Metorite crashes into Doctors office building !

SteamWake · 01-22-10, 12:13 PM

Wow glad no one was hurt.

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/nati...01264170289032

breadcatcher101 · 01-23-10, 12:37 AM

Has anyone ever been killed by one of those things? I know of some who were injured.

Letum · 01-23-10, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by breadcatcher101

Has anyone ever been killed by one of those things? I know of some who were injured.

Wiki says no.

A cow has been confirmed as killed. A dog may have been killed, but
there is no proof.

Only one other human is known to have been hit, but there are one or
two others who claim to have been hit.

breadcatcher101 · 01-23-10, 12:53 AM

I think the one who was hit was a woman in Alabama. They changed their state slogan to "Stars Fell on Alabama" in reference to the strike. It used to be "The Heart of Dixie".

Strange really, to promote one's state on a random strike from a space rock that hits a women on the hip as she is lying on the sofa watching TV.

urfisch · 01-23-10, 09:02 AM

a human is a very small target...for such small projectiles...but if it hits you, it is it. even if it just hits your shoulder or leg...forget this part of your body.

here in hamburg, a woman lost her leg, cause of a direct hit from a 1m long professional firework lightball shooter at new years eve. one fireball hit her leg at a distance of 15meters, it turned all bones into mud below the knee.

now think of the energy such a metorite has...

Letum · 01-23-10, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by urfisch

a human is a very small target...for such small projectiles...but if it hits you, it is it. even if it just hits your shoulder or leg...forget this part of your body.

Not so.
Small rocks can have low terminal velocities. Even if the enter the
atmosphere at many thousands of miles per hour, small rocks will land
slow enough not to kill you with a direct hit.

I believe that for a fixed density, terminal velocity rises exponentially so
large rocks are going to vaporise you.

There is a report on wiki of a boy who claimed a rock landed on his head
after passing through some palm leaves in a metiorite shower. He got away
with a bruise.

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urfisch Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Deep down in Germany Posts: 1,969 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	a human is a very small target...for such small projectiles...but if it hits you, it is it. even if it just hits your shoulder or leg...forget this part of your body. here in hamburg, a woman lost her leg, cause of a direct hit from a 1m long professional firework lightball shooter at new years eve. one fireball hit her leg at a distance of 15meters, it turned all bones into mud below the knee. now think of the energy such a metorite has... __________________

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breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Has anyone ever been killed by one of those things? I know of some who were injured.

01-23-10, 12:53 AM	#4
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I think the one who was hit was a woman in Alabama. They changed their state slogan to "Stars Fell on Alabama" in reference to the strike. It used to be "The Heart of Dixie". Strange really, to promote one's state on a random strike from a space rock that hits a women on the hip as she is lying on the sofa watching TV.