Posted on 04/03/2014 1:21:29 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER
For the first time ever, a meteor has been captured on camera falling through the sky after it has finished burning. And thats not all: the baseball-sized space rock nearly slammed into the man behind the camera.
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I know what you’re saying, but it did get me thinkin’ - I’m going to guess that your odds are probably pretty much the same anywhere outside to have a random object from space fall on you. But let’s say the Angel of the Lord came down and informed you that at some point in your life, your person would be struck by a meteor. From then on, I think your best chance to survive is to skydive as much as possible. If the meteor is going to slow end of the terminal velocity ranges listed here and you yourself are traveling terminal velocity, you could really minimize impact damage.
Deep, dude but until that angel informs me, I’ll not be doing any skydiving... ;o)
Yeah, I don’t think I even need to check the annuity charts on this one - less skydiving has got to be healthier than more...
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