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Meteor screams through Siberian city.

And then this was reported:

"Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a nationalist leader noted for vehement statements, said "It's not meteors falling. It's the test of a new weapon by the Americans," the RIA Novosti news agency reported."

Oh THAT is especially helpful, isn't it?

A tragedy, with so many deaths..... My prayers are with them all. NC
 
Dang!!! :icon_eek: I'll bet that surprised the camera holder! That's friggen awesome.

 
I was up late last night was was up when the first video came pouring in.
 
In the video that dvj posted, the "Earth-Shattering KABOOM!!" doesn't occur until about 30 seconds in. At 600 MPH, that comes out to around 5 miles up, assuming he started recording as soon as the rock passed overheasd, which seems unlikely. The smoke track looked like it had been there a little while, at least another 30 seconds. But then at high altitude the shock wave would have been moving slower than when it got down low... So it was 6 or 7 miles up when it passed over his house. It took a while for the shock wave to reach his camera, but when it did it was epic! :icon_lol:

And this was an itty bitty rock, compared to the one that hit Tunguska in 1908...

What is it with Siberia anyway?

- Paul
 
Navy Chief said:
And then this was reported:

"Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a nationalist leader noted for vehement statements, said "It's not meteors falling. It's the test of a new weapon by the Americans," the RIA Novosti news agency reported."

Oh THAT is especially helpful, isn't it?

A tragedy, with so many deaths..... My prayers are with them all. NC
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He clearly has been listening to too much Alex Jones and his poison.

Deaths? I haven't seen any reports of any from this meteorite.
 
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