Mohican00
Posts: 3,394
Feb 15, 2013 6:57am
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/02/15/breaking_huge_meteor_explodes_over_russia.htmlApparently, at about 09:30 local time, a very big meteor burned up over Chelyabinsk, a city in Russia just east of the Ural mountains, and about 1500 kilometers east of Moscow. The fireball was incredibly bright, rivaling the Sun! There was a pretty big sonic boom from the fireball, which set off car alarms and shattered windows. I’m seeing some reports of many people injured (by shattered glass blown out by the shock wave). I’m also seeing reports that some pieces have fallen to the ground, but again as I write this those are unconfirmed.
Note: This is almost certainly unrelated to the asteroid 2012 DA14 that will pass on Friday
Here's a couple videos of the shock wave - turn your speakers down
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Mohican00
Posts: 3,394
Feb 15, 2013 7:02am
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hasbeen
Posts: 6,504
Feb 15, 2013 7:26am
It happens now? Americans asked for this in the 50s.
Raw Dawgin' it
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Feb 15, 2013 7:35am
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Gblock
Feb 15, 2013 7:37am
almost certainly not related? i dont know exactly what that means but to me it seems like it is more likely to be related than not related
Raw Dawgin' it
Posts: 11,466
Feb 15, 2013 7:48am
It's an Obama drone strike! CONSPIRACY!!!
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Feb 15, 2013 8:05am
Pretty crazy.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Feb 15, 2013 8:12am
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Devils Advocate
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Feb 15, 2013 8:38am
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Feb 15, 2013 8:40am
faulty North Korean missle more likely.
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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
Feb 15, 2013 9:45am
Meteors enter the atmosphere every day. They mostly burn up or land in the oceans which make up the majority of the planet. Far more likely to be a coincidence than not.Gblock;1389633 wrote:almost certainly not related? i dont know exactly what that means but to me it seems like it is more likely to be related than not related
Why would the experts say they're not related if they are? Are they not really experts? Are they lying? If so, to what purpose?
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Feb 15, 2013 9:50am
What would they being covering up?ccrunner609;1389677 wrote:how in the hell does a 10 ton meteor hit the same week as that big one flies by at 17,000 miles and not a peep from any atrological group? Sounds a little fishy that nobody saw something of this size. Cover up perhaps?
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Feb 15, 2013 9:57am
I don't get it...ccrunner609;1389695 wrote:Videos from Russia......seems so scenic with all the bare concrete and raw metal.
Do you believe in the illuminati too?
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Sonofanump
Feb 15, 2013 10:02am
Bill Nye says this happens all the time. The atmosphere will protect us.
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Gblock
Feb 15, 2013 10:13am
not saying they are lying..this is an extremely large meteor to be a coincedence imo. I cant think of another in my lifetime that was this big and blew out windows, not saying it hasnt happend before. besides if they were sure it wouldnt say almost certainly. it would say this meteor is not related.queencitybuckeye;1389686 wrote:Meteors enter the atmosphere every day. They mostly burn up or land in the oceans which make up the majority of the planet. Far more likely to be a coincidence than not.
Why would the experts say they're not related if they are? Are they not really experts? Are they lying? If so, to what purpose?
Fly4Fun
Posts: 7,730
Feb 15, 2013 10:17am
[video=youtube_share;4ZxXYscmgRg][/video]
Here's a shot of the meteor burning up.
Here's a shot of the meteor burning up.
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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
Feb 15, 2013 10:24am
The only experts I've seen interviewed have said it with complete certainty.Gblock;1389706 wrote:not saying they are lying..this is an extremely large meteor to be a coincedence imo. I cant think of another in my lifetime that was this big and blew out windows, not saying it hasnt happend before. besides if they were sure it would say almost certainly. it would say this meteor is not related.
In rough numbers, when the event happened in Russia, the big asteriod was as far from Earth as the moon is. It's a big asteriod, but not close to big enough to have any effect like this on Earth from that distance.
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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
Feb 15, 2013 10:27am
Where did I say that, stick boy?ccrunner609;1389713 wrote:yea 10 ton meteors come flying in all teh time.
Actually it is. It's a shame people as stupid as you are allowed to "educate" our youth, you're quite the moron.This thing flying in the same week that a large meteor that would cause global problems is flying by isnt a coincidence, like I said before
*as I said before
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Gblock
Feb 15, 2013 10:27am
well we really dont know much about asteroids quite honestly, and when i say related i mean that maybe whatever event sent that asteroid through space possibly sent this one too?? not that it was a piece of that asteroid or anything like that. so i guess when they say its not related im not sure what they mean eitherqueencitybuckeye;1389718 wrote:The only experts I've seen interviewed have said it with complete certainty.
In rough numbers, when the event happened in Russia, the big asteriod was as far from Earth as the moon is. It's a big asteriod, but not close to big enough to have any effect like this on Earth from that distance.
Fly4Fun
Posts: 7,730
Feb 15, 2013 10:29am
No personal attacks.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Gblock
Feb 15, 2013 10:29am
as far as being able to see it , it would be very difficult. in the scope of things thats pretty small and wouldnt show up probably until it hit the atmosphere and started burning. they didnt even see the really big one until very recently, which is why i find it hard to believe they can speak with any certainty that there arent more smaller asteroids coming this week possibly
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Feb 15, 2013 10:42am
Read a big article the other day (related to the big mamajama). They said only about 10% of the really big ones (there are thousands) have been identified, and the paths/predictions for only about 10% of that.ccrunner609;1389677 wrote:how in the hell does a 10 ton meteor hit the same week as that big one flies by at 17,000 miles and not a peep from any atrological group? Sounds a little fishy that nobody saw something of this size. Cover up perhaps?
They also pegged a huge one hitting us at 30% in the next 100 years (something the equivalent of 10,000 atomic bombs). Not an extinction event, but very, very bad wherever it hits. The armageddon asteroid is something like 1%.
Hopefully this is the big one they had us at 30% for. Of course, technically still 30% chance of the next one (if that's accurate).
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Gblock
Feb 15, 2013 11:13am
Q: Is there any link between this meteor and the asteroid fly-by taking place later Friday?
A: No, it's just cosmic coincidence. According to NASA, the trajectory of the Russian meteorite was significantly different than that of asteroid 2012 DA14. "In videos of the meteor, it is seen to pass from left to right in front of the rising sun, which means it was traveling from north to south. Asteroid DA14's trajectory is in the opposite direction, from south to north," the U.S. space agency said.
ok i take it back...but i still maintain we know very little about asteroids and spotting them
A: No, it's just cosmic coincidence. According to NASA, the trajectory of the Russian meteorite was significantly different than that of asteroid 2012 DA14. "In videos of the meteor, it is seen to pass from left to right in front of the rising sun, which means it was traveling from north to south. Asteroid DA14's trajectory is in the opposite direction, from south to north," the U.S. space agency said.
ok i take it back...but i still maintain we know very little about asteroids and spotting them
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Feb 15, 2013 11:18am
But, did global warming cause it?Sonofanump;1389703 wrote:Bill Nye says this happens all the time. The atmosphere will protect us.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/02/12/deb_feyerick_to_bill_nye_is_asteroid_2012_da14_connected_to_global_warming.html
Fly4Fun
Posts: 7,730
Feb 15, 2013 11:19am
Given the vast amount of space and crap flying around in that space, that's a pretty reasonable assertion.Gblock;1389763 wrote: ok i take it back...but i still maintain we know very little about asteroids and spotting them