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September 24, 2007: Meteorite hole
It's the Monday Neatorama collaboration image!
Last week a meteor crashed in remote Peru, and it made the news because about 200 people who ran over to figure out what happened, became slightly ill.
Now we have an image of the crater, via the Mail, and it doesn't look all that menacing. In fact they now think the sickness wasn't due to anything from the rock from space, carrying some sort of Andromeda Strain virus or something. They think it was just the gases and dust unearthed from the impact.
They need a redneck games belly flop competition. They now have the perfect diving pit for it.
Of course, when it comes to meteor impacts, nothing matches the massive crater in Arizona, which is nearly a mile wide.
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Griff Monday Sep 24 07:43 AM
I see they've got the lawyer tape up... hate to see God get sued again.
Elspode Monday Sep 24 07:56 AM
Still, anything falling from the sky and making a 66' diameter hole is pretty damn impressive.
bluecuracao Monday Sep 24 08:46 AM
Luckily, the meteors usually know to pick the remote spots to land on.
Shawnee123 Monday Sep 24 09:10 AM
I feel sorry for the kid who lost his volleyball. (1st picture)
God Monday Sep 24 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Griff
..hate to see God get sued again.
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Of all my creations, lawyers are the only breed that I've serious regretted.
Oh well, they'll never find my secret account in the Cayman islands anyway.
barefoot serpent Monday Sep 24 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Undertoad
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Of course, when it comes to meteor impacts, nothing matches the massive crater in Arizona, which is nearly a mile wide. |
and that's probably a soccer ball (futbol) [/nitpicking...]
BigV Monday Sep 24 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by barefoot serpent
--snip--
and that's probably a soccer ball (futbol) [/nitpicking...] |
Coign Monday Sep 24 10:55 AM
He didn't lose the soccer ball. The Peruvian player was actually doing a slide-kick for the game winning goal when God, who is a Brazilian fan, struck him with a meteor to stop him.
Soccer fans can be so cruel.
Shawnee123 Monday Sep 24 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by barefoot serpent
there is the Manicouagan crater in Canada (~25 mi diameter)
and that's probably a soccer ball (futbol) [/nitpicking...] |
Trilby Monday Sep 24 11:37 AM
Boom goes the dynamite!
Happy Monkey Monday Sep 24 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Undertoad
In fact they now think the sickness wasn't due to anything from the rock from space, carrying some sort of Andromeda Strain virus or something. They think it was just the gases and dust unearthed from the impact.
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dar512 Monday Sep 24 11:59 AM
There's evidence that the illness was caused by arsenic fumes.
spudcon Monday Sep 24 12:29 PM
It was probably not a meteorite at all, but someone's septic tank exploding.
Spexxvet Monday Sep 24 12:37 PM
Does anyone have an idea of how big the rock was?
Cicero Monday Sep 24 12:53 PM
Attachment 14784
I think Photoshop CS3 is suckin right now- No matter what the file size is too large-I can't seem to compress without losing all dpi- if someone knows a way please help!!!
Shawnee123 Monday Sep 24 01:00 PM
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barefoot serpent Monday Sep 24 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Spexxvet
Does anyone have an idea of how big the rock was?
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IIRC the Winslow meteor was theorized to be about 50-100 ft in diameter
TheMercenary Monday Sep 24 02:00 PM
Now that is some funny shit, the Russians can be idiots at times:
American spy satellite downed in Peru as US nuclear attack on Iran thwarted
http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/fee...py_satellite-0
theotherguy Monday Sep 24 02:07 PM
| ...where the first 'truce' between Americas War Leaders and its Military Forces was 'negotiated' by billionaire Warren Buffett as intermediary between the rival power blocs. |
| ...as the United States Military have 'clearly signaled' that it will not allow nuclear weapons to be used, even to the extent of denying to their War Leaders one of their most prized spy satellites used to guide their nuclear cruise missiles to their intended Iranian targets. |
[/sarcasm]
Elspode Monday Sep 24 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by TheMercenary
Now that is some funny shit, the Russians can be idiots at times:
American spy satellite downed in Peru as US nuclear attack on Iran thwarted http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/fee...py_satellite-0 |
chrisinhouston Monday Sep 24 10:17 PM
Is that last picture the crater in the Star Man movie with Jeff Bridges.
Cool movie but a stupid made for TV series followed I think..
Hoof Hearted Monday Sep 24 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by chrisinhouston
Star Man movie with Jeff Bridges.
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Can you drive?
Green means go, red means stop, yellow means go very fast.
Cicero Tuesday Sep 25 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Hoof Hearted
Jen-ny-Hay-den.
Can you drive? Green means go, red means stop, yellow means go very fast. |
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