lawrocket 3 #26 February 15, 2013 Scientists are now concluding that this is the largest meteor event since Tunguska. We've had our 100 year meteor My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #27 February 15, 2013 Quote Scientists are now concluding that this is the largest meteor event since Tunguska. We've had our 100 year meteor Good thing it exploded when it did, at about 10K meters up. It had the energy of an atomic bomb. Over 1000 people injured, by being dumb asses... Noticing a bright flash and rushing to the windows or glass doors to see what happened and then the sonic boom hits, shattering glass everywhere. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Calvin19 0 #28 February 15, 2013 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Russian_meteor_event Man Wikipedia is great if only for plotting the diversification of "professional" opinion. Weight 10-7000 tons. speed 15-30 km/sec size 2-30 meters diameter Energy 0.1-10.0 kilotons -SPACE- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #29 February 15, 2013 I can't believe they aren't using the proper standard of meteor disasters; The Bruckheimer Scale. On that scale it comes in around maybe a 1.1. Something you'd see on the first page of Act 1.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blueblur 0 #30 February 15, 2013 QuoteINteresting. And coinciding with the asteroid fly by today. Can't find where I read it, but the Asteroid was on a South-North trajectory and this meteorite was on a different path, they were pretty sure it wasn't related. Still interesting with the supposed strike in Cuba today.In every man's life he will be allotted one good woman and one good dog. That's all you get, so appreciate them while the time you have with them lasts. - RiggerLee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,611 #31 February 16, 2013 Quote Scientists are now concluding that this is the largest meteor event since Tunguska. We've had our 100 year meteor I hear that Sarah Palin saw it from her back porch.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 196 #32 February 16, 2013 Quote Quote Scientists are now concluding that this is the largest meteor event since Tunguska. We've had our 100 year meteor I hear that Sarah Palin saw it from her back porch. And Al Gore is calling it an act of AGWPlease don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #33 February 16, 2013 QuoteQuoteINteresting. And coinciding with the asteroid fly by today. Can't find where I read it, but the Asteroid was on a South-North trajectory and this meteorite was on a different path, they were pretty sure it wasn't related. Still interesting with the supposed strike in Cuba today. Yeah that's what they said on the news tonight, they were coming from opposite directions. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mahonie10 0 #34 February 16, 2013 The Auto-bots are here! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #35 February 16, 2013 Unless we direct much more federal money now, meteors will become more frequent, more powerful and more destructive. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #36 February 16, 2013 was this event a surprise?? considering the fact that we have heard about an asteroid for weeks now... which "passed between the planet and some of our orbiting satellites ", it seems that Somebody has had an Eye out,,,monitoring the situation...and watching the skies. If so, why wasn't someone WELL Aware of this other,, "Incoming bogey" or were they???? and i am just not aware of that fact..... i haven't read an awful LOT on it, but did see some information about it... DID the area have at least " a ten minute call"... or did this meteor truly come from, out of the blue??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quincy 0 #37 February 16, 2013 Quote Unless we direct much more federal money now, meteors will become more frequent, more powerful and more destructive. ROFLMAO ...!!!... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,611 #38 February 16, 2013 The Daily Telegraph quotes the Russian academy of sciences as stating the mass was 10 tonnes, and NASA said 10,000 tonnes. My own estimate is 7,700 tonnes, so I think the Russians got it wrong.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,362 #39 February 16, 2013 Another one last night: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/02/15/another-meteor-flashes-across-bay-area-skies/"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blueblur 0 #40 February 16, 2013 Quote was this event a surprise?? considering the fact that we have heard about an asteroid for weeks now... which "passed between the planet and some of our orbiting satellites ", it seems that Somebody has had an Eye out,,,monitoring the situation...and watching the skies. If so, why wasn't someone WELL Aware of this other,, "Incoming bogey" or were they???? and i am just not aware of that fact..... i haven't read an awful LOT on it, but did see some information about it... DID the area have at least " a ten minute call"... or did this meteor truly come from, out of the blue??? Judging by estimates of 500,000+ objects flying in our vicinity large enough to detect (which are much bigger than this one) and the claim that they have tracked maybe 1% of those objects, it's a pretty safe assumption that a 50ft rock entering the atmosphere at 33,000mph was not detected. I've seen quotes ranging from every 10-40yr frequency for something as large as the asteroid that passed Friday happening, it just happens that now we have the technology to track these things. Short answer, no, a 50ft object would likely not have been detected.In every man's life he will be allotted one good woman and one good dog. That's all you get, so appreciate them while the time you have with them lasts. - RiggerLee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #41 February 16, 2013 Quote There's a great example in Arizona. http://www.meteorcrater.com/ I was flying with an airline crew one day when the captain told me the week before they had flown past that crater. One of the flight attendants was up in the cockpit ( okay, on the flight deck) and he pointed it out to her. "Giant meteorite, going 30,000 mph, hit there making that huge crater" he told her, "One mile across, half a mile deep." He said she looked down at the crater, then turned to him and said "Oh, and look how close it came to hitting those little buildings down there." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #42 February 16, 2013 I was flying over it and the Captain mentioned it, ending his spiel with, "As you can see, the buildings next to it were not damaged." My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IJskonijn 37 #43 February 16, 2013 In Soviet Russia, Space explores You! Oh wait, they're not soviet anymore... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,611 #44 February 16, 2013 Quote The Daily Telegraph quotes the Russian academy of sciences as stating the mass was 10 tonnes, and NASA said 10,000 tonnes. My own estimate is 7,700 tonnes, so I think the Russians got it wrong. Russian space agency now reports 10,000 tonnes too. Looks like someone over there (or a reporter) initially got confused between tonnes and kilograms.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #45 February 16, 2013 Quote Unless we direct much more federal money now, meteors will become more frequent, more powerful and more destructive. I'm curious, are these visitors of questionable origin getting any kind of background check before entering ?? Considering the fire-power they bring with 'em shouldn't we require some kind of registration...maybe a 'metal' health evaluation? This place has a whole history of ignoring this problem...the last ones that turned a blind eye are now coming out of our tail-pipes! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,611 #46 February 17, 2013 Quote Quote Unless we direct much more federal money now, meteors will become more frequent, more powerful and more destructive. I'm curious, are these visitors of questionable origin getting any kind of background check before entering ?? Considering the fire-power they bring with 'em shouldn't we require some kind of registration...maybe a 'metal' health evaluation? This place has a whole history of ignoring this problem...the last ones that turned a blind eye are now coming out of our tail-pipes! Just look at THIS map of meteorite falls worldwide. CLEARLY they are targeting populated areas.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #47 February 17, 2013 Whew, I live in Seattle. According to that map, I'm safe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,362 #48 February 17, 2013 I'm stocking up on Slim Whitman albums, just to be safe. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #49 February 17, 2013 Quote Just look at THIS map of meteorite falls worldwide. CLEARLY they are targeting populated areas. If I had a boat I'd go out on the ocean. Looks like the safest place to be if you don't want to be smote by the meteorites. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #50 February 17, 2013 QuoteQuote Just look at THIS map of meteorite falls worldwide. CLEARLY they are targeting populated areas. If I had a boat I'd go out on the ocean. Looks like the safest place to be if you don't want to be smote by the meteorites. Nonsense. 7/10th of all meteors fall into the oceans. It's just that few of them are ever reported because fewer people see them.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites