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34. Probably not. A lot of meteors come down daily

Reply to TwilightGardener (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 15, 2013, 06:37 AM

Feb 2013

This one was obviously larger than usual, of course, but even this probably wasn't terribly big at all.

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Meteorite crash in Russia: explosions in Chelyabinsk [View all] G_j Feb 2013 OP

Here too: elleng Feb 2013 #1

VIDEO: Full News Report ==== meteorite explosion in the stratosphere ==== Coyotl Feb 2013 #63

More images, NOTE windows knocked out by pressure wave. Coyotl Feb 2013 #68

Thanks and WOW! elleng Feb 2013 #81

Some big questions.. Bennyboy Feb 2013 #2

It's an asteroid that's 'due' 'Friday!' elleng Feb 2013 #5

It Is/was Friday in Russia jannyk Feb 2013 #7

I don't know, elleng Feb 2013 #9

This is exactly what a big enough rock from a meteor shower would look like Posteritatis Feb 2013 #32

a meteor shower happens outside of our atmosphere Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2013 #41

Well, it landed in a lake, so it is a meteor bath now jberryhill Feb 2013 #106

No, it appears to be just a bizarre coincidence. eppur_se_muova Feb 2013 #95

Technically you are right and wrong Harry Monroe Feb 2013 #56

Yes, Meteorites, of sufficient size, will leave trails in the sky. AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #6

It's not friction from the atmosphere. longship Feb 2013 #10

No. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2013 #36

This was a meteor. I've seen them before (though not with kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #48

That isn't that big boy that was supposed to skirt us, eh? TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #3

Probably not. A lot of meteors come down daily Posteritatis Feb 2013 #34

Shades of Tunguska, perhaps? Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #4

You know, if some meteors crashed into that Cruise Ship CreekDog Feb 2013 #8

wowie zowie ! AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #11

Holy Crap ellisonz Feb 2013 #12

Oy vey! My heart would have stopped pumping right there! countryjake Feb 2013 #26

More below AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #30

Cloverfield AngryAmish Feb 2013 #61

Wow. nt awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #73

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG DainBramaged Feb 2013 #13

Meteorite Streaks Across Russian Urals, Leaves At Least 100 Injured Tx4obama Feb 2013 #14

It gets a little weirder Gabby Hayes Feb 2013 #15

Zooming in on that is interesting... countryjake Feb 2013 #104

Here is an update from gawker sister site Gizmodo: HOLY SHIT! RetroGamer1971 Feb 2013 #16

Yikes! That second video where you can hear the blast is so freaky! countryjake Feb 2013 #25

It was a quiet day in Feburary when it began. Evasporque Feb 2013 #79

Looks like this brick building got hit - cloud of smoke and the wall collapsed bananas Feb 2013 #17

Or merely collapsed from the pressure wave jberryhill Feb 2013 #105

it exploded just above the ground ZRT2209 Feb 2013 #18

Bulletins from RT (Russia Today) Gabby Hayes Feb 2013 #19

Reuters: 150 Hurt Hissyspit Feb 2013 #20

Voice of Russia is saying that meteor victims nearing 500... countryjake Feb 2013 #23

950 now. Hissyspit Feb 2013 #47

A drone misfired. blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #21

Latest word is over 400 injured by blown out glass toddmiller Feb 2013 #22

Russian scientists explain why it's unrelated to 2012 DA14 toddmiller Feb 2013 #24

So no one saw this meteor bombardment coming? 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #27

Why? Space is very big and most meteorites aren't. Posteritatis Feb 2013 #28

I think this quote from the movie "Armageddon" says it well: Harry Monroe Feb 2013 #60

Nothing the slightest bit odd about it. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #50

I heard one report that it may have been "space junk" 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #90

It definitely wouldn't be that Posteritatis Feb 2013 #92

This line of thought deserves to be pursued further... AntiFascist Feb 2013 #112

Or, y'know, a meteor came down and exploded in the atmosphere. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #113

Directly over one of two secretive nuclear warhead development facilities in Russia... AntiFascist Feb 2013 #114

You have a funny definition of "directly over." (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #115

Close enough to all the secret nuclear facilities... AntiFascist Feb 2013 #117

Meteorite hits central Russia, more than 500 people hurt AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #29

It's a miracle there wasn't more loss of life Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #76

not a miracle, just chance... snooper2 Feb 2013 #80

Can you imagine christx30 Feb 2013 #108

kick for updates OKNancy Feb 2013 #31

BBC report: muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #35

Meteorite Shower Hits Russia Injuring Over 900 abbyjoseph Feb 2013 #45

And CNN still has nothing about it on their homepage bigworld Feb 2013 #33

CNN anchor blames the asteroid on climate change csziggy Feb 2013 #100

Can anyone read Russian? AntiFascist Feb 2013 #37

11:12 GMT: Nearly 725 people have requested medical assistance in regions hit by the meteor shower. Hissyspit Feb 2013 #38

Is this linked to global warming? Heh. n/t Blandocyte Feb 2013 #39

Climate Change was my first thought as well marshall Feb 2013 #52

I don't see how. drm604 Feb 2013 #58

In simple terms NO happyslug Feb 2013 #59

Thanks, Obama! Ian David Feb 2013 #40

Tsk, it's not Obama's fault ... it's Gawd, mad that we chased the Pope off his throne! Myrina Feb 2013 #44

way ahead of you... Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #77

DOOMED! It's a sign Baclava Feb 2013 #42

I agree... Bay Boy Feb 2013 #49

And no cars in the area of the pictures, so I doubt they are car alarms happyslug Feb 2013 #64

Holy shit. you've never heard car alarms before? Where do you live? Baclava Feb 2013 #67

I have also heard those same type of sounds from OTHER ALARMS happyslug Feb 2013 #69

ha ha - who cares? it's not a fucking debate - go eat some toast Baclava Feb 2013 #71

Go eat some toast....I'm borrowing that one from you DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2013 #75

Alarms that sound like that are far more common in cars than buildings muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #74

I watched a video that scanned across the parking lot showing cars with lights flashing as alarms uppityperson Feb 2013 #83

Hee hee! countryjake Feb 2013 #91

Well, you know, not a lot to do during those cold winters in old soviet block housing developments. uppityperson Feb 2013 #96

Been to Russia 7 times. go west young man Feb 2013 #85

This message was self-deleted by its author JaneyVee Feb 2013 #43

@BreakingNews: As many as 950 people seek medical aid after meteorite pieces fall in Russia - @ria_n Hissyspit Feb 2013 #46

Wow nt G_j Feb 2013 #53

Today, I learned that if I ever see a big-ass meteorite streaking across the sky... Poll_Blind Feb 2013 #51

I've seen a daylight bolide, and an old Soviet satellite re-entering the atmosphere on its way... slackmaster Feb 2013 #57

why sir, you are not blind at all. mopinko Feb 2013 #65

instead of: ""We saw a big burst of light, then went outside to see what it was " dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #88

I think it's just animal curiosity that makes us want to see... countryjake Feb 2013 #97

"Chelyabinsk-The Most Contaminated Spot on the Planet" greiner3 Feb 2013 #54

I'll bet North Korea is making a mess too. hunter Feb 2013 #66

[gulp] Thanks for the info. I thought the name sounded familiar but... Hestia Feb 2013 #87

Fuckin'-A! slackmaster Feb 2013 #55

Quick, let's build a church over the impact crater and kill each other over it for the Arctic Dave Feb 2013 #62

Why go to all the trouble of constructing something? LanternWaste Feb 2013 #70

True. But land wars are a little more rational. Arctic Dave Feb 2013 #72

I saw somewhere that it was like, I forget, but around 30' wide. Gorp Feb 2013 #78

Meteor explodes over Russia’s Ural Mountains; 1,100 injured as shock wave blows in windows struggle4progress Feb 2013 #82

The shock wave blew in an estimated 100,000 square meters (more than 1 million square feet) of glass G_j Feb 2013 #84

Looking at the videos, it's amazing how many people just went on about their business - hedgehog Feb 2013 #86

I'm amazed at the number of people in Russia with dash cams auburngrad82 Feb 2013 #89

My husband said it is for insurance companies since there have been too many false claims or rather uppityperson Feb 2013 #93

Everybody has dashcams in Russia because there are very few police on the roads thelordofhell Feb 2013 #94

Chelyabinsk-70 was a top-secret city conducting nuclear research during the Soviet Era... AntiFascist Feb 2013 #101

I'd really love to know what she said to the gatekeeper here... countryjake Feb 2013 #102

"What was it, you don't know?" nt Edim Feb 2013 #110

Thanks for the translation! countryjake Feb 2013 #116

We're only seeing the ones that got uploaded to Youtube too, remember. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #98

I've just posted equal amazement further up the thread, ha! countryjake Feb 2013 #99

The video will be a helpful aid for Bill Nye in showing the Faux Newscasters some science SirRevolutionary Feb 2013 #103

Not a Crash and Not a Meteorite toddmiller Feb 2013 #107

Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #109

Probably a "rubble-pile" type asteroid that broke up before it entered the atmosphere. Odin2005 Feb 2013 #111