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Offline RedBull1

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Re: Russia hit by meteor
« Reply #30 on: February 15, 2013, 07:48:57 PM »
Quote from: nrshida on February 15, 2013, 01:07:07 PM
I saw the videos and thought it was Chalenge or EAce rtbing for more fuel  :old:

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Re: Russia hit by meteor
« Reply #31 on: February 15, 2013, 08:05:17 PM »
NASA is saying it was an asteroid about 50ft across, kicked out of the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter, probably was sent on its course that ended at Earth today for about a year, traveling at a speed of 40,000 kph.  Detonated 12-15 miles up with the force of a 0.3 megaton bomb. 

Came in with an unusually shallow trajectory, just like you see in all the movies.  Usually they're supposed to come in straight down more or less, and the movie version where it streaks across the sky is supposed to be a rarity.  I'm starting to think they could be mistaken on that point, because all the meteor movies are cross-sky streaks.  Granted those are easier to capture on film too.

The noise of the detonation in the YouTube videos is pretty spectacular.  I like this one, wish he'd hold the camera sideways though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=Np_mpGYSBSA .  It would be easy to think that you just got nuked, though I'd imagine an ICBM contrail would look different I suppose.
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Re: Russia hit by meteor
« Reply #32 on: February 15, 2013, 08:49:33 PM »
Shock waves are a biatch...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=b7mLUIDGqmw

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Re: Russia hit by meteor
« Reply #33 on: February 15, 2013, 08:59:11 PM »
Dang, must've been an amazing/scary experience to witness first hand. Wish I was there.  :eek:
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Re: Russia hit by meteor
« Reply #34 on: February 15, 2013, 09:50:44 PM »
Wonder what it would of been like if it would of exploded only 1 mile above the surface?

Another question.....if the above would of happened with the estimated force of 300kt, would the russian defense system see that as an atomic weapon detonation and self-launch a counterstrike since it happened at nuclear defense site?
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Re: Russia hit by meteor
« Reply #35 on: February 15, 2013, 10:11:17 PM »
Quote from: Meatwad on February 15, 2013, 09:50:44 PM
Wonder what it would of been like if it would of exploded only 1 mile above the surface?

Another question.....if the above would of happened with the estimated force of 300kt, would the russian defense system see that as an atomic weapon detonation and self-launch a counterstrike since it happened at nuclear defense site?
At who?
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Re: Russia hit by meteor
« Reply #36 on: February 15, 2013, 10:22:27 PM »
likely the us
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Re: Russia hit by meteor
« Reply #37 on: February 15, 2013, 10:26:00 PM »
They should nuke Mars as an example.
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Re: Russia hit by meteor
« Reply #38 on: February 15, 2013, 10:39:51 PM »
Quote from: Slash27 on February 15, 2013, 10:26:00 PM
They should nuke Mars as an example.

Plot twist: The meteor was a Mars attack. Planetary battles anyone?
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Re: Russia hit by meteor
« Reply #39 on: February 15, 2013, 11:12:07 PM »
In soviet russian you dont go to space, space come to you.
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Re: Russia hit by meteor
« Reply #40 on: February 16, 2013, 12:30:33 AM »
San Fransisco's turn tonight! Anyone see it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLpTOc1i8_8&feature=youtu.be
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Re: Russia hit by meteor
« Reply #41 on: February 16, 2013, 01:13:43 AM »
Quote from: titanic3 on February 15, 2013, 10:39:51 PM
Plot twist: The meteor was a Mars attack. Planetary battles anyone?
Maybe those bugs shot it at us? Where's Denise Richards and Rico when you need them?
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Re: Russia hit by meteor
« Reply #42 on: February 16, 2013, 02:49:59 AM »
Quote from: titanic3 on February 15, 2013, 10:39:51 PM
Plot twist: The meteor was a Mars attack. Planetary battles anyone?

With all the re makes coming lately, i would welcome your plot.

Edit: $^%& thats already been done....
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Re: Russia hit by meteor
« Reply #43 on: February 16, 2013, 04:36:15 AM »
Let's see...Earth near-miss by a 150 feet asteroid...Meteor explosion injures 1000 and damages buildings in Russia....fireball sighted over San Fransisco...and now an exploding fireball over Havana, Cuba...all in the same day.
Hmmm..... :headscratch:

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Edit:Not all in the same day...Cuba fireball was Thursday night...some sources say Wednesday...exploding fireballs occurring 1 or 2 days apart happen all the time. :D---my bad.--Sun

Suspected meteor explosion reported in central Cuba

HAVANA, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- An object fell from the sky over central Cuba on Thursday night and turned into a fireball "bigger than the sun" before it exploded, a Cuban TV channel reported Friday, citing eyewitnesses.

Some residents in the central province of Cienfuegos were quoted as saying that at around 8 p.m. local time Thursday (0100 GMT Friday) they saw a bright spot in the sky comparable to a bus in size.

The object then turned into a fireball "bigger than the sun," said the witnesses, adding that several minutes later they heard a loud explosion.

One resident told the TV station that his house shook slightly in the blast.

Cuban experts have been dispatched to the area to look for possible remains of the meteor-like object, said the report.

It remains unknown whether the reported phenomenon in Cuba is related to Friday's meteor strike in central Russia, which set off a shockwave that shattered windows and left some 1,000 people injured.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2013-02/16/c_132171646.htm

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Re: Russia hit by meteor
« Reply #44 on: February 16, 2013, 06:00:17 AM »
Latest shot from Russian ground zero:

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