Meteorite Crashes Through Cottage In Oslo

First time submitter Mastiff in Norway writes "Famous (in Norway) Norwegian astrophycisist Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard is ecstatic after a meteorite was found in an urban cottage in Oslo this weekend. This is the 14th meteorite that's been found in Norway, and only the second that crashed through a roof. It is not certain when the crash happened, since the cottage hasn't been used all winter, but on the 1st of March a big ball of fire was observed over the southern parts of Norway, and it is thought that this may be one of the pieces from that entry into the atmosphere. Maybe it's time to replace those tin foil hats with helmets?"

Comments

He wouldn't be so ecstatic

[Rosco P. Coltrane]

if it was his cottage that the meteorite had crashed through.

Also, names in l33t sp34k are sooo 90s...

Re:He wouldn't be so ecstatic

[dinfinity]

Well, the damage wasn't too bad actually. Pics: http://www.vg.no/bildespesial/spesial.php?id=8728

Re:He wouldn't be so ecstatic

[vlm]

My insurance policy says I'm covered for "acts of God".

Not to completely hijack the thread, but I've always wondered how that kind of clause works out with atheists or more generally speaking people of non-evangelical christian religions.

Re:He wouldn't be so ecstatic

[trongey]

... I didn't think a roof from what appears to be a mostly wooden house would stop a piece of rock hurled at it at enormous speeds.

It's good Norwegian wood. I think some guy made a few dollars singing about it.

Re:He wouldn't be so ecstatic

[jones_supa]

Also, names in l33t sp34k are sooo 90s...

In this case there is a reason for it. You see, if your profession is astronomy in Norway, it is customary to replace all the O's in your name with Ø so they look like planets with orbits.

Re:He wouldn't be so ecstatic

[mbone]

The same. In law, at least, it's not a religious concept; in some jurisdictions it is called "force majeure."

IANAL, but these terms basically all seem to mean the same thing, events beyond your control. A war or even a strike can also qualify.

Re:He wouldn't be so ecstatic

[mcgrew]

Not to completely hijack the thread, but I've always wondered how that kind of clause works out with atheists or more generally speaking people of non-evangelical christian religions.

Athiest: "My house got blown away by a tornado, but I'm not collecting the insurance money because there are no gods!" Um, I doubt that will happen.

My question is, what of people who worship money? Would being swindled be an act of god?

Re:He wouldn't be so ecstatic

[Tr3vin]

Wøøøøøsh

FTFY

Re:He wouldn't be so ecstatic

[dotancohen]

In this case there is a reason for it. You see, if your profession is astronomy in Norway, it is customary to replace all the O's in your name with Ø so they look like planets with orbits.

I think that this guy bit my sister once.

Re:He wouldn't be so ecstatic

[ColdWetDog]

African or European rock?

God Hates Norwegian Cottages

[rossjudson]

It's the only rational explanation.

Hodges Meteorite

[Jonathunder]

The 1954 Hodges Meteorite, which crashed into a house in Alabama, is the only one in recorded history to have actually hit a person. She survived, suffering only a bad bruising.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylacauga_(meteorite)

Re:Meteorite?

[canajin56]

It is a meteorite now, and anything it did in the past is something it did, regardless of its technical state at the time. It's allowable to use something's/someone's current state/title/etc when referring to it's past. So when talking about a serving Senator's past actions in the private sector, it's not inaccurate to say "Ten years ago, the Senator blah blah blah" even though you are describing something that happened when they were NOT a Senator yet. And, a police officer giving testimony in court can say "Witnesses report that the deceased was seen driving away from his home at 7:35PM" without implying that a corpse was driving!