I don't want to Alarm anybody but...

simply simple

on rte they mention in detail that the next one is passing very near to our planet and thus may effect its orbit resulting in missing some months to its orbit. hope it misses winter months and not the summer ones :rolleyes:

Baneblade

youtube! wrote: »

What nobody has yet mentioned is this is the first time in our scientific era that people have actually been injured by a space rock, I mean think about that for a moment,its just so incredible!

not the first time but it is the largest one, but most injurys were from broken glass

Sofiztikated

drunkmonkey wrote: »

It appears the Sky is falling... Meteorites have started falling in Russia, more than likely nothing to do with the huge meteorite meant to pass by closely today so no need to panic.

http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2013/02/14/what-is-happening-in-chelyabinsk/

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Everyone to my bunker!

I'm not letting you in, I want to use your bodies as extra protection.

snubbleste

What was the meteor launcher thinking?
It should have targeted an anglo-saxon english speaking land to crash in order to get maximum publicity

eyescreamcone

Burn the observatory.
So nothing like this will ever happen again

Even When I Lie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YwQ9mRyBjc

Liam90

Has this got anything to do with that asteroid that is passing tonight?

Lirange

ThisRegard wrote: »

I looked through loads this morning and this one really captures the sound and resulting damage. A brick would have been shat.


This guy has his window destroyed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKld9ftxBvQ

You might want to back away from those windows Oleg.

General Zod

Liam90 wrote: »

Has this got anything to do with that asteroid that is passing tonight?

trajectory implies it's a coincidence.


Also, I can't be the only one who thought Chablinsk sounded like a map in DayZ.

WakeUp

Liam90 wrote: »

Has this got anything to do with that asteroid that is passing tonight?

No as another poster pointed out is a coincidence. This asteroid is so close though its a bit scary. To put it in perspective the close approach of the asteroid represents only 15 mins in the earths orbit around the sun. Had it arrived 15 mins earlier it would be on a direct collision course with our planet with a kinetic energy of 3.5 megatons. 15 mins is the time difference between nothing and a rock with 200 times the energy of the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima slaming into earth somewhere. Food for thought indeed.

Sofiztikated

WakeUp wrote: »

No as another poster pointed out is a coincidence. This asteroid is so close though its a bit scary. To put it in perspective the close approach of the asteroid represents only 15 mins in the earths orbit around the sun. Had it arrived 15 mins earlier it would be on a direct collision course with our planet with a kinetic energy of 3.5 megatons. 15 mins is the time difference between nothing and a rock with 200 times the energy of the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima slaming into earth somewhere. Food for thought indeed.

Is that 15 minutes Irish time?

DominoDub

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kvHl5Qcnzc

Dramatic CCTV: Showing how the Meteorite blast wave blows out doors

thebigbiffo

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Is that 15 minutes Irish time?

no, just earth time. an irish minute is 1.25423 of a standard earth minute so poster above means 1128.807 irish seconds.

Rhys Essien

The Asteroid passing tonight is so close that it could take out a few satellites.There might be a lot of pissed off people that will lose their TV or phone coverage.

RDM_83 again

As i mentioned in the other thread the conspiracy theorists are going to have a field day with this given the areas grim history as a secret city which (probably) used slave labour for nuclear processing


http://sometimes-interesting.com/2011/07/15/the-most-contaminated-place-on-earth-chelyabinsk-40/

antodeco

Rhys Essien wrote: »

The Asteroid passing tonight is so close that it could take out a few satellites.There might be a lot of pissed off people that will lose their TV or phone coverage.

Nah Im alright. Im with Meteor


:pac:

MadYaker

*clicks over to conspiracy theories forum and waits for RTDH to say it was Obama*

Duggy747

I heard it was the new Pope arriving.

what an amazing event, shame so many were injured though.

paddy147

Rhys Essien wrote: »

The Asteroid passing tonight is so close that it could take out a few satellites.There might be a lot of pissed off people that will lose their TV or phone coverage.

Ah well,theres allways ham radio.:pac:

paddy147

Serious question here........


Would your house insurance pay out for damage to the house due to a meteor or injury to yourself from windows breaking and showering you in glass???????

Mickeroo

Maybe the one tonight is hitting and they just don't want to cause widespread panic before the endtimes. Just putting that out there :pac:

Baneblade

probably about the same chance as if your house gets flooded

P_1

Looking at some of those dashcam videos I'd say there were some serious brown pants moments in Chelyabinsk.

My first reaction would have been 'ah Chto za huy, have the Amerikanskis nuked us?'

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Wurzelbert

drunkmonkey wrote: »

It appears the Sky is falling... Meteorites have started falling in Russia, more than likely nothing to do with the huge meteorite meant to pass by closely today so no need to panic.

http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2013/02/14/what-is-happening-in-chelyabinsk/

i reckon this may in fact have been a peaceful and tragically failed attempt at making contact by aliens from the andromeda galaxy…the crashed objects were a landing craft (i.e. its exploded parts) on a diplomatic mission carrying the alien ambassador and an intergalactic gift hamper (with the cure for cancer and the plans for a fusion reactor etc.) as a gesture of goodwill to all mankind…
unfortunately they lost their way a little and came out above the ural mountains, also they had not allowed for russia’s air defense systems…surely the russians have invested a bit in air defense after that german guy was able to fly his cessna to moscow in the late 80s and it seems some missile operator was awake for once…so let us just wait and see when the alien retaliatory campaign comes upon us…

TheIrishGrover

Good to see fox news haven't sensationalised it:

Terror From Above: 1,000 Hurt as 10-ton Meteorite Hits Russian City

youtube!

Cuba also hit!

Wurzelbert

youtube! wrote: »

Cuba also hit!

source?