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Old 02-15-2013, 07:50 AM
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Hot topic in Russia: Meteor strike

Meteorite hits central Russia, more than 500 people hurt - Yahoo! News

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Old 02-15-2013, 07:51 AM
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Saw some footage on the news this morning. Pretty freaky and frightening.
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Old 02-15-2013, 07:53 AM
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Yeah, it was caused by Global Warming.
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Old 02-15-2013, 11:27 AM
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Yeah, it was caused by Global Warming.
Not by a long shot. This is obviously some of Dick Cheney's doings; because he missed his real target: North Korea.
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Old 02-15-2013, 11:54 AM
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Clearly an act of God. It is the beginning of the end of the world!
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Old 02-15-2013, 01:05 PM
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What strikes me is the number of videos and pictures posted, and this was no major metropolitan area.
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Old 02-15-2013, 01:12 PM
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Pretty wild. Very visible at daytime. And this while a large asteroid is passing nearby or so I've heard.
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Meteorite hits Russian Urals: Fireball explosion wreaks havoc, over 900 injured (PHOTOS, VIDEO) — RT
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What it is about eastern Russia and meteors? That huge one struck there early in the 20th century. If it was God, why didn't it hit San Francisco?
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Old 02-15-2013, 01:21 PM
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It prevented Satan from establishing a stronghold. Brilliant!
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Old 02-15-2013, 02:10 PM
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and where was Bruce Willis during all this?
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Old 02-15-2013, 02:13 PM
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What strikes me is the number of videos and pictures posted, and this was no major metropolitan area.
youtube + russia + dashcam.

You'll be amazed.
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Old 02-15-2013, 02:19 PM
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What it is about eastern Russia and meteors? That huge one struck there early in the 20th century. If it was God, why didn't it hit San Francisco?
Because the Jefferson Airplane used to live at 2400 Fulton Street.

Jefferson Airplane's house hits market, 1986 - SFGate
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Old 02-15-2013, 02:30 PM
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I need one of those to land in my back yard...just one worth $100 k would do for now.

''At about 09:30 local time, a large meteor exploded in the skies over Chelyabinsk, a city in Russia just east of the Ural mountains, and about 1,500 kilometers east of Moscow. The fireball was incredibly bright, rivaling the Sun!..............''


These guys are hoping to get one.........http://www.planetaryresources.com/

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Old 02-15-2013, 03:30 PM
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youtube + russia + dashcam.

You'll be amazed.
Oh, not at all. That's fun and I have. Just calls into question those folks who catch UFO's hovering over their barn while no one else ever seems to. This was what? A 30 second window and it's caught on numerous dashcams and phones.

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