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In reply to the discussion: Meteorite crash in Russia: explosions in Chelyabinsk [View all]Response to G_j (Original post)
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This is exactly what a big enough rock from a meteor shower would look like
Posteritatis
Feb 2013
#32
Directly over one of two secretive nuclear warhead development facilities in Russia...
AntiFascist
Feb 2013
#114
11:12 GMT: Nearly 725 people have requested medical assistance in regions hit by the meteor shower.
Hissyspit
Feb 2013
#38
Tsk, it's not Obama's fault ... it's Gawd, mad that we chased the Pope off his throne!
Myrina
Feb 2013
#44
Alarms that sound like that are far more common in cars than buildings
muriel_volestrangler
Feb 2013
#74
I watched a video that scanned across the parking lot showing cars with lights flashing as alarms
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#83
Well, you know, not a lot to do during those cold winters in old soviet block housing developments.
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#96
@BreakingNews: As many as 950 people seek medical aid after meteorite pieces fall in Russia - @ria_n
Hissyspit
Feb 2013
#46
Today, I learned that if I ever see a big-ass meteorite streaking across the sky...
Poll_Blind
Feb 2013
#51
I've seen a daylight bolide, and an old Soviet satellite re-entering the atmosphere on its way...
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#57
instead of: ""We saw a big burst of light, then went outside to see what it was "
dixiegrrrrl
Feb 2013
#88
Quick, let's build a church over the impact crater and kill each other over it for the
Arctic Dave
Feb 2013
#62
Meteor explodes over Russia’s Ural Mountains; 1,100 injured as shock wave blows in windows
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#82
The shock wave blew in an estimated 100,000 square meters (more than 1 million square feet) of glass
G_j
Feb 2013
#84
Looking at the videos, it's amazing how many people just went on about their business -
hedgehog
Feb 2013
#86
My husband said it is for insurance companies since there have been too many false claims or rather
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#93
Everybody has dashcams in Russia because there are very few police on the roads
thelordofhell
Feb 2013
#94
Chelyabinsk-70 was a top-secret city conducting nuclear research during the Soviet Era...
AntiFascist
Feb 2013
#101
We're only seeing the ones that got uploaded to Youtube too, remember. (nt)
Posteritatis
Feb 2013
#98
The video will be a helpful aid for Bill Nye in showing the Faux Newscasters some science
SirRevolutionary
Feb 2013
#103
Probably a "rubble-pile" type asteroid that broke up before it entered the atmosphere.
Odin2005
Feb 2013
#111