Thread: Yeah! Asteroids, baby! :)

Croc, are you heading to Chelybinsk?

Originally Posted by capecoddah

Croc, are you heading to Chelybinsk?

Nah, the locals have gathered all the precious remnants. Nothing left for me.

From an Associated Press article:
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The panic and confusion that followed Friday's meteorite crash quickly gave way to typical Russian black humor and entrepreneurial instincts.
Several people smashed in the windows of their houses in the hopes of receiving compensation, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
Others quickly took to the Internet and put what they said were meteorite fragments up for sale.
One of the most popular jokes was that the meteorite was supposed to fall on Dec. 21 last year - when many believed the Mayan calendar predicted the end of the world - but was delivered late by Russia's notoriously inefficient postal service.
The dramatic event prompted an array of reactions from prominent Russians.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, speaking at an economic forum in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, said the meteor could be a symbol for the forum, showing that "not only the economy is vulnerable, but the whole planet."
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a nationalist leader noted for his vehement statements, blamed the Americans.
"It's not meteors falling. It's the test of a new weapon by the Americans," the RIA Novosti news agency quoted him as saying."


And people wonder why I want to visit Russia!

A slightly related note:
Missing "Meteor (Metop)" in Ryazan District.



Reward is a bottle of vodka and a pack of cigarettes. I'll add a bottle of Kentucky Bourbon.
Missing since August.
I got to name the kitty.

Btw, there is an opinion that so-called meteor shower was an unsuccesfull attempt of Chelyabinsk zink plant to extract raw materials directly from space.

Originally Posted by Basil77

Btw, there is an opinion that so-called meteor shower was an unsuccesfull attempt of Chelyabinsk zink plant to extract raw materials directly from space.

Sad, but true. Apparently, it's a bit more complex than installing a very large magnet and directing it upwards.