Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
Headline 1: Meteor injures hundreds in Russia
Headline 2: Incoming asteroid will miss Earth by 17,150 miles, closest known flyby for something so big .
A 150-foot asteroid hurtled toward Earth's backyard, destined Friday to make the closest known flyby for a rock of its size.
The U.S. space agency NASA promised the asteroid would miss Earth by 17,150 miles, avoiding catastrophe. But that's still closer than many communication and weather satellites. Scientists insisted those, too, would be spared.
Scientists at NASA's Near-Earth Object program at California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory estimate that an object of this size makes a close approach like this every 40 years. The likelihood of a strike is every 1,200 years.
You stay safe out there, Ricochetti.
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Nov '10
Re: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
Shouldn't a young superman come up out of that hole? Wait! Is that where the president came from?
Dec '12
Re: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
Help!
Dec '10
Re: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
Get inside a metal enclosure or you will be turned into dust or maybe a zombie and be in a really bad movie.
Jan '11
Re: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
Mollie, that footage is actually of the Door to Hell natural gas field, which has been burning for over forty years. Some jerk re-posted footage of it claiming it was the meteor.
Phil Plaitt of Bad Astronomy -- who pointed out the hoax footage -- has a great post on what we know about the meteor so far. Here's the best video I've seen yet:
http://youtu.be/4ZxXYscmgRg?t=10s
From what I understand, most of the damage appears to have been caused by the shockwave, not the impact (if there even was one).
Apr '12
Re: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
That is fantastic. Meteor strikes are the new ninja attacks.
Jan '11
Re: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
Here's a question:
Suppose you knew that a planet-obliterating space rock was aimed directly at Earth, and would impact before any technology could be created to prevent it.
Would you tell the world?
Dec '12
Re: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
"Night of the Comet"
Jun '10
Re: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
KC Mulville: Here's a question:
Suppose you knew that a planet-obliterating space rock was aimed directly at Earth, and would impact before any technology could be created to prevent it.
Would you tell the world? · 1 minute ago
Well, I'd probably just tell my dry cleaners that I may not need my shirts for a while.
Aug '11
Re: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
Really cool video here from dashboard cams and what seems like municipal mounted cameras recording the meteor and the flash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=w6tpVZDg0Mk
(Could one of our fine editors embed that?)
What I don't get is why we don't see these people slamming on their brakes and shouting something in Russian. Does this sort of thing happen often in the Urals?
EDIT: here's footage allegedly from inside buildings when the shockwave hit. This is why there were so many injuries.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpK8Srrx5-w
Edited on February 15, 2013 at 4:13pmRe: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
Tom Meyer: Mollie, that footage is actually of the Door to Hell natural gas field, which has been burning for over forty years. Some jerk re-posted footage of it claiming it was the meteor.
Phil Plaitt of Bad Astronomy -- who pointed out the hoax footage -- has a great post on what we know about the meteor so far. Here's the best video I've seen yet:
http://youtu.be/4ZxXYscmgRg?t=10s
From what I understand, most of the damage appears to have been caused by the shockwave, not the impact (if there even was one). · 18 minutes ago
Thanks! I'll replace the video with this one.
Dec '10
Re: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
Best part of the article:
Insert Reagan/Star Wars joke here.
Re: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
DrewInWisconsin:
What I don't get is why we don't see these people slamming on their brakes and shouting something in Russian. Does this sort of thing happen often in the Urals?
Seriously. Nobody is even talking about it in these moving car videos. Surprisingly sober responses.
Nov '11
Re: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
Yes. This one.
Jul '11
Re: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
Well it seems that some believe that it is actually a US weapons test.
http://rt.com/politics/zhirinovsky-meteorite-american-weapon-316/
Dec '10
Re: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
KC Mulville: Here's a question:
Suppose you knew that a planet-obliterating space rock was aimed directly at Earth, and would impact before any technology could be created to prevent it.
Would you tell the world? · 24 minutes ago
Interesting question. Would there be mass panic, violence?
Dec '10
Re: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
Fred Cole
Yes. This one. · 4 minutes ago
Bob sent us a sandwich maker. Be sure that you know where your towel is.
Edited on February 15, 2013 at 4:34pmRe: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
Foxman
KC Mulville: Here's a question:
Suppose you knew that a planet-obliterating space rock was aimed directly at Earth, and would impact before any technology could be created to prevent it.
Would you tell the world? · 24 minutes ago
Interesting question. Would there be mass panic, violence? · 7 minutes ago
Good time to recommend the movie "Finding a Friend for the End of the World" -- or something like that.
Aug '10
Re: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
Who cares how many people were hurt? The real danger is the magnitude of carbon emissions the meteor put out. Maybe NASA can spend some time analyzing that question when it's not occupied with its primary mission of improving the self-esteem of Muslims.
Re: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
Does every car in Russia have a Dash-Cam? Is that a thing there?
Oct '11
Re: Have a Great Day, Meteors and Asteroids Notwithstanding
It seems every police car in Russia listens to the same kind of music.