TigerNut writes "The Calgary Herald this morning reported on a meteor that was seen over three provinces last night, and is assumed to have impacted in Saskatchewan. It is estimated to have been "the size of a kitchen sink", as reported here"
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Hodges meteorite. November 30, 1954, Sylacauga, Alabama. Annie Hodges was napping on her couch when an eight-pound stony meteorite crashed through her roof. It bounced off a large console radio and hit her in the arm and then the leg, leaving her badly bruised.
How's *that* for a fun one to explain to your insurance agent?
In my home town when I was little the house up the street got hit my a meteorite. Ten years eariler another house on the same street (but almost a mile away) was hit by a similarly sized meteorite. There are pictures of the second one [yale.edu] online, and you can go see them at the Yale Peabody museum.
I wouldn't be surprised if insurance agencies specifically added meteorite clauses to their policies around there after that.
A google search for "wethersfield meteorite [google.com]" turns up lots of interesting articles about them.
It's a matter of probability; it's the the large, boring expanses of Earth that are more likely to get meteor strikes: e.g.: Pacific Ocean, Siberia, Canada...
You know, sometimes I type a comment, click preview, reread it, and then decide that it's really not worth posting. You got to treat that "submit" button with respect, dude.
How do the estimate that? I saw a meteor once. Left a beautiful blue-green streak in the sky. It looked like about the size of a car, and I swear it was just over the next hill. Turned out to be about the size of a baseball, and it was a couple hundred miles away.
"I was watching TV when I saw this ball of poop dropping out of the sky with a tail of flames," said Ben Kleinsasser. "I watched it coming down until there it was, right in front of us.
"...Now, nearer home, comes a special bulletin from Trenton, New Jersey. It is reported that at 8:50 P. M. a huge, flaming object, believed to be a meteorite, fell on a farm in the neighborhood of Grovers Mill, New Jersey, twenty-two miles from Trenton.
The flash in the sky was visible within a radius of several hundred miles and the noise of the impact was heard as far north as Elizabeth.
We have dispatched a special mobile unit to the scene, and will have our commentator, Carl Phillips, give you a word pi
"We wish it was 10 tonnes instead of 100 kilograms," said Hildebrand, who is the co-ordinator of the Canadian Fireball Reporting Centre.
Maybe I'm just a bit old-fashioned, but I prefer that the rocks that fall from the sky are as small as possible. Science is great and all, but c'mon I just bought my townhouse, I really don't want a skylight *that* badly.
Actually the entire thing isn't flat and treeless, but unfortunately the Trans-Canada and other main highways all cut through the flattest and most treeless areas, so even people in the rest of Canada assume we're one big prairie.
That is not to say there isn't a lot of bloody flat prairie land around here (and a complete lack of large hills/mountains). But if you go North there are forests and lakes, and if you venture far enough away from Regina you'll find land that isn't entirely flat (even downright h
> > "We wish it was 10 tonnes instead of 100 kilograms," said Hildebrand, who is the co-ordinator of the Canadian Fireball Reporting Centre. > >Maybe I'm just a bit old-fashioned, but I prefer that the rocks that fall from the sky are as small as possible. Science is great and all, but c'mon I just bought my townhouse, I really don't want a skylight *that* badly.
Maybe he was talking about the amount of hot grits required to safely capture the meteoric but ever-so-shapley form of Ms. Portman u
Landing in Sasquatchewan was unfortunate because that Canadian province is home to the last remaining breeding pair of Bigfootses. Science will never know how that species of primate lived now that the meteor has sqatched them.
Actually, I believe that was no meteorite, but, rather, the Sasquatch's spaceship returning to pick them up. I heard they got tired of slumming it on Earth.
It just shows you don't know your cryptozoology. The simple fact is that Sasquatch are thriving in many areas and are politically active in Cascadia [zapatopi.net]. If you have any questions, contact the Bureau of Sasquatch Affairs [zapatopi.net]. On a related note, if you are a Cascadian Sasquatch and want to serve your country, note that the Sasquatch Militia [zapatopi.net] is recruiting.
Of course, you may have been refering to the Canadian Sasquatch instead of the Cascadian Sasquatch. If so, please accept my apologies, as we all know they can indeed carry coconuts through the air.
A55M0NKEY (554964) sez: "Landing in Sasquatchewan was unfortunate because that Canadian province is home to the last remaining breeding pair of Bigfootses."
We prefer YETI-AMERICANS, you insensitive clod! And it's not my fault they won't ship Viagra out here with an address of "Tundra, Second rock on right".
Thanks guys, for the clear, albiet subdued, insults of my place of residence. Perhaps you hsould visit, or at least investigate what we have to offer. Here is a sample: http://www.cls.usask.ca/ ya awful being so "backwoods";-)
That thing doesn't exactly take a lot of land. In fact, they built it a few hundred feet away from where I was living in college.
They built it there because of the amount of scientific research that takes place at the U of S, and the fact we already had a particle accelerator on campus.
Thank god for U of S though, b/c this city (as nice as it is in the non-winter months) and province wouldn't be all that fun otherwise.
If Natalie Portman hit Saskatchewan and could be located, it would be the first "meteorite fall"
Now I'm a bit puzzled here, let me try to rephrase it:
1. a meteorite fell from the sky, 2. it opens doors for something special, a socalled "meteorite fall", that can only happen now if:
- Natalie Portman comes to Saskatchewan
- AND she has to be located
wtf, did I miss something in school?
What is this "meteorite fall"? - Did they just accidently include somesort of a secret astronomer fertility/mating ri
Hmm.. (Score:2, Funny)
But, it's probably for the better this way...
Re:Hmm.. (Score:4, Funny)
Note the bit on the Hodges meteorite:
Hodges meteorite. November 30, 1954, Sylacauga, Alabama. Annie Hodges was napping on her couch when an eight-pound stony meteorite crashed through her roof. It bounced off a large console radio and hit her in the arm and then the leg, leaving her badly bruised.
How's *that* for a fun one to explain to your insurance agent?
Re:Hmm.. (Score:2)
Re:Hmm.. (Score:5, Interesting)
I wouldn't be surprised if insurance agencies specifically added meteorite clauses to their policies around there after that.
A google search for "wethersfield meteorite [google.com]" turns up lots of interesting articles about them.
A Matter of Probability (Score:5, Insightful)
(Earth, after all, is "mostly harmless."
Re:A Matter of Probability (Score:2)
Kitchen sink? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Kitchen sink? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Kitchen sink? (Score:1)
There.
Re:Kitchen sink? (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Kitchen sink? (Score:3, Funny)
Mods: "If Natalie Portman hit Saskatchewan and..." (Score:2, Informative)
(I can't help but wonder what the poster wanted to do by that.)
Very skillful troll (Score:1, Funny)
"ball of poop" further evidence of troll (Score:1, Informative)
"ball of poop dropping out of the sky " (Score:1)
This has to be the best part...
"I was watching TV when I saw this ball of poop dropping out of the sky with a tail of flames," said Ben Kleinsasser. "I watched it coming down until there it was, right in front of us.
In other news... (Score:2, Funny)
What!?!?! (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe I'm just a bit old-fashioned, but I prefer that the rocks that fall from the sky are as small as possible. Science is great and all, but c'mon I just bought my townhouse, I really don't want a skylight *that* badly.
Re:What!?!?! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:What!?!?! (Score:1)
Yeah. Think Kansas, only much bigger and (believe it or not) flatter.
Hey, isn't Smallville in Kansas? What is it with meteorites and flat places (see also Meteor Crater, Arizona) anyway?
Re:What!?!?! (Score:2)
That is not to say there isn't a lot of bloody flat prairie land around here (and a complete lack of large hills/mountains). But if you go North there are forests and lakes, and if you venture far enough away from Regina you'll find land that isn't entirely flat (even downright h
Re:What!?!?! (Score:1)
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>Maybe I'm just a bit old-fashioned, but I prefer that the rocks that fall from the sky are as small as possible. Science is great and all, but c'mon I just bought my townhouse, I really don't want a skylight *that* badly.
Maybe he was talking about the amount of hot grits required to safely capture the meteoric but ever-so-shapley form of Ms. Portman u
Dinosaurs (Score:2)
Wasn't there a dinosaur who once said something like this?
Not (Score:2)
Re:Not (Score:2)
Lets be honest though. Edna's pool was pretty boring aside from that. =)
Re:Not (Score:4, Funny)
Are you sure it wasn't the neighbor kids throwing a rock over the fence?
Re:Not (Score:1)
Careful, Konster. The Edison family is a dangerous one to toy with. All I did was scrawl some graffiti on the wall, and look how I ended up!
Peaceful, though.
Meteor hits endangered species (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Meteor hits endangered species (Score:2)
Re:Meteor hits endangered species (Score:2, Funny)
Bigfeet!
Sasquatch (Score:4, Funny)
Of course, you may have been refering to the Canadian Sasquatch instead of the Cascadian Sasquatch. If so, please accept my apologies, as we all know they can indeed carry coconuts through the air.
Re:Meteor hits endangered species (Score:2)
We prefer YETI-AMERICANS, you insensitive clod! And it's not my fault they won't ship Viagra out here with an address of "Tundra, Second rock on right".
Breaking Out the Old Size Comparison Jokes (Score:2)
(rolling eyes) How many Philadelphias is that?
Re:Breaking Out the Old Size Comparison Jokes (Score:5, Funny)
Armageddon Sick of It (Score:2)
Re:Armageddon Sick of It (Score:2)
Hot dog we have a weiner! (Score:2, Funny)
I am from Saskatchewan (Score:4, Funny)
[NO CARRIER]
Re:I am from Saskatchewan (Score:1)
Awful being ignored!! (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Awful being ignored!! (Score:2)
Yeah, they usually build those kinds of thing out in the boonies, where land is cheap.
Re:Awful being ignored!! (Score:2)
They built it there because of the amount of scientific research that takes place at the U of S, and the fact we already had a particle accelerator on campus.
Thank god for U of S though, b/c this city (as nice as it is in the non-winter months) and province wouldn't be all that fun otherwise.
Re:Awful being ignored!! (Score:2)
Re:Awful being ignored!! (Score:1)
Natalie Portman?? (Score:2, Funny)
Now I'm a bit puzzled here, let me try to rephrase it:
1. a meteorite fell from the sky,
2. it opens doors for something special, a socalled "meteorite fall", that can only happen now if:
- Natalie Portman comes to Saskatchewan
- AND she has to be located
wtf, did I miss something in school?
What is this "meteorite fall"?
- Did they just accidently include somesort of a secret astronomer fertility/mating ri
Re:Natalie Portman?? (Score:2)
Obligatory Simpson's Quote (Score:3, Funny)
Local farmers have reported... (Score:2)
-psy
"We wish it were ten tonnes and not 100 kilograms" (Score:2)
-psy