Bus driver killed by meteor in India

[Andy44]

http://arstechnica.com/science/2016...t-recorded-human-fatality-due-to-a-meteorite/

Indian officials say a meteorite struck the campus of a private engineering college on Saturday, killing one person. If scientists confirm the explosion was due to a meteorite, it would be the first recorded human fatality due to a falling space rock.

 

[Quick_Nick]

That'll make for one interesting epitaph.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

What wretched luck that is. Poor guy.

 

[Urwumpe]

I can only quote Dio:

Holy Driver.

 

[RacerX]

I can only quote Dio:

Holy Driver.

Now that was funny

:rofl:

 

[Andy44]

NASA says it's not likely meteor:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/10/w...hat-killed-a-man-in-india-nasa-says.html?_r=0

 

[Urwumpe]

NASA says it's not likely meteor:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/10/w...hat-killed-a-man-in-india-nasa-says.html?_r=0

I also doubt that after seeing the photograph of the "crater". It lacks most attributes of an impact crater. This rather looks like the energy was on the scale of a hand grenade.

 

[Artlav]

NASA says

Who cares, he already got immortalized as the first person to be killed by a meteorite, no one is going to listen what some scientists got to say.
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*sigh*

 

[Hielor]

... NASA’s planetary defense officer ...

Best job title ever?

 

[Andy44]

Best job title ever?

He must protect us from "meteorblitzkrieg".

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Who cares, he already got immortalized as the first person to be killed by a meteorite, no one is going to listen what some scientists got to say.
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*sigh*

Well, reading that article I think it says two guys were killed in the Tunguska Event, so I don't know where they're getting this "first ever" stuff from.

 

[Matias Saibene]

Who cares, he already got immortalized as the first person to be killed by a meteorite, no one is going to listen what some scientists got to say.
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*sigh*

In Latin America journals, that happens constantly, is disgusting read these headlines filled of disinformation. It seems that every five minutes NASA warns of an alarming asteroid or make a statement of dubious scientific evidence, based on statements and "evidence" transmitted by fake news on facebook.

... NASA’s planetary defense officer ...

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The first thing that came to my head is thr mission patch of Mars Exploration Rover with minor changes:

#DeliriumTremens
:rofl:

 

[N_Molson]

It was indeed a derelict Soviet space station toilet bowl. :hmm: