Huge Meteor Blazes Across Sky Over Russia; Hundreds Injured 409
New submitter dovf writes "The Bad Astronomer analyzes incoming reports about the apparent meteoric fireball over Russia: 'Apparently, 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." This is the best summary I've found so far, and links to lots of videos and images. He also clarifies something I've been wondering about: 'This is almost certainly unrelated to the asteroid 2012 DA14 that will pass on Friday.'"
Intercepted by Russian air defence forces? (Score:2, Funny)
Space Jump (Score:5, Funny)
Pfffft.
That was Putin skydiving from space.
Shirtless, because he's Putin.
In other news (Score:5, Funny)
Zombies spotted in Chelyabinsk
Re:Space Jump (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Almost? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Almost? (Score:5, Funny)
Siberia is big. It has more gravity. *runs!*
Re:Intercepted by Russian air defence forces? (Score:5, Funny)
Some not so credible newspapers report unconfirmed military sources stating that Russian air defence shot down this bad boy.
No, it was Putin who busted it into smithereens with one blow from his mighty fist.
Re:Wow (Score:4, Funny)
Pfff... the flash and shock wave is the least of their concerns...
Check out the CHEMTRAIL that mofo leaves behind!!!!
This MUST be the work of a 'three-letter-agency', no other explanation will explain that kind of chemtrail. It is even bigger that the ones made by regular flying objects. I would love to elaborate on that, but I have to answer the door...
Re:Almost? (Score:5, Funny)
Now draw a line from the ceiling. That's the trajectory of DA14. South-to-North.
Re:Almost? (Score:5, Funny)
The enemy's gate is down.
Re:Almost? (Score:2, Funny)
God can aim at the homos just fine, it's His boyfriend that I'm worried about.
Re:ballistics (Score:5, Funny)
Yep. My favorite scene in Independence Day was when they got to the asteroid and Denzel Washington killed those two aliens and was all like "Welcome to Mars, man! Would you like to know more?"
Re:Almost? (Score:5, Funny)
[Citation Needed]
Re:Almost? (Score:5, Funny)
Russia: so bad even the universe throws rocks at it.