What do you think would happen if earth passed through the tail of a comet?

Question

What do you think would happen if earth passed through the tail of a comet?

Answer 1

Absolutely nothing. The Earth passed through the tail of Halley's Comet in 1910 with no ill effects. Astronomers knew about this before it happened, and there was widespread panic, not unlike this 2012 nonsense.

Answer 2

The Earth passed through the tail of Comet Halley in 1910.  Despite the predictions of the end of the world, nothing happened.

Answer 3

Nothing.  It has happened, before.

Answer 4

It happens every year.  It is called the Leonid meteor shower.

http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/

"...2007 LEONID FORECAST Earth will have an encounter with the 1932-dust trail of comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle on 2007 November 18 at 23:03 UT, according to Jeremie Vaubaillon (Caltech). Esko Lyytinen of Finlan..."

Answer 5

We would have one heck of a meteor shower!! WOOT!! :)

Answer 6

nothing would happen.. well nothing 'big' anyways.