Armageddon: Asteroid Splitting Doesn't Work

Armageddon: Asteroid Splitting Doesn't Work : Discovery News: "In the nail-biting climax of the blockbuster film, Armageddon, Harry (Bruce Willis) sacrifices himself to save the planet by lowering himself into a deep fissure and detonating a nuclear bomb, splitting the asteroid in half. Audiences cheered. But scientists groaned."