Posted on 11/19/2020 1:09:35 PM PST by Red Badger
Nov. 18 (UPI) -- An Indonesian man turned an unusual bit of property damage into a fortune when he sold the meteorite that crashed through his roof for over $1 million.
Josua Hutagalung, 33, said he was working outside his home in Sumatra when the meteorite crashed through the roof of the house and landed outside.
"When I lifted it, the stone was still warm, and I brought it into the house," Hutagalung told news outlet Kompas.
Hutagalung posted a video to Facebook showing the spot where the metallic object had crashed through his tin roof.
The 4.5-pound chunk of CM1/2 carbonaceous chondrite, a rare variety of meteorite, was valued at $1,858,556 by experts and attracted the attention of U.S. expert Jared Collins, who purchased the meteorite and resold it to fellow U.S. collector Jay Piatek.
Hutagalung did not disclose the amount that he was paid for the meteorite, but he indicated it was over $1 million. He said the money will allow his family to expand and he also plans to donate some toward the building of a local church.
VIDEO AT LINK.....................
Is he growing green moss like hair?
Well, he’ll have lots of green stuff.................
Lucky it didn’t break.
I got one from Bob Saccamano for a thousand but I have a feeling it might not have been real.
“Oh, no not there!!!”
Funniest line of the show.
Lots and lots.
Surprised, well, no not really cause this world filled with billions of clueless people, that there are those who do not realize the value of finding a meteorite and then selling it to some academic institution, etc.
I hope he sold it for at least $1,858,556.
I thought it was in his house to begin with.
Looks like a regular old rock.
More important that his girlfriend didn’t touch it.
That’s how she got super powers in My Super Ex-Girlfriend. That’s a whole set of problems you don’t want.
Hope he had home owners insurance to pay for roof repairs.
Don’t it itch!!
King displayed more talent in those few minutes than in all he ever wrote. Should’ve gone into acting.
“through the roof...and landed outside”
Ch ch ch chia pet!
I watched the video and boy it sure seems like an awful small hole. I mean here’s this rock that AT least was in freefall for miles. It seems like it should have obliterated a large section of the roof...and the roof didn’t even look that bad....
Those people had cellphones in their hands>>>>>>Amazing! Is there anyone on earth except me who doesn’t have a cellphone in their hands? Probably even the little green men who dropped that rock have them.
Well that will cover a new roof.... so, I am thinking that was a good trade off.
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