Did a Comet Cause the Great Flood?

Bruce Masse thinks that a comet could be the basis for mythological flood stories.

Masse believes that he has uncovered evidence that a gigantic comet crashed into the Indian Ocean several thousand years ago and nearly wiped out all life on the planet. What’s more, he thinks that clues about the catastrophe are hiding in plain sight, embedded in the creation stories of cultural groups around the world.

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Masse’s biggest idea is that some 5,000 years ago, a 3-mile-wide ball of rock and ice swung around the sun and smashed into the ocean off the coast of Madagascar. The ensuing cataclysm sent a series of 600-foot-high tsunamis crashing against the world’s coastlines and injected plumes of superheated water vapor and aerosol particulates into the atmosphere.

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All told, up to 80 percent of the world’s population may have perished, making it the single most lethal event in history.

I bet that guy won't be doing any college talks with Bill Nye.