Huge Meteor Blazes Across Sky Over Russia; Sonic Boom Shatters Windows

[Donovan S.]

This is pretty crazy. Has no relation to 2012 DA14 though.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/02/15/breaking_huge_meteor_explodes_over_russia.html

The videos towards the middle of the page are amazing.

 

[Cryo114]

I've been following this since I woke up this morning. The videos of it, especially the ones with the shock wave, are scary.

Has no relation to 2012 DA14 though.

From what I have read, this is not universally agreed.

 

[bryan_kilco]

Totally insane. Those videos are nuts!!

I guess observatories just missed this one?

The one video I saw was taken from inside a moving vehicle. These cars just keep on driving as if nothing happened. Wtf.

 

[updog]

The one video I saw was taken from inside a moving vehicle. These cars just keep on driving as if nothing happened. Wtf.

i saw that video too and had that exact same thought. it's like it's normal everyday life in russian traffic - oh look another fucking meteor, who gives a flying fuck...

i did consider this meteor having something to do with that comet passing earth today. missed that as well, which is a huge shame but, again alcohol is to blame.

 

[Terminus]

43 footer from what i read on Blahoo. The asteroid flyby today was about 150 feet across.

 

[updog]

btw, anybody ever wonder why people just happen to be filming in russia when they're driving their cars? the stupidest shit people do on the road, are recorded by russians for all of us to see on the internet. why? here's why:

it's insurance. people literally try to get run over by cars in russia, for insurance money. people install cameras on their vehicles to avoid getting into trouble because of the shitbags that run in front of you when you're driving. that's why this car happened to catch the meteor on film as well. people literally try to fuck themselves up for money like that in russia. it's crazy

 

[bryan_kilco]

btw, anybody ever wonder why people just happen to be filming in russia when they're driving their cars? the stupidest shit people do on the road, are recorded by russians for all of us to see on the internet. why? here's why:

it's insurance. people literally try to get run over by cars in russia, for insurance money. people install cameras on their vehicles to avoid getting into trouble because of the shitbags that run in front of you when you're driving. that's why this car happened to catch the meteor on film as well. people literally try to fuck themselves up for money like that in russia. it's crazy

I was wondering the same thing about all these cars with cameras in them and that's pretty messed up......

 

[ratsapprentice]

 

[RedDog]

Fuck yea dat sub drop

 

[timislegend]

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/images/meteorcrater.html

not trying to sound like a jerk, but... let's have another one, ya?


fascinating!

 

[blue_fAng]

the apocalypse is drunk

 

[RedDog]

HEADS UP RUSSIA

 

[J the TyranT]

DAT BOOM... is fucking INTENSE

 

[Clockwork]

DAT BOOM... is fucking INTENSE

Sample, blend with sub drop. Profit?

 

[kaomao]

I'm sorry the conspiracy is those weren't asteroids, Americans want to kill Russians
Cold war is here again

 

[kaomao]

btw just google tunguska... 10 to 15 megatons

 

[DullElysium]

At least 1200 people were injured. That was a massive blast..

 

[The Unavoidable]

Looks like Tad finally got the boom

 

[Jind]

btw, anybody ever wonder why people just happen to be filming in russia when they're driving their cars? the stupidest shit people do on the road, are recorded by russians for all of us to see on the internet. why? here's why:

it's insurance. people literally try to get run over by cars in russia, for insurance money. people install cameras on their vehicles to avoid getting into trouble because of the shitbags that run in front of you when you're driving. that's why this car happened to catch the meteor on film as well. people literally try to fuck themselves up for money like that in russia. it's crazy

I had the exact same question pop into my head as I saw the videos yesterday. Came across this story about it while looking for why they have so many dash cams.

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/258906/group/homepage/