Scientists think they have discovered the reason behind the irregular shapes of asteroids. 
Utilizing a revolutionary software system to analyze over 11,000 known asteroids, they were able to deduce the reason why asteroids don’t all have the same shape.
It turns out that it’s because when you smash crap together, the original crap busts up into smaller crap that is shaped funny. Says one scientist involved in the study:
The results were really surprising. We saw there were families that included many elongated asteroids, and there were other ones which consisted of mostly spheroidal bodies.
But why all the weird shapes?
Gyula and his team have shown that asteroids change shape … due to being impacted during their lifetimes.
As always, I appreciate scientific research that helps people in their everyday lives. I have no doubt that many Americans will put this revolutionary knowledge to use by blowing shit up and making smaller shit on Friday.
Happy Fourth of July, everyone. Be safe. And if you’re boating and drinking, don’t try to impress your friends by swimming for the bottom of the lake. Not nearly as cool as it sounds.
