The minimum velocity would be something like 50 m/s, so if it was a small one and you happened to be looking in the right direction you could probably get clear. Statistically speaking, you’d probably jump right in front of a car though.
If it was on course to hit you, unless you knew how big it was you wouldn’t know when it was about to hit you as it would appear to not be moving, just getting bigger.
Chances of someone on earth getting hit by this particular piece of space debris: 1:3200. Chances of YOU getting hit by this particular piece of space debris: 1:~7 trillion.
too many potatoes. As a high potasium food potatoes are a great risk factor in spontaneous combustion. As yoru body concentrates the potasium, at some point a critical point is reached where the potasium reacts with the water in your body releasing hydrogen at such an alarming rate as to cause it to ignite upon exiting your blood stream. At least that’s my theory ;D
Think the cases of Russian spontaneous combustion are also a case of too many potatoes, though in a distilled form? Nah, most of the Russian vodka is cheap crap, the product of column or continuous distillation of grain or even cheaper sugar sources. On the other hand there are some great Polish potato vodkas and they’re not spontaneously combusting from it. Maybe it’s just an Irish thing.
My best advice… If you start to spontaneously combust, douse yourself with Guinness. On second thought, probably too late after you wait for the perfect pour. Maybe there’s a good purpose for the quick pour or the widget cans?