Meteorite in Chelyabinsk, Russia

littlesongs · Feb 15, 2013

killdeer43 · Feb 15, 2013

Who knew there were so many dash cams?

Nice compilation, David.
Thanks.

Joe

littlesongs · Feb 15, 2013

You're welcome, Joe. Lots of very solid reasons to have a dash cam rolling these days. Unexpected meteorites are just one of them.

A preliminary report from the Russian Academy of Sciences estimates the fallen meteor weighed approximately 10 tons and was traveling at 33,000 miles per hour. Casualties are being reported with almost 500 people injured by flying glass and other debris.

Again, this was not the predicted pass of 2012 DA14. Scientists have neither found nor reported any connection to 2012 DA14. This is a completely separate event.

killdeer43 · Feb 15, 2013

Nothing like a large, unexpected meteorite to remind us of how fragile life in the cosmos can be. :shock:

Joe

dreadnut · Feb 15, 2013

Thanks for the compilation, Dave!

Still love your avatar, Buck Turgidson is my favorite George C. Scott role ever!

FNG · Feb 15, 2013

In other news, Bruce Willis was seen arriving at NASA HQ in Houston. :shock: :shock:

Thunderface · Feb 15, 2013

Was going to ask if anyone had checked in on our own Russian Guy, but Vadim doesn't live anywhere near Chelyabinsk. It's a 5,932-kilometer, 72-hour drive, according to Google Maps, or about 32 seconds if you're traveling by meteor (that's a guess on the meteor travel time ... I'm no astrophysician).

walrus · Feb 15, 2013

Wow - I guess we got lucky that did not make a direct hit...

walrus

Christopher Cozad · Feb 15, 2013

Chelyabinsk...

Now there is a name have not heard in many years. And most folks I know have never heard it. Here is a link to a documentary put together nearly 20 years ago on one of the best kept (and terrible) secrets ever:

http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/60 ... the-Planet

adorshki · Feb 15, 2013

dreadnut said:
Thanks for the compilation, Dave!

Still love your avatar, Buck Turgidson is my favorite George C. Scott role ever!

Gotta admit I do find it a bit unsettling that General Turgidson is the source of this information about a so-called "meteor".
General, have you accounted for the whereabouts of all on-duty Air Force colonels in the last 24 hours?
Should we be saying our prayers?

southernGuild · Feb 15, 2013

Christopher Cozad said:
Chelyabinsk...

Now there is a name have not heard in many years. And most folks I know have never heard it. Here is a link to a documentary put together nearly 20 years ago on one of the best kept (and terrible) secrets ever:

http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/60 ... the-Planet

Those poor people. So sad to see such suffering and struggle......which could have been avoided had proper measures been put in place. Sure puts many a 'problem' into a new perspective.
IU wated about 10 mins of that video, But I'll watch the rest soon. Lessons in there for us all.

jmac · Feb 15, 2013

wait, wait. That's George C Scott in the avatar? I thought it was that guy from "who's line is it anyway?"

whoa...

adorshki · Feb 15, 2013

jmac said:
wait, wait. That's George C Scott in the avatar? I thought it was that guy from "who's line is it anyway?"
whoa...

It's a little known fact that Juicy Fruit was after him for years to be their official celebrity endorser, but he detetsts chewing gum.
Now that's acting!
:lol:

chazmo · Feb 15, 2013

SFIV1967 · Feb 15, 2013

Christopher Cozad said:
Chelyabinsk...
Now there is a name have not heard in many years. And most folks I know have never heard it. Here is a link to a documentary put together nearly 20 years ago on one of the best kept (and terrible) secrets ever:
http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/60 ... the-Planet

Thanks for sharing that. I had no idea. Shocking...
Ralf

SFIV1967 · Feb 15, 2013

littlesongs said:
Casualties are being reported with almost 500 people injured by flying glass and other debris.

The latest news talk about > 1200 injured people. Plus it is freezing cold there (They said -18 degrees Celsius = -0.4 degrees Fahrenheit) and no windows in your home doesn't help...
Ralf

dreadnut · Feb 15, 2013

Well, Dave...I hate to judge before all the facts are in... but it does appear that it was a meteorite.

spiderman · Feb 16, 2013

Main reason for having dash cams in Russia is insurance in dealing with corrupt LEOs, unfortunately very prevalent there. The meteorites are less corrupt.

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adorshki · Feb 19, 2013

Chazmo said:
POE

????

southernGuild · Feb 19, 2013

adorshki said:
Chazmo said:

POE

Click to expand...

????

Big Edgar Allen Poe fan here.............That confused me too.

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