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[Stu McDoniel]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/15/meteorite-streaks-across-russian-urals_n_2691904.html

Shock wave from this space rock blew out windows over a wide area.  500 people injured by flying glass.

The 200,000 tonner is due at 1:25 PM today CST, passing by at a distance of about 17,000 miles.  Com sats orbit at 22,000 miles.

Cross your fingers.

Ever notice how the big sh$% from space always hits Russia?

[John Roberts {JR}]

Ever notice how the big sh$% from space always hits Russia?

Not always, that decent sized one 65 million years ago hit down around Gulf of Mexico,  or so they say.

JR

[g'bye, Dick Rees]

Ever notice how the big sh$% from space always hits Russia?

No.  The bulk of the hits are in one or another of the oceans.  Of the countries of the world, Russia has the largest area followed by Canada, the US, China, Brazil and Australia.  Statistics would suggest that the hits from space stuff would follow accordingly.

[john lutz]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/15/meteorite-streaks-across-russian-urals_n_2691904.html

Shock wave from this space rock blew out windows over a wide area.  500 people injured by flying glass.

The 200,000 tonner is due at 1:25 PM today CST, passing by at a distance of about 17,000 miles.  Com sats orbit at 22,000 miles.

Cross your fingers.

A few of the Youtube vids out now have pretty cool recordings of the explosion noise.  If I'd have been in one of those cars, watching the thing come in like that - I know my thought would have been, "incomming - Sayonara!"

[Travis_Valois]

Not always, that decent sized one 65 million years ago hit down around Gulf of Mexico,  or so they say.

JR

The Sudbury Basin, also known as Sudbury Structure or the Sudbury Nickel Irruptive, is a major geologic structure in Ontario, Canada. It is the second-largest known impact crater or astrobleme on Earth, as well as one of the oldest.

Source

[John Roberts {JR}]

The Sudbury Basin, also known as Sudbury Structure or the Sudbury Nickel Irruptive, is a major geologic structure in Ontario, Canada. It is the second-largest known impact crater or astrobleme on Earth, as well as one of the oldest.

Source

I was thinking of the Chicxulub crater down in the Yucatan (Mexico), but there are probably a number of impact craters all around.

Better to read about than experience first hand.

JR

[Bob Leonard]

I worked with a drummer once who had a really bad case of acne. His nick name was "asteroid". Then again I have a close friend who lost an eye playing hockey, and we call him "clops".

[Jonathan Goodall]

A few of the Youtube vids out now have pretty cool recordings of the explosion noise.  If I'd have been in one of those cars, watching the thing come in like that - I know my thought would have been, "incomming - Sayonara!"

First part of this vid has audio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCFQbJuRoCs
This one is even better http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvnrGzo8ljI

[TrevorMilburn]

This has been posted here before, but the CGI and music combined make it a killer vid:
http://youtu.be/-zvCUmeoHpw

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