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Probable Meteor Strike in Saskatchewan

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"

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  1. What!?!?! by p4ul13 · · Score: 5, Funny
    "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.

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  2. Re:Breaking Out the Old Size Comparison Jokes by FroMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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