Dibiasky comet

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The Dibiasky comet is the fictional, Earth-destroying comet central to the plot of the satirical disaster film "Don't Look Up."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional astronomical object
fictional comet
plot device
appearsIn Don't Look Up
appearsInGenre satirical disaster film
causesInStory economic opportunism
political polarization
public panic
centralToThemeOf government inaction
media sensationalism
politicization of science
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
discoveredByFictionalCharacter Kate Dibiasky
drivesPlotOf Don't Look Up
fictionalClassification long-period comet
fictionalDiscoveryLocation Michigan State University observatory
fictionalScientificField astronomy
fictionalTimeToImpact approximately six months
hasFictionalImpactConsequence global extinction event
hasFictionalOrbitType near-Earth trajectory
medium film
namedAfterFictionalCharacter Kate Dibiasky
narrativeRole Earth-destroying comet
central plot element
partOfWorkCreatedBy Adam McKay
partOfWorkReleasedIn 2021
threatens Earth
usedAsAllegoryFor climate change
global catastrophic risk
scientific warnings being ignored

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Dr. Randall Mindy discovers Dibiasky comet
Kate Dibiasky discovers Dibiasky comet