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Meteor injures hundreds in Russia

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/worl ... e/1921991/

not supposed to be related to the DS119 asteroid
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,720
    SAW THE NEWS...CRAZY!
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    DS119? I think that's just a bit off ;)

    Amazing that more people weren't injured, given that the motherfucker was TEN TONS.
  • kw18kw18 Posts: 3,909
    Totally crazy story. Also somewhat frigthening that we didn't even see it coming. Like, at all. No one knew a thing about this hunk of rock until it started punching through the atmosphere. But, meh, that's OK -- let's just cut the budgets for NASA and other science-related projects anyway ... :?

    And to be fair, most of the injuries occured from shards of flying glass that broke due to a sonic boom created by the meteor. I don't think human in history has actually been struck by a meteor ...
    "Where's KW?"
    "Let's check Idaho."
  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    We are truly more vulnerable than we could ever imagine.

    Sure places things in perspective doesn't it?
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    We are truly more vulnerable than we could ever imagine.

    Sure places things in perspective doesn't it?
    Happens every day, in many ways...the perspective thing, that is. This too, for sure.

    Was hanging with our kitties by the balcony this morning. Warm sunshine, giving them nuzzles and belly rubs...this story came on the news and made me wonder what it'd be like to have such sweet calm shattered.

    Just. Like. THAT.
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,055
    Well this is just to weird. Last night I had a dream in which my wife and I were looking out the window watching a huge meteor falling to the earth. True!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,720
    brianlux wrote:
    Well this is just to weird. Last night I had a dream in which my wife and I were looking out the window watching a huge meteor falling to the earth. True!
    wow!!i guess you fell weird-strange today???i would for sure!!
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,055
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    Well this is just to weird. Last night I had a dream in which my wife and I were looking out the window watching a huge meteor falling to the earth. True!
    wow!!i guess you fell weird-strange today???i would for sure!!

    Yes, indeed, Dimi! Very strange!
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  • JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
    brianlux wrote:
    Well this is just to weird. Last night I had a dream in which my wife and I were looking out the window watching a huge meteor falling to the earth. True!

    You have these dreams too, huh? Aren't they surreal?

    I've seen programs that of course we're vulnerable to space garbage hitting our planet and doing damage, and the possibility of it doing major damage. The thing is that although it's possible, it isn't likely. This is the first meteor doing major damage in how long?
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,055
    Jeanwah wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    Well this is just to weird. Last night I had a dream in which my wife and I were looking out the window watching a huge meteor falling to the earth. True!

    You have these dreams too, huh? Aren't they surreal?

    I've seen programs that of course we're vulnerable to space garbage hitting our planet and doing damage, and the possibility of it doing major damage. The thing is that although it's possible, it isn't likely. This is the first meteor doing major damage in how long?

    Yeah, that kind of dream is a bit disorienting for me.

    I heard most space junk burns up while falling through the atmosphere but I imagine a big enough chunk could hit earth. I wonder, is any of that stuff radioactive?
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • kw18kw18 Posts: 3,909
    Jeanwah wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    Well this is just to weird. Last night I had a dream in which my wife and I were looking out the window watching a huge meteor falling to the earth. True!

    You have these dreams too, huh? Aren't they surreal?

    I've seen programs that of course we're vulnerable to space garbage hitting our planet and doing damage, and the possibility of it doing major damage. The thing is that although it's possible, it isn't likely. This is the first meteor doing major damage in how long?

    I wouldn't even call this "major damage." It blew out windows and hurt people, sure, but it didn't cause huge damage because most of the meteor burned up. The last time a rock caused huge damage was 100 years ago in Siberiea ... hundreds of miles were scorched when the rock exploded above the ground. Thank God no one really lived up there at the time.
    brianlux wrote:
    Yeah, that kind of dream is a bit disorienting for me.

    I heard most space junk burns up while falling through the atmosphere but I imagine a big enough chunk could hit earth. I wonder, is any of that stuff radioactive?

    It's not the size of the meteor or asteroid but what it's composed of that determines whether it could smash into the ground. Most meteors are ice and chunks of rock, however, and nearly all burn up before impact. If anything does get through, it's probably not radioactive. At least no more radioactive than you or I or another random hunk of rock lying on the ground.

    Fun fact: if you were to pick up a meteor right after it landed, it wouldn't feel hot to the touch but cool. It burns up due to the friction of hitting the atmopshere, but then cools substantially in the free fall afterward.
    "Where's KW?"
    "Let's check Idaho."
  • dancepartnerdancepartner Posts: 324
    Interesting factoids KY18.

    I too wonder, with all of our amazing intelligence, why was this impending event not picked up on earlier?

    Brain; your dream. It's funny you should say that. A few nights ago I had a dream, (weird of course)
    an old friend & I were trying to figure out what to do with this baby....
    Happened to run into this old friend the very next day. Told her of this dream, that the baby had something to do with her. Her eyes lit up & out stumbled: "2 days ago I started my period."
    Well, considering she's 59 & hasn't had one for 9 years, I could see why she was mystified.
    For me, I hardly ever see this woman. Why then, all these odd connections?
    So! Your meteor dream is the same. Why the connection? Do you often dream of meteors?

    Just some food for thought for this TGIF day!
  • stickfig13stickfig13 Posts: 1,532
    Prequel to the big one?

    All I know is I don't want to close my eyes, I don't want to fall asleep. Cause I'd miss it babe, And I don't want to miss a thing
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  • kw18kw18 Posts: 3,909
    dancepartner wrote:
    Interesting factoids KY18.

    I too wonder, with all of our amazing intelligence, why was this impending event not picked up on earlier?

    Long story short? Space is very big. :D

    Well, that and a lot of these rocks are really small by comparison. Making matters worse, the material they're made up of can determine how easy they are to spot. Plus, they're constantly in motion! It's literally like trying to spot a mosquito flying around 100 yards away in the middle of the night. And then you have to try to figure out if it's going to come toward you and sting you! Very complicated. :P

    Glad I could help spread the science! :geek:
    "Where's KW?"
    "Let's check Idaho."
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    The videos are spectacular.
    ...
    The thing I thought about... if this were 500 years ago, it would have been seen as a 'Sign From God' from most of the people of the planet.
    Today, we know what it is... a big ass rock moving within the confines of the laws of physics in our universe.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,958
    The footage is crazy!! A bigger one or a big asteroid hitting the earth is a prospect that scares the shit out of me, however remote the possibility! If I'd seen that thing streaking across the sky like that in person, I might have died of a heart attack. :oops:
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • whgarrettwhgarrett Posts: 574
    I had a dream two nights ago where the sky opened up like a black hole and an enormous spaceship came through. Projectiles immediately came shooting from it. They looked like thousands of meteors entering the atmosphere. Balls of fire. It was sooooo fucking awesome. I wanted so badly to stay and experience it, but I succumbed to my fears and ran. I thought I needed to survive. I wish I had the strength to see it all through.
  • aerialaerial Posts: 2,319
    kw18 wrote:
    Jeanwah wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    Well this is just to weird. Last night I had a dream in which my wife and I were looking out the window watching a huge meteor falling to the earth. True!

    You have these dreams too, huh? Aren't they surreal?

    I've seen programs that of course we're vulnerable to space garbage hitting our planet and doing damage, and the possibility of it doing major damage. The thing is that although it's possible, it isn't likely. This is the first meteor doing major damage in how long?

    I wouldn't even call this "major damage." It blew out windows and hurt people, sure, but it didn't cause huge damage because most of the meteor burned up. The last time a rock caused huge damage was 100 years ago in Siberiea ... hundreds of miles were scorched when the rock exploded above the ground. Thank God no one really lived up there at the time.
    brianlux wrote:
    Yeah, that kind of dream is a bit disorienting for me.

    I heard most space junk burns up while falling through the atmosphere but I imagine a big enough chunk could hit earth. I wonder, is any of that stuff radioactive?

    It's not the size of the meteor or asteroid but what it's composed of that determines whether it could smash into the ground. Most meteors are ice and chunks of rock, however, and nearly all burn up before impact. If anything does get through, it's probably not radioactive. At least no more radioactive than you or I or another random hunk of rock lying on the ground.

    Fun fact: if you were to pick up a meteor right after it landed, it wouldn't feel hot to the touch but cool. It burns up due to the friction of hitting the atmopshere, but then cools substantially in the free fall afterward.

    Very interesting......Thanks
    “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
  • JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
    I once had a dream that I was with my sister and we watched the sun get bigger and bigger as it moved closer to the earth. Things then started burning up from the extreme heat. Then my dream ended.
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,958
    I once had a dream that my dad and I were sitting there watching a second hand tick down to 3pm, when the world was going to end, and meteors were crashing down out of the sky all around us... a millisecond before the second hand hit 3pm I woke up. :shock:

    Sounds like we are psychic. Definitely. :P
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    Love the info posts here... thanks!
    I wonder if we get NASA tv channel... live stream of Asteroid 2012DA14 passing 17,000
    miles close to Earth at 7pm tonight ... sounds like a party! :D

    http://www.wrexham.com/news/asteroid-du ... 29002.html
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    A scary thing to think about...
    Be happy this didn't happen in 1983. It could have been mistaken as a first strike attack and triggered the Soviet Union to launch its ballistic missiles at us.... which in turn, would have automatically triggered a U.S. response.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • guypjfreakguypjfreak Posts: 2,281
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    The footage is crazy!! A bigger one or a big asteroid hitting the earth is a prospect that scares the shit out of me, however remote the possibility! If I'd seen that thing streaking across the sky like that in person, I might have died of a heart attack. :oops:
    i agree the footage IS mad i watch the first bit at about 8.30 this morning and thought wow how the F do you JUST happen to catch that on your phone ..............any way went to hospital picked up my gran daughter came home popped the news on RT NEWS and something that got my attention was how much captured was caught by people in cars until the presenter explained that in Russia they fit cameras in to there cars abit like the cyclists do nowadays on there helmets .....mad ah great idea .
    and now we have the big one going past us as we write ........where we are we should be able to see that one at about 9 30 .....good day for the space watchers :D
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,958
    guypjfreak wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    The footage is crazy!! A bigger one or a big asteroid hitting the earth is a prospect that scares the shit out of me, however remote the possibility! If I'd seen that thing streaking across the sky like that in person, I might have died of a heart attack. :oops:
    i agree the footage IS mad i watch the first bit at about 8.30 this morning and thought wow how the F do you JUST happen to catch that on your phone ..............any way went to hospital picked up my gran daughter came home popped the news on RT NEWS and something that got my attention was how much captured was caught by people in cars until the presenter explained that in Russia they fit cameras in to there cars abit like the cyclists do nowadays on there helmets .....mad ah great idea .
    and now we have the big one going past us as we write ........where we are we should be able to see that one at about 9 30 .....good day for the space watchers :D
    This is the reason they now fit all the cars with cameras in Russia:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEVC15GzvE8

    :fp:
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • Guitar92playerGuitar92player Posts: 664
    I just now saw this on the news! Crazy stuff!!

    If I was there I would've assumed it was a missile and been freaked out.
    ~Carter~

    You can spend your time alone, redigesting past regrets, oh
    or you can come to terms and realize
    you're the only one who can't forgive yourself, oh
    makes much more sense to live in the present tense     - Present Tense
  • badbrainsbadbrains Posts: 10,255
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    guypjfreak wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    The footage is crazy!! A bigger one or a big asteroid hitting the earth is a prospect that scares the shit out of me, however remote the possibility! If I'd seen that thing streaking across the sky like that in person, I might have died of a heart attack. :oops:
    i agree the footage IS mad i watch the first bit at about 8.30 this morning and thought wow how the F do you JUST happen to catch that on your phone ..............any way went to hospital picked up my gran daughter came home popped the news on RT NEWS and something that got my attention was how much captured was caught by people in cars until the presenter explained that in Russia they fit cameras in to there cars abit like the cyclists do nowadays on there helmets .....mad ah great idea .
    and now we have the big one going past us as we write ........where we are we should be able to see that one at about 9 30 .....good day for the space watchers :D
    This is the reason they now fit all the cars with cameras in Russia:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEVC15GzvE8

    :fp:

    And here I thought Asian so-cal drivers were the worst..... :fp: :corn:
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    I would have pooped my pants if I had witnessed this.

    But the real hidden gem is that I have discovered the awesomeness of Russian car cams and the country's army of crappy drivers!!!

    :mrgreen:

    Enjoy this link ...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itMdLTd1l4E
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,958
    Jason P wrote:
    I would have pooped my pants if I had witnessed this.

    But the real hidden gem is that I have discovered the awesomeness of Russian car cams and the country's army of crappy drivers!!!

    :mrgreen:

    Enjoy this link ...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itMdLTd1l4E
    Isn't it great? :lol:
    The helicopter. :lol::lol:
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    Cosmo wrote:
    The videos are spectacular.
    ...
    The thing I thought about... if this were 500 years ago, it would have been seen as a 'Sign From God' from most of the people of the planet.
    Today, we know what it is... a big ass rock moving within the confines of the laws of physics in our universe.

    Just imagine what we'll know and think about it 500 years from now.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    know1 wrote:
    Cosmo wrote:
    The videos are spectacular.
    ...
    The thing I thought about... if this were 500 years ago, it would have been seen as a 'Sign From God' from most of the people of the planet.
    Today, we know what it is... a big ass rock moving within the confines of the laws of physics in our universe.

    Just imagine what we'll know and think about it 500 years from now.
    ...
    Agree... we will know many new things. But, we will still know that a meteor is still not a sign from God and simply a big ass rock moving within the confines of the laws of physics in our universe.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
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