost and it will fling us into the glorious 3D underwater worlds of Pandora, where Jake Sully and Neytiri must face a new challenge that threatens their family.

Australian movie release date: December 15, 2022.

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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

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Knives Out is making the jump over to streaming for the sequel with Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery releasing on Netflix later this year. The second movie will see Daniel Craig’s detective Benoit Blanc inspect a new crop of suspects in the lavish landscape of Greece.

Australian movie release date: Holiday 2022 on Netflix

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Top 2022 Movies You Can Watch Now

House of Gucci

Father, son and House of Gucci . This biographical look at the family behind one of the world’s largest designer fashion brands stars some absolute icons in Lady Gaga and Adam Driver.

The film is directed by Ridley Scott and also stars an unrecognisable Jared Leto.

Buy or rent it on digital platforms now.

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Scream

Same title, different Scream . The classic horror franchise is back with some old and new faces.

David Arquette, Courteney Cox and Neve Campbell are back as their original characters alongside a new bunch of young adult stars as they try to uncover the new killer behind the Ghostface mask.

Buy or rent it on digital platforms now.

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Nightmare Alley

The latest film from Guillermo del Toro stars Bradley Cooper as a manipulative carnival worker who hooks up with Cate Blanchett’s equally dangerous psychiatrist. If you know the mind of del Toro you know what to expect from Nightmare Alley.

Stream it on Disney+ now.

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Spencer

Yes, it’s another film about Princess Diana, but this time we’re taking an in-depth look at that fateful weekend that essentially ends Diana and Charles’ marriage.

Kristen Stewart is taking on the role of Diana in Spencer and critics are already raving about her performance. The movie picks up almost where the fourth season of The Crown left off so it’s the perfect thing to watch while you wait for the next season.

Watch it on Amazon Prime Video now.

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Death on the Nile

Murder mystery fans rejoice because the classic detective Poirot is back on big screens this year. Kenneth Branagh returns as the sleuth to uncover the culprit behind a new murder on a glamorous river steamer in Death on the Nile .

As usual, the suspects are an array of all-stars including Gal Gadot, Rose Leslie, Letitia Wright, Tom Batemen, Annette Bening and Jennifer Saunders.

Stream it on Disney+ now.

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Uncharted

One of the biggest video games of all time is getting the big-screen treatment with Sony’s Uncharted movie. Tom Holland is starring as the hero Nathan Drake alongside Mark Wahlberg as Sully. For any Uncharted newbies, the game (and presumedly movie) has vibes of Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider .

It’s definitely one action-packed film you don’t want to miss in 2022.

Buy or rent it on digital platforms now.

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The Batman

Batman is back in possibly his darkest reboot yet for The Batman . Robert Pattinson is behind the cowl as the caped crusader in his early years of crime-fighting. He goes after The Riddler (Paul Dano), the Penguin (Colin Farrell) and Catwoman (Zoe Kravitz).

Read our review.

Buy or rent it on digital platforms now.

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Turning Red

Pixar’s latest adorable film Turning Red follows the adventures of a teenage girl who turns into a giant red panda every time she experiences intense feelings – quite a problem for someone going through adolescence!

Stream it on Disney+ now.

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Morbius

Sony is expanding its superhero universe with an origin story for Morbius , the living vampire. Jared Leto is taking on the role of Dr Michael Morbius who is infected with a rare blood disease and goes to extreme lengths to cure himself, with vampiric results.

Rent or buy it on digital platforms now.

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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Harry Potter fans have a lot to look forward to this year with the debut of the 20th-anniversary reunion . After that, however, there’s also the third Fantastic Beasts movie.

Secrets of Dumbledore builds on the revelations of the previous film and pits Newt Scamander and his friends against the rising power of dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald. Jule Law and Eddie Redmayne are back but Johnny Depp is not with Mads Mikkelsen taking on the role of Grindelwald for this film.

Buy or rent it on digital platforms now.

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Everything Everywhere All At Once

The Daniels ( Swiss Army Man ) have brought one of the most incredibly original films to life in Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Michelle Yeoh stars as a laundromat owner who goes from battling the IRS over tax claims to being flung into a battle with an eternal evil in the multiverse. This is one you cannot miss.

Read our review.

Buy or rent it on digital platforms now.

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The Northman

If Viking films are your thing you can’t miss The Northman . Director Robert Eggers brings his signature style to the Viking era in a retelling of the brutally accurate revenge story that inspired Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

The movie also has a cast that could rival a Shakespearean epic including Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor Joy and Ethan Hawke.

Buy or rent it on digital platforms now.

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Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey may have ended years ago but the series lives on in the period drama’s second feature film. The new movie, titled Downton Abbey: A New Era , sees Hollywood invade the Abbey pushing the Crawley family to escape to the south of France.

Your favourites are all back, including Maggie Smith, along with a handful of new members like Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock and Dominic West.

In cinemas now.

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

One of the many Marvel movies we have to look forward to in 2022 is Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness .

After the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home Doctor Strange has had a fair bit of experience in the multiverse. Now he has to deal with a new multiversal threat in Multiverse of Madness . Elizabeth Olsen returns as the Scarlet Witch for the first time since WandaVision .

Read our review.

Watch it on Disney+ now.

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Top Gun Maverick

After 33 years, Tom Cruise is returning to (one of) the movies that made him famous, Top Gun Maverick . When training a group of graduates, Maverick finds that his old friend Goose’s son is part of his team and embarks on a mission that will force him to face his ghosts.

In cinemas now.

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Jurassic World: Dominion

The third film in the trilogy of Jurassic World films, Dominion shows us what life looks like when dinosaurs reintegrate into our lives in the 21st century. To deal with this life-altering threat, Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard will recruit the help of some experts with Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill and Laura Dern all returning to the franchise along with newcomer DeWanda Wise.

Read our review.

In cinemas now.

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Lightyear

Lightyear is the Toy Story origin story you didn’t know you needed. Chris Evans is portraying the space ranger in the movie that the toy Buzz Lightyear became based on. You’ll see an all-new side to Buzz Lightyear in this film, including his hair!

If you’re curious we asked the Lightyear filmmakers some burning questions.

In cinemas now.

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Spiderhead

Chris Hemsworth stars in the Netflix sci-fi thriller Spiderhead as a visionary who runs a futuristic prison and experiments on the inmates in an attempt to fix human nature.

Watch it on Netflix now.

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Elvis

Australian directing extraordinaire Baz Luhrmann’s next project is none other than an adaptation of Elvis Presley’s life. Austin Butler is stepping into the shoes of the famous singer for Elvis , a glossy new film about how Presley’s music changed the world.

In cinemas now.

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Thor: Love and Thunder

It’s a big year for Chris Hemsworth who returns as Thor in another action-packed film helmed by Taika Waititi. This time in Thor: Love and Thunder , Thor will go up against Christian Bale’s Gorr the God Butcher with the help of his friends Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) and Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), the latter of which will wield the legendary hammer, Mjolnir.

Read our review.

In cinemas now.

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There are so many good movies to see in the cinema this year and this isn’t even all of them. Keep an eye on this post as we add more highly anticipated films coming your way in 2022.

You can also check out some of the best TV shows coming out in 2022 if you prefer the small screen.

The post 30 Major Movie Releases You Need to See in 2022 appeared first on Lifehacker Australia .

There’s no denying Australia’s streaming market has gotten a whole lot more crowded over the years. While each service isn’t that expensive individually, once you bundle up all the options, it gets pretty ridiculous. For anyone wanting a piece of all the exclusive content all the time, that’s very bad news.

There are five primary streaming services in Australia right now: Netflix , Stan , Binge/Foxtel Now , Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video . There’s also Apple TV+ .

But that’s not all. In addition to all of the above, there are smaller, more niche services like Hayu , Shudder , 10 All Access and YouTube Premium — all of which contain original programming you can’t watch anywhere else.

The age of streaming changed all that and now we have more access to shows and movies than we ever really bargained for. Sadly, a lot of that content is siphoned off as exclusives to one of various streaming services available locally.

In the interest of public service journalism, we decided to crunch the numbers for you to better understand what it’ll cost to subscribe to every streaming service in Australia. (Spoiler: It’s a lot.)

How much does Netflix, Stan, Disney+, Binge and Amazon Prime Video cost in Australia?

Let’s say you want to join all the major services on the cheapest price available. A Netflix Basic account is now $10.99 after a recent price hike , Stan and Binge cost $10 , Disney+ ‘s price is $8.99 (although it also receive a price hike to $11.99 from February 23rd, 2021), while Amazon Prime Video is $6.99 . That’s $46.97 per month . Adding in Apple for $7.99 will bring the total up to $54.96 .

So, it’s nearly $55 per month to join each service if you want to watch content for days.

Those basic subscriptions on Stan or Netflix, however, only let you use a single screen at once and don’t come with basic HD, which is a pretty average offering in 2020. You’ll likely want to upgrade. So, while the rest of the subscriptions will stay the same, upgrading Netflix, Binge and Stan to the mid-tier offering will add another $13. Now, you’re at $67.96 .

For the sake of this example, let’s get the top offering on those three so tack on another $13 to that figure — $80.96 . But that figure isn’t including Foxtel, which has multiple add-on packs and additional content to Binge. If you were to add on every pack, including drama, kids, sports, docos and movies, it goes from its $25 basic plan to a colossal $104 per month. Adding that onto your monthly figure and you’re now at $184.96 .

Again, it’s not really likely you’ll have both Binge and Foxtel but let’s say for argument’s sake, you want everything you can possibly get in Australia legally.

How much do the other streaming services cost?

That’s just the major streaming options. Hayu is $6.99 , Shudder is $6.99 , 10 All Access is $9.99 per month, Crunchyroll starts at $7.99 and YouTube Premium is $14.99 . Getting even more niche, there’s also Acorn TV at $6.99 , DocPlay is $6.95 , iwonder at $6.99 as well as BritBox at $8.99 , a BBC-backed streaming service that launched in late November last year.

Let’s say you want a dosage of reality TV with Hayu, some horror titles with Shudder, a bit of it all with 10 All Access, anime favourites on Crunchyroll, British television on Acorn TV, YouTube’s best offerings with Premium and you choose one of the documentary services, DocPlay or iwonder. You’ll basically be securing yourself access to most of it and likely a whole more you can ever possibly chew on.

All of that costs around $60.93 . You guessed it, let’s add that to our exorbitant figure, including Foxtel, and you’ll have yourself a monthly bill of $245.89 . Feels reminiscent of the days of cable television and then some.

There are others not included in this list because there is simply too much to take into account. Various sport subscriptions for football and US sports fans will also jack up the price and offer niche streaming services exist. The point is there’s a lot and that figure will only rise as more are introduced into Australia.

Of course, it’s not likely you’ll join all these services at once but with them all offering juicy exclusive shows in order to grab your attention and your money, it’s going to be tough to prioritise.

Thankfully, most of the services allow you to stream with multiple screens at once meaning you can share the cost (hopefully) with friends or family, bringing a $10 per month service down to $5 or $2.50 in an ideal world.Personally, I have a subscription to the major ones but I share that cost with someone else. After signing up during promo specials, my monthly bill isn’t too bad, which is pretty great given the amount of content I can access.

When other services are introduced, however, I’ll have to consider whether signing up to those is tipping the scales too far.We’re still getting more content than ever before, but as we start reaching similar costs to cable TV prices, have we lost the point of introducing affordable streaming in the first place? Share your thoughts in the comments.

This article has been updated with the latest round of streaming services to be introduced in Australia.

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