According to this article ( http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/18/asteroid-impact-deflection-assessment-earth-space-rocks_n_2497672.html?utm_hp_ref=science), “European space officials are seeking ideas to help develop a mission to knock an asteroid off its course, in case one day humans must pull off such a stunt to save Earth from a catastrophic space-rock collision.”
“The reason the dinosaurs went extinct is because they didn’t have a space program.”
It turns out that I have just completed a prototype of a spaceship that will destroy such an asteroid! I’m currently working on a 2-beater model, which, as you can imagine, presents many more technical difficulties.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/121411153/asteroid-impact-deflection-assessment
I’ve also found it has a much more ‘close to home’ use. It is 100% effective at dispersing ‘bad karma’, ‘evil spells’, ‘negative energy’ etc! I expect to market it for that purpose while I work on a full scale ship for the Europeans.
Destructive Testing 
“Dang! That ship is out of this world! I want that ship” – Buck Rogers
Or at least I imagine that’s what Buck would say. 🙂
Great creation Mike. Very sci-fi. I never imagined the beaters from my mothers mixer in this context before. LOVE IT!
Does the beater spin?
This is just a prototype! No, the beater doesn’t spin. I could work out an estimate for you if you want–but, you wouldn’t be able to afford it.
Mike
Haha. Thanks Mike.
Phew, I feel safer now…
A great blog and very interesting. I also make a lot of artworks from scrap items and find it very rewarding but i`ve never thought of selling them, i usually give them away. 🙂 As for destructive testing I did that at Plessey and Barlows for many years on military electronics, as you say it`s very interesting as everything has a resonant frequency.
Thanks for the comment Leo. And, I haven’t found many people who know what destructive testing really is.
Mike