I think the ironic tone is unnecessary... The colleague, like many others, tried to clarify the doubts you raised; If the answer doesn't satisfy you, fine, but...
One of the reasons that made this game my favorite was that the teammates are very willing to answer questions. And given the time I've been playing I realize that my questions were quite stupid.
And despite that, no one told me to read the thread or not to ask stupid questions, on the contrary, someone, even the developer, is always available to help or clarify doubts.
You are absolutely correct. There is no need of irony. At times, however, I might make an effort to amuse good folks with some sick humor - and fail miserably. I respect Gunner Ray highly and hope he saw trough my clumsy way to express myself.
You mention about stupid questions. I never noticed any such thing coming from you.
About destroying the Earth, without too much sarcasm this time:
It is possible to truly destroy a planet like the Earth, but the need of energy would be staggering. Tellus, the Earth as we call it, despite of being classified as a water planet, consists mostly of iron (88.8%), with smaller amounts of nickel (5.8%), sulfur (4.5%), and less than 1% trace elements. It is practically a dirty ball of iron, weighing 5.97×1024
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, kinda made to take serious asteroid bombardment and endure really heavy hits without disintegrating.
To destroy life - especially sensitive human life - from the surface of Earth wouldn't take nearly so much effort, but even that might need some careful planning to be a complete success with our current resources.