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Re: Hypothetically speaking...

Depends on what it's made of, how fast it's going and what angle it hits at. But to give you some perspective, here's what happens when a 50-metre nickel-iron meteor hits:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_crater

Not so bad if it touches down in the middle of nowhere, not so great if it happens in the middle of your road.