[QUOTE=PiX06;39599064]In Soviet Russia, space explores you.[/QUOTE]
:/
How rad would it be if that DA14 or whatever its called collides with earth today.
Yeah, that would be neat, I hope it hits my house.
[QUOTE=HoodedSniper;39599090]How rad would it be if that DA14 or whatever its called collides with earth today.
Yeah, that would be neat, I hope it hits my house.[/QUOTE]
maybe it will fly into ur mouth
Why didn't we learn about this before it landed? If it was any bigger, we would all be dead and none any smarter.
Except in that case they would have probably informed about it beforehand, right?
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Wow, the explosions in the video are just like the ones described by people who witnessed Tunguska
[QUOTE=Gekkosan;39599194]Why didn't we learn about this before it landed? If it was any bigger, we would all be dead and none any smarter.
Except in that case they would have probably informed about it beforehand, right?[/QUOTE]
I was thinking about the same thing. How did this happened without people knowing about it? They could have at least inform people "Oh, guys, looks like tomorrow a meteorite is going to land nearby our city and break all the windows in the houses on it's trajectory plus wreck a factory's roof"...
Something along the lines of because it came from the direction of the sun the tracking equipment couldn't pick it up.
to the earlier point about hearing 8 explosions, and speculation that it's a US missile or something stupid
it's a meteor. As it comes down through the atmosphere, it breaks up from the forces. It isn't like it hits a certain point then *poof* it explodes and is done- it breaks apart violently and each piece thereafter ends up exploding into smaller pieces that keep going- the gigantic vapor trail is what is left of it for the most part, pieces break and erode so much that they become dust in the atmosphere.
A major factor proving it's a hunk of rock was already mentioned, the green flare in the trail- it was burning up, and at least partially composed of copper.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKuEBKUU1sA[/media]
If it was big ol' missile it wouldn't have continued to pop and explode and flare up at random points before its impact. Hell, you wouldn't see it at all, save for a thin vapor trail. And of course shooting it down with an intercepting missile would be possible, but you'd see a much different kind of explosion at the point it flared, as that's where it primarily broke- unless we're talking about interception in space, which is pretty unlikely for how people seemed unaware of it til it hit the atmosphere.
whatever did land wasn't even that big, the impact from something an inch or two in diameter coming in at those speeds is enough to punch a good sized hole in a lot of things. I remember one instance where a piece roughly 1/4th of an inch came through someone garage and blew their car's engine block in half
I'd expect more damage/noticeable cracking in the photo of the lake ice though, seems oddly clean. I suspect a lot of people are going to be making a lot of claims that something or somewhere related to them got nailed today
[QUOTE=Gekkosan;39599194]Why didn't we learn about this before it landed? If it was any bigger, we would all be dead and none any smarter.
Except in that case they would have probably informed about it beforehand, right?[/QUOTE]
Too small to have been spotted maybe or wasn't considered dangerous.
Here's a pretty amazing video that gives a good idea of just how cluttered with asteroids our inner solar system is:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONUSP23cmAE[/media]
In all of that stuff I can see how easy it would be to miss a small one, as long as we spot the big ones I don't mind.
i heard that there are pictures of the main impact crater
anyone can share it here?
and from the pictures on RT, turns out that double layer plastic windows are indestructible
It's weird how the military knew enough to try and shoot the meteor down, but didn't tell people before it happened.
[QUOTE=EddieLTU;39599984]i heard that there are pictures of the main impact crater
anyone can share it here?
and from the pictures on RT, turns out that double layer plastic windows are indestructible[/QUOTE]
According to RT
[img]http://rt.com/files/news/meteorite-crash-urals-chelyabinsk-283/i35fd883df644dcb18fe15ad55a37518b_1.jpg[/img]
but their article also claimed it was shot down with a missile.
[QUOTE=jeimizu;39600012]According to RT
[img]http://rt.com/files/news/meteorite-crash-urals-chelyabinsk-283/i35fd883df644dcb18fe15ad55a37518b_1.jpg[/img]
but their article also claimed it was shot down with a missile.[/QUOTE]
but somehow, my sister saw a picture of a burning meteor crater (i guess that's fake)
[QUOTE=EddieLTU;39600025]but somehow, my sister saw a picture of a burning meteor crater (i guess that's fake)[/QUOTE]
the explosion from a meteor impact is pure force, throwing debris into the air. It isn't a packed hollywood gasoline explosive that makes a giant firey explosion and leaves burning patches everywhere- even if it was, it would put itself out with all the debris raining back down
[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;39600005]It's weird how the military knew enough to try and shoot the meteor down, but didn't tell people before it happened.[/QUOTE]
it was obviously a secret weapon test by usa.
where do you get your info?
[QUOTE=EddieLTU;39600025]but somehow, my sister saw a picture of a burning meteor crater (i guess that's fake)[/QUOTE]
That was proven fake, but national television believed it.
What about the pic showing the damage to that factory, was that caused by an impact as well?
[QUOTE=daijitsu;39600062]the explosion from a meteor impact is pure force, throwing debris into the air. It isn't a packed hollywood gasoline explosive that makes a giant firey explosion and leaves burning patches everywhere- even if it was, it would put itself out with all the debris raining back down[/QUOTE]
But they do explode from ~pure force~
Holy shit, I heard about this on the radio at work; apparently 100 people died or got injured by this thing.
Let's at least hope that the fragments and be salvaged and studied, so we get at least something out of what happened there today.
[URL]http://www.ustream.tv/channel/5808990[/URL]
Live 2012 DA14 Passing us fyi.
[QUOTE=NoDachi;39600136][QUOTE=daijitsu;39600062]the explosion from a meteor impact is pure force[/QUOTE]
But they do explode from ~pure force~[/QUOTE]
nice detective work.
The point is that this isn't a chemical burning explosion, most explosions outside of hollywood and terrible gas station incidents aren't. Damage is done by the shockwave.
[QUOTE=jeimizu;39600012]but their article also claimed it was shot down with a missile.[/QUOTE]
did they have any backing for this, it seems possible it could have triggered a missile defense system or something but the impact seems fairly charictaristic of that not happening. Not an expert on extra terrestrial debris entry though.
[QUOTE=cyanidem;39600168][URL]http://www.ustream.tv/channel/5808990[/URL]
Live 2012 DA14 Passing us fyi.[/QUOTE]
Love being able to watch this with my own eyes from my back garden.
My eyes are sore now though
[QUOTE=cyanidem;39600168][URL]http://www.ustream.tv/channel/5808990[/URL]
Live 2012 DA14 Passing us fyi.[/QUOTE]
Oh wow, Cyrillic everywhere.
Guess I shouldn't be surprised what with the meteorite strike.
[QUOTE=WingedAssailant;39600214]Love being able to watch this with my own eyes from my back garden.
My eyes are sore now though[/QUOTE]
Does it look fast? Where do you live?
[QUOTE=cyanidem;39600236]Does it look fast? Where do you live?[/QUOTE]
not fast at all.
Perth Western Australia.
[QUOTE=Electrocuter;39599937]Too small to have been spotted maybe or wasn't considered dangerous.
Here's a pretty amazing video that gives a good idea of just how cluttered with asteroids our inner solar system is:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONUSP23cmAE[/media]
In all of that stuff I can see how easy it would be to miss a small one, as long as we spot the big ones I don't mind.[/QUOTE]
That video is pretty crazy. There must be enough asteroids out there to make a new planet...CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
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