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Neuro Fuzzy
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Posted: 15th Feb 2013 09:12
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Someone needs to post a thread about this.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/02/15/breaking_huge_meteor_explodes_over_russia.html?fb_ref=sm_fb_share_blogpost




And, watch this, but make sure your sound is low ;D


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Nickydude
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Posted: 15th Feb 2013 10:47
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That's frightening but awesome at the same time.

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MrValentine
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Posted: 15th Feb 2013 11:22
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Tunguska event Anybody?

That is very interesting, and it even made BBC News!, Going by the Tunguska event, Is there some sort of geography involved in why Russia seems to be attracting such occurrences?

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Kezzla
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Posted: 15th Feb 2013 12:58 Edited at: 15th Feb 2013 12:59
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that's fascinating, so is the principal behind the explosion is similiar to plunging white hot glass into water, the meteors encounter critical friction at a certain level of atmospheric density and the temperature difference is extreme to the point where it explodes? Is that what happens?

intense.
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Tunguska event Anybody? "


Telsa has been dead a while

in all seriousness, I never realized meteors could cause such destruction without even reaching the surface, a reall eye opener.

I'm not a complete idiot -- Some parts are just missing.
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Insert Name Here
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Posted: 15th Feb 2013 18:43
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Quote: " Is there some sort of geography involved in why Russia seems to be attracting such occurrences?"


I would hazard a guess as to say that it's a large but inhabited area of land near the top of the planet, so has a large surface area of strikes, and a population to notice them... but I'm not a scientist.

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mr Handy
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Posted: 15th Feb 2013 19:15
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People of Chelyabinsk are so serious that they use meteors instead of salut (c)

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Ortu
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Posted: 15th Feb 2013 20:30
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Quote: "That is very interesting, and it even made BBC News!, "


made it to our local 24h city news too, just caught it during lunch

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Quik
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Posted: 15th Feb 2013 22:09
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made it to sweden news... how surprising


Very awesome!... scary but awesome!



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PAGAN_old
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Posted: 16th Feb 2013 20:47 Edited at: 16th Feb 2013 20:54
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This event seems to be similar to the tunguska meteorite. i remember watching documentaries about this and what happened yesturday seems to confirm that. Also i love how the conspiracy nuts are all over this with their ridiculous theories.

There is a joke in russia about people of chelyabinsk being extremley hardcore and the meteor event in all its hilarity confirms this, many of the reactions on videos are like ¨wtf was that? "(is a calm emotionless voice)

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PAGAN_old
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Posted: 16th Feb 2013 20:56
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and btw, there are somewhere around 1000 people injured (non critical) from falling glass and debrees, a lot of damaged buidings but no casualties

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mr Handy
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Posted: 16th Feb 2013 21:08
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Current news is that some of (survived) Chelyabinsk people start to sell meteor parts via internet. Oh those russians If it aint kill them, they would sell it.

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