Meteorite kid was lying
source: http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-06/meteorite-impact-last-week-did-it-really-happen
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Popular Science does a rundown of the facts and concludes the story that appeared in the media last week about a kid being hit by a meteorite must be bogus.
"Could a pebble-sized meteor moving at that speed be dangerous? It could. Will it have a velocity sufficient to induce enough compressional heating to produce a "flash of light"? Not likely. Could it create an impact crater a foot in diameter? No, it couldn't. Busted!"
See link for full explanation and some video footage of another meteorite impact.
"Could a pebble-sized meteor moving at that speed be dangerous? It could. Will it have a velocity sufficient to induce enough compressional heating to produce a "flash of light"? Not likely. Could it create an impact crater a foot in diameter? No, it couldn't. Busted!"
See link for full explanation and some video footage of another meteorite impact.
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BOBALOB
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really holy shit i didnt think that was fake in the first place XD i mean if it hit you on the head no matter how small it was it will kill you cause of the speed.
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BOBALOB
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DeliaTheArtist
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BOBALOB:
Well this kid said it hit him on the hand, not the head. But either way it looks like no one's buying it!
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DeliaTheArtist
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S3th
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Meteorite VS Flesh...
Seems like a no-brainer to me!
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S3th
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jh64487
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...duh
- 2 years ago
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jh64487
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jadasic
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ha! i knew it. it was an interesting story though. now i must tell the people at work it was fake.
- 2 years ago
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jadasic
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cattheawesome
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mega fail!
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cattheawesome
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Ogaal
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The things people do for attention.
- 2 years ago
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Ogaal
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bexnorts
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Ha. Gutted.
- 2 years ago
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bexnorts
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yonie
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See this link for the original article featured on current.com.
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yonie
