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defacto7

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36. Here is a picture from one of my security cams...
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 03:30 AM
Feb 2013

A couple of years ago, this was on my cam.

http://www.cornflake.com/pub/fireball2.avi

It was a large fireball as seen in a reflection on our car's windshield. I think it was about 3 in the morning.

More info ... Tx4obama Feb 2013 #1
Wow... What are the odds? No pun nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #3
Damn Mayans. TeamPooka Feb 2013 #2
off by a year? hollysmom Feb 2013 #5
Forgot to account for Leap Years . . . Journeyman Feb 2013 #17
Forgot to carry the 1. nt TeamPooka Feb 2013 #29
They forgot to convert it back to English from Metric... n/t leeroysphitz Feb 2013 #54
I think we need a few sacrifices nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #6
Perhaps the mama asteroid spit out Control-Z Feb 2013 #4
Hubby and I were saying the same. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #7
Allow me to indulge myself Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #12
Huh, huh... nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #14
And the Pope stepped down.............. thelordofhell Feb 2013 #27
Whatever you do Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #58
I couldn't help it. It just popped in there. thelordofhell Feb 2013 #59
. Fawke Em Feb 2013 #53
I LOVE THAT GUY!!! Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #56
Finally saw the guy - in Sugar Dome (in Food TV) Hard Assets Feb 2013 #78
lmao. Summer of the Shark. Late winter of the Killer Meteors. nt alphafemale Feb 2013 #55
Oh yeah, I have'nt devised a killer shark epidemic theory yet but.. Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #57
Then Sarah Palin can see it from her house? nt alphafemale Feb 2013 #62
And possibly one on Wednesday in Cuba too, link below Tx4obama Feb 2013 #9
Maybe that's wasn't the mama asteroid..... defacto7 Feb 2013 #11
Actually its three Sedona Feb 2013 #16
Asteroids can have 'moons', too. Or 'moonlets', if you prefer. randome Feb 2013 #51
And here it is... countryjake Feb 2013 #8
Thank you for posting the video :) n/t Tx4obama Feb 2013 #13
That's more like what they're usually like Warpy Feb 2013 #24
The Russian one exploded only about 12 miles up... countryjake Feb 2013 #28
Whoa! aquart Feb 2013 #43
Just coincidence? defacto7 Feb 2013 #10
No kidding. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #15
A couple more and I think it's time to think a little more seriously about the possibilities. StrictlyRockers Feb 2013 #21
I doubt there's any real danger..... AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #18
A few more and Sunday service might be packed. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #22
Nadin, you have me honestly LOL'ing. Mostly because it's true. LOL! KittyWampus Feb 2013 #76
This whole thread is comedy gold. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #82
Hysteria is no good. defacto7 Feb 2013 #30
Well, there is a minute chance of Apophis striking in 2029(or '36)..... AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #44
Of course we'd know about it. It's public knowledge. longship Feb 2013 #45
You really should read up... defacto7 Feb 2013 #64
That's why I wrote the following in my post. longship Feb 2013 #75
No, my apologies.... defacto7 Feb 2013 #77
Yup, and I didn't want to call you out by tag. longship Feb 2013 #79
I'd bet that they were part of a bigger meteor that broke up. Kablooie Feb 2013 #34
That's exactly what I think. defacto7 Feb 2013 #35
I wonder if they were also part of the big one that just passed earth too? Kablooie Feb 2013 #37
Actually, that was my meaning. defacto7 Feb 2013 #40
No, no and no.... theHandpuppet Feb 2013 #47
The Russian one was almost certainly NOT. longship Feb 2013 #46
Thank you for posting some reason into this thread...nt SidDithers Feb 2013 #66
(As a joke) Damn aliens nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #19
LOL! Amonester Feb 2013 #39
Wanna laugh? Russia Today 22 minutes ago nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #20
Ha...... defacto7 Feb 2013 #32
Barroid Bonds threads belong in the Sports Group! madinmaryland Feb 2013 #23
I was a medic, I handled sharps regularly... nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #25
Very, why you grow a tail when you go into Macy's in suit and tie zappaman Feb 2013 #60
Huh? n/t Tx4obama Feb 2013 #26
I'll wait for Sunday and Pat Robertson's explanation. Chipper Chat Feb 2013 #31
I think I saw that thing. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #33
Here is a picture from one of my security cams... defacto7 Feb 2013 #36
I suspect the close passing asteroid had some cousins. joshcryer Feb 2013 #38
They are unrelated events Coyotl Feb 2013 #50
Maybe this is the rapture! Anyone missing? davidn3600 Feb 2013 #41
bits off that big one that passed? pansypoo53219 Feb 2013 #42
Nah, they were all separated by millions of kilometers. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #63
Stop your Dithering Berlum Feb 2013 #48
"Smirk"... SidDithers Feb 2013 #67
If large enough ..hitting the Pacific AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #49
Saw the video. Nothing unusual. marybourg Feb 2013 #52
not that big and not in the middle of San Francisco like last night's CreekDog Feb 2013 #61
It's really not that unusual Xithras Feb 2013 #69
+1 countryjake Feb 2013 #80
When it hits the earth it becomes a meteorITE. marybourg Feb 2013 #70
That thing lasted all of 3 seconds. Come on up to Big Bear on a moonless night. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #65
It is oddly clear in East Bay Prism Feb 2013 #68
Back in early January my Wife and I were coming into Las Vegas from the north on our way cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #71
Was it Jan 17? Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #72
I wonder how many sightings there were in and around San Jose? KamaAina Feb 2013 #73
I agree, and what's up with CNN? AntiFascist Feb 2013 #74
Some of those CNN commentators are really excitable folk... countryjake Feb 2013 #81
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