Some Americans still seem able to think rationally
The doomsday scenario was offered by the left-leaning Public Policy Polling, which included a "Giant Meteor" option in a survey of presumptive presidential nominees.
More than one in 10 voters — 13 percent — said they'd prefer a giant space rock slamming into Earth.
Among those not keen on the extinction of humanity, 43 percent picked Clinton and 38 percent picked The Donald. Another 7 percent were on the fence.
Men are more likely to support the Giant Meteor than women — while an equal percentage of Republicans and Democrats support it.
A sizable 27 percent of independents back the end of life as we know it, compared to 31 percent supporting Trump and 35 percent Clinton.
Without the meteor option, Clinton leads Trump by 4 points, 45 to 41 percent, while 5 percent opt for Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson, 2 percent pick Green Party candidate Jill Stein and 7 percent remain undecided.
The survey of 853 registered voters was conducted June 27-28 with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.
Comment: This poll is interesting and timely, given the large increase in meteorite/fireballs that have been hitting our atmosphere, and in many cases the ground, over the past 10 years.