TigerNut writes "The Calgary Herald this morning reported on a meteor that was seen over three provinces last night, and is assumed to have impacted in Saskatchewan. It is estimated to have been "the size of a kitchen sink", as reported here"
Hodges meteorite. November 30, 1954, Sylacauga, Alabama. Annie Hodges was napping on her couch when an eight-pound stony meteorite crashed through her roof. It bounced off a large console radio and hit her in the arm and then the leg, leaving her badly bruised.
How's *that* for a fun one to explain to your insurance agent?
You know, sometimes I type a comment, click preview, reread it, and then decide that it's really not worth posting. You got to treat that "submit" button with respect, dude.
"We wish it was 10 tonnes instead of 100 kilograms," said Hildebrand, who is the co-ordinator of the Canadian Fireball Reporting Centre.
Maybe I'm just a bit old-fashioned, but I prefer that the rocks that fall from the sky are as small as possible. Science is great and all, but c'mon I just bought my townhouse, I really don't want a skylight *that* badly.
Meteor hits endangered species
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A55M0NKEY
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Landing in Sasquatchewan was unfortunate because that Canadian province is home to the last remaining breeding pair of Bigfootses. Science will never know how that species of primate lived now that the meteor has sqatched them.
If Natalie Portman hit Saskatchewan and could be located, it would be the first "meteorite fall"
Now I'm a bit puzzled here, let me try to rephrase it:
1. a meteorite fell from the sky, 2. it opens doors for something special, a socalled "meteorite fall", that can only happen now if:
- Natalie Portman comes to Saskatchewan
- AND she has to be located
wtf, did I miss something in school?
What is this "meteorite fall"? - Did they just accidently include somesort of a secret astronomer fertility/mating ritual in the article that was never meant to be known outside the astronomers world? - Are there other " fall" rituals, where Natalie Portman has to be present and located in order for it to succeed? - Can't they just download a picture or whatever from Miss Portman, I'm sure she has a busy schedule with her acting and maybe here sidejobs in making falls happen.
Obligatory Simpson's Quote
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Radical+Rad
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'Let's burn down the observatory so this will never happen again!'
It just shows you don't know your cryptozoology. The simple fact is that Sasquatch are thriving in many areas and are politically active in Cascadia. If you have any questions, contact the Bureau of Sasquatch Affairs. On a related note, if you are a Cascadian Sasquatch and want to serve your country, note that the Sasquatch Militia is recruiting.
Of course, you may have been refering to the Canadian Sasquatch instead of the Cascadian Sasquatch. If so, please accept my apologies, as we all know they can indeed carry coconuts through the air.
"...Now, nearer home, comes a special bulletin from Trenton, New Jersey. It is reported that at 8:50 P. M. a huge, flaming object, believed to be a meteorite, fell on a farm in the neighborhood of Grovers Mill, New Jersey, twenty-two miles from Trenton.
The flash in the sky was visible within a radius of several hundred miles and the noise of the impact was heard as far north as Elizabeth.
We have dispatched a special mobile unit to the scene, and will have our commentator, Carl Phillips, give you a word picture of the scene as soon as he can reach there from Princeton."
(Props to Messrs HG Wells & Orson Welles)
-- ...and he grinned, like a fox eating shit out of a wire brush.
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Why is it meteors always manage to strike the most boring and barren places around?
But, it's probably for the better this way...
Nice thing they estimated the size to about:kitchensink, keeping in mind this news goes out to nerds like us.
Maybe I'm just a bit old-fashioned, but I prefer that the rocks that fall from the sky are as small as possible. Science is great and all, but c'mon I just bought my townhouse, I really don't want a skylight *that* badly.
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Landing in Sasquatchewan was unfortunate because that Canadian province is home to the last remaining breeding pair of Bigfootses. Science will never know how that species of primate lived now that the meteor has sqatched them.
Eat at Joe's.
I believe it is about 17 centivbs (hundredths of a volkwagen bug). Granted my metric is not as good as it could be since I am an American.
Norris/Palin 2012
Fact: We deserve leaders who can kick your ass and field dress your carcass.
Not so! A meteorite landed in my Auntie Edna's pool back in 1972!
Are you sure it wasn't the neighbor kids throwing a rock over the fence?
You not only slipped a Natalie Portman in there, but you got moderated up! Well done!
This could result in a new winner of this national contest, and for once, Saskatchewan will have some reason to be proud.
[NO CARRIER]
"There is no teacher but the enemy."-Mazer Rackham
If Natalie Portman hit Saskatchewan and could be located, it would be the first "meteorite fall"
Now I'm a bit puzzled here, let me try to rephrase it:
1. a meteorite fell from the sky,
2. it opens doors for something special, a socalled "meteorite fall", that can only happen now if:
- Natalie Portman comes to Saskatchewan
- AND she has to be located
wtf, did I miss something in school?
What is this "meteorite fall"?
- Did they just accidently include somesort of a secret astronomer fertility/mating ritual in the article that was never meant to be known outside the astronomers world?
- Are there other " fall" rituals, where Natalie Portman has to be present and located in order for it to succeed?
- Can't they just download a picture or whatever from Miss Portman, I'm sure she has a busy schedule with her acting and maybe here sidejobs in making falls happen.
'Let's burn down the observatory so this will never happen again!'
Of course, you may have been refering to the Canadian Sasquatch instead of the Cascadian Sasquatch. If so, please accept my apologies, as we all know they can indeed carry coconuts through the air.
"Prepare for the worst - hope for the best."
(Props to Messrs HG Wells & Orson Welles)
...and he grinned, like a fox eating shit out of a wire brush.