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Re: 100 injured by meteorite falls in Russian Urals

Post by Jason » Sat Feb 16, 2013 3:21 am

It's true. My father tells me the Russians have a weather machine and are causing droughts and floods and shit in America! Now America strikes back with the Asteroid machine!

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Re: 100 injured by meteorite falls in Russian Urals

Post by Bella Fortuna » Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:09 am

There are reports that there's been another meteor fall, this time in Cuba!
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Post by FBM » Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:43 am

:shock: Those Castroles are testing their own!
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Re: 100 injured by meteorite falls in Russian Urals

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Re: 100 injured by meteorite falls in Russian Urals

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Re: 100 injured by meteorite falls in Russian Urals

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:12 pm

Făkünamę wrote:What is it with Russians and meteors?
It spans eleven time zones.
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Re: 100 injured by meteorite falls in Russian Urals

Post by cronus » Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:12 am

New footage of this twin tailed fire ball. Way too symmetric those tails. That is a very symmetric object.

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Re: 100 injured by meteorite falls in Russian Urals

Post by Faithfree » Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:30 am

Scrumple wrote:New footage of this twin tailed fire ball. Way too symmetric those tails. That is a very symmetric object.

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Re: 100 injured by meteorite falls in Russian Urals

Post by cronus » Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:32 am

Faithfree wrote:
Scrumple wrote:New footage of this twin tailed fire ball. Way too symmetric those tails. That is a very symmetric object.

Jet contrails light by the setting sun.
You had to read the comments and spoil it for everyone, didn't you? :hehe:
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Re: 100 injured by meteorite falls in Russian Urals

Post by Faithfree » Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:35 am

Scrumple wrote:
Faithfree wrote:
Scrumple wrote:New footage of this twin tailed fire ball. Way too symmetric those tails. That is a very symmetric object.

Jet contrails light by the setting sun.
You had to read the comments and spoil it for everyone, didn't you? :hehe:
I didn't read the comments - it was just very obvious - seen very similar myself a few times.
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Re: 100 injured by meteorite falls in Russian Urals

Post by cronus » Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:43 am

Faithfree wrote:
Scrumple wrote:
Faithfree wrote:
Scrumple wrote:New footage of this twin tailed fire ball. Way too symmetric those tails. That is a very symmetric object.

Jet contrails light by the setting sun.
You had to read the comments and spoil it for everyone, didn't you? :hehe:
I didn't read the comments - it was just very obvious - seen very similar myself a few times.
I read the comments. :tup:
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Re: 100 injured by meteorite falls in Russian Urals

Post by Faithfree » Sun Feb 17, 2013 1:17 pm

http://www.space.com/19834-russian-mete ... mated.html
Here's a interesting animation which shows the meteor trajectory from the east-northeast to west-southwest.
Clearly god was aiming for the Vatican, but had the sights set too low. :nono:
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Re: 100 injured by meteorite falls in Russian Urals

Post by macdoc » Sun Feb 17, 2013 2:36 pm

The Hiroshima explosion was 12 ± 1 kilotons and the Nagasaki explosion was 22 ± 2 kilotons.
Russian Meteor Blast Bigger Than Thought, NASA Says | Space.com
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http://www.space.com/19838-russian-mete ... bigger-siz...
14 hours ago
The energy estimate was later increased to 470 kilotons. Map of the Russian meteor explosion of Feb. 15 ...
serious amount of blast damage ...the damage a 6 megaton nuclear device would do - 50 times that of the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
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Re: 100 injured by meteorite falls in Russian Urals

Post by MiM » Sun Feb 17, 2013 3:45 pm

So you thought it was an asteroid :demon:
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Re: 100 injured by meteorite falls in Russian Urals

Post by Audley Strange » Sun Feb 17, 2013 4:30 pm

Hahah, I like that.
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