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Skydiver's Helmet Cam Captures a Falling Meteor

Posted by samzenpus on from the that's-a-close-one dept.

reifman (786887) writes "Anders Helstrup went skydiving nearly two years ago near Hedmark, Norway and while he didn't realize it at the time, when he reviewed the footage taken by two cameras fixed to his helmet during the dive, he saw a rock plummet past him. He took it to experts and they realized he had captured a meteorite falling during its dark flight — when it has been slowed by atmospheric braking, and has cooled and is no longer luminous."

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  1. Re:Two years? by TitusC3v5 · · Score: 4, Funny

    He said he even felt something strange during the flight and checked the video after touching the ground.

    I can't wait to see what kind of super power he develops.

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  2. Could the bird have dropped the word? by DrPBacon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did nobody else see the bird fly past a second after the shiny rock....? His parachute was deployed, so he wasn't *that* high up. If I was a bird that just saw a man fall from an aeroplane and then explode into a giant jellyfish, I'd drop whatever shit I was carrying too.

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  3. Now I understand... by ctrl-alt-canc · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...why skydivers wear an helmet.