400 injured by meteorite fall in Russian Urals

[Liep]

I had been wondering what Zhirinovsky was up to these days.

He's been busy, last week he wanted to ban the use of English words in commercials. Fines for Sale.

EDIT: And this: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/zhirinovsky-promises-to-kick-smokers-out-of-party/475394.html

[derspiess]

Shouldn't we be getting reports of alien invaders in that area now?

[PDH]

Shouldn't we be getting reports of alien invaders in that area now?

They are keeping it hush hush, I did see a large hovering jet with a drop ramp fly overhead after leaving an underground bunker though...

[viper37]

Just goes to show how unsafe the solar system is.

So, let's say there's an happy bunch of minors on an asteroid not to far from earth, and this thing that hit Russia scrapes by the mining site instead.  What do you think would have happenned to the mining installations?

[The Brain]

Just goes to show how unsafe the solar system is.

So, let's say there's an happy bunch of minors on an asteroid not to far from earth,

Grallon, Space Voyager.

[sbr]

[garbon]

I just knew Tim would post this. I resisted the impulse and kept it in the OTT

Funnily enough this is one of those rare 'space' themed thread I think Tim should have definitely posted a thread about; iirc no one in all of recorded history has been killed by a meteor strike, so to have this incident with quite a few seriously injured is noteworthy.

http://www.oberlin.edu/faculty/bsimonso/group9.htm

Now, I've no idea if those students are correct - but they suggest otherwise.

Well fair enough if true, but I don't think that invalidates that this is quite a somewhat significant event. 

I imagine if this had happened in the USA, there'd already be discussions about a TV movie and in future some people reminiscing about what they were doing when it happened. 

It is at the top of the page on yahoo, cnn and msnbc. What more do you want?

[jimmy olsen]

Nearly 1000 injured, the meteor broke up 20 km over land with the force of 300kt.

http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/15/16969092-nuclear-like-in-its-intensity-russia-meteor-blast-is-largest-since-1908?lite

[mongers]

Interesting channel 4 news report containing 3 minutes of video and they translate what the Russians are saying in their videos !!

http://www.channel4.com/news/meteor-falls-in-russia-100-people-injured-video

"Holy shit what was that" said the driver.

"good lord, what was that"  "they think a plane has gone down"

[Tonitrus]

Too soon?

[sbr]

[Jaron]

[Caliga]

Interesting channel 4 news report containing 3 minutes of video and they translate what the Russians are saying in their videos !!

http://www.channel4.com/news/meteor-falls-in-russia-100-people-injured-video

"Holy shit what was that" said the driver.

"good lord, what was that"  "they think a plane has gone down"

That video was BADASS.

[jimmy olsen]

Great find Mongers, that video is really incredible.

[Eddie Teach]

DISCUSS!

Feeling a little verklimpt.