Quantum Apocalypse

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Dr. Zulkowski, here's the testimony

for the budget hearing.

As long as the changes were made

I don't need to see it.

Did we get the increase in

the Mars Exploration Program?

The additional funding could mean

a new structural support.

I hope the White House backs this.

What's the status of the comet?

Dr. Sadoughian should have

a full report for you.

Good, good.

- Morning, Peter.

- Morning, Stan.

- Morning, Ali. How goes it?

- The images from the Hubble...

were clear as a day,

enough to do the 3D modeling.

Good work.

Close enough for a texture map

if she passes near the Rover.

The comets orbital path travels

closer than we anticipated.

- How much closer?

- A couple thousand miles.

Close enough for us to get

a few pretty pictures.

- Lots of pretty pictures.

- Keep Senate hearings at a minimum.

- I think you should see this.

- He's talking to you.

Morning, Rhodes.

What you got?

This doesn't make sense.

The comet made a turn.

- A turn?

- It completely shifted its orbit.

Comets don't shift unless the sun

shifts. Let me see that.

Switch screen to Rover images.

Rotate all cameras 900 positive.

My God.

Cups of flour. 2 teaspoons.

Brown sugar. Nutmeg.

- Why don't you use the mix?

- Mine's better.

- But you never made it before.

- Yes I have. 672 times.

- Hey, Dad

- Good morning, son.

Can you pick me up at 6?

I joined a new club.

No. Drive your car

or ask your mother.

I'm not driving my car.

Smells like mildew.

Suck it up, young man.

You're lucky to have any car.

Whipper snapper.

Mr. President?

We have a situation.

- Just use the mix.

- Mine's better.

- What are you guys up to now?

- Nothing.

I told him to use the mix.

- Clean it up before mom returns.

- It's good.

- Oh!

- What?

- Dja v.

- Who's that?

Brain perceives events and

processes them as memories.

What did he say?

Terry, I have to go earlier today.

Can you take Sam to the bus please?

- I can get myself on the bus.

- Terry?

- Okay.

- Your uncle is an insurance policy.

- I can do it myself.

- Pipe down, tater tot.

- Wanna go?

- Yeah. Bye, sweetie.

- Eggs were amazing, Terry.

- Better than the mix.

Thank you.

- What the hell is that?

- I don't know, but I'll find out.

Wicked.

I was on the phone with Washington.

NASA and FFAA officials are coming.

We need every

monitoring device.

Every astronomer looking for

debris that could be a problem.

Any after-effect that could

cause a danger.

The Russians, Japanese and Chinese

are also on the same program.

- What do we know so far?

- Aftershock and radiation waves...

are approaching our planet.

Worldwide problems with devices...

- cell phones, satellites.

- Make sure landlines and...

fiber optic connections

are functioning properly.

We can't tell how bad

the impact is just yet.

We're repositioning the Hubble.

As long as the TDRSS System works...

we'll pull good results without

waiting for the planet to rotate.

Did you run any debris

and impact simulations?

A piece the size of a house

would impact at 11 km per second.

That's big enough to destroy

any major city.

- Rhodes.

- We're missing the point.

A comet just slammed into Mars.

The debris is likely to enter...

the Earths gravitational pull

and cause a massive extinction.

I'm trying to find a solution.

What is not clear to you, Rhodes?

What caused the comet to change

course? Something out there...

is capable of altering the path

of a fifty-kilometer body.

This comet reaches its perihelion

every 4200 years.

What's out there that

wasn't there 4200 years ago?

Nothing is worse for your rep

than driving a stinky car.

- When I get out, I smell good.

- You don't smell like cheese?

- Cause you do a little bit.

- It never stops.

- Oh, crap! There's Lindsey

- New girlfriend? Let me see.

Dad, stop, stop!

Can you just pull forward?

- You're the man...

- Just pull forward.

C'mon, Leo. I gotta get to work.

Get out, get out.

Just, please pull forward.

- I'll tell you when they turn.

- Okay.

- You ready? Go.

- Dad.

- Dad, you swear?

- You're gonna lose your window.

Lindsey! Be good.

Anyone home? Samantha,

why aren't you at school?

- Did you miss your bus?

- Terry says the bus isn't safe.

- What?

- Said it made a strange noise.

Timing chains sounded off.

School bus needs repair.

He can teach me more in a day

than they would in school.

That's a very sweet offer,

but Sam has to go to school.

Grab your stuff, I'm taking you.

Go, go, go!

- Good morning, lady.

- Good morning, Mr. Mayor.

- Is that for me?

- The economic development plan.

Which has made me look smarter

than I am, I hope.

- I tried.

- Just give me the final final.

We covered the main points and

I trust you with it.

- I'll work on it.

- See you at the council meeting.

- Okay.

- And then well go in with it.

- Thanks, Erica.

- You're welcome.

- Morning, Roz.

- Morning, Ben.

Anything pressing before

the council meeting?

People want to know why

the sky is freaky-deeky.

- Did you see that?

- Mr. Dudley thinks they're aliens.

Tell them to watch TV.

Fox and CNN have something on it.

In this town everybody comes here

to solve their problems.

I pledged to fill potholes

and lower taxes...

not handle extraterrestrials.

I'll see what I can find out.

The satellite tracks its orbit

updating every 6 minutes.

The anomaly had to either rotate

or move into position...

to directly affect

the comets path.

Why did it have to move?

Couldn't it just have been there?

If the force was omni-directional

it would have influenced Mars...

or its 2 moons. I think

there's a gravity funnel...

which exerts force

in a limited direction.

Where did it come from?

And where is it going?

We plotted some potential

paths and orbits, look at it.

In 96 hours it'll exert full

force upon its landing.

In 10 hours it'll affect the moon,

there'll be huge tidal shifts.

- Tsunamis, typhoons, hurricanes...

- And after that, who knows?

We're in uncharted

territory here.

I don't know what this is,

let alone how to stop it.

The guys from Washington are here.

I don't like living them such news.

Before the cell phone network

goes to sh*t...

we should call in the experts

who specialize in this.

What experts?

We put a man on the moon.

We need the unified theory.

We need the string guys.

Well, then get them.

Do you know where to find them?

- We'll compare notes.

- We'll get them, sir.

That's weird.

There's never traffic on the 49.

Shouldn't take 49.

Should take University.

- Why's that?

- Sam's bus takes 49.

The bus has problems.

People drive too fast on Johnston.

We need to put a stop signal.

Mr. Dudley, this is the 3rd time

you brought up this issue.

There's no reason to put

the stop sign there.

Bring a motion forward next time

to lower the speed limit.

That's a great idea, Ben.

Thanks.

Proposed remodeling of

the library on Pinhook.

They're here.

Wanna speak with them first?

- Absolutely.

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