14yo boy hit by meteor.

[Howard]

Originally posted by: RapidSnail

Originally posted by: Beanie46

Originally posted by: Howard
Was he in space?

Guess that flew over everyone's head, Howard.

Between this and the huge numbers posting "I never heard of the word berm," I'm becoming more convinced that reading and reading comprehension is just in the dumper now.

Hint: Meteors only exist in space. Once they enter the atmosphere, they're called meteorites. Consequently, to get hit by a meteor means you're in space; otherwise, you've been hit by a meteorite.

Except no one gives a shit about irrelevant technical details when reporting a news story. You know what he meant, I know what he meant, so it's obvious that he was referring to a meteorite even though he said meteor. I can't believe you would attack reading comprehension because of three simple letters.

So, was he in space?

 

[OCGuy]

This answers the question "If a meteor the size of a grain of sand hits you at meteor speed"

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: Beanie46
Hint: Meteors only exist in space. Once they enter the atmosphere, they're called meteorites. Consequently, to get hit by a meteor means you're in space; otherwise, you've been hit by a meteorite.

This is great. In the berm thread you criticized people's knowledge of English using very shoddy grammar, and now you're criticizing people's knowledge of astronomy while demonstrating a lack of basic understanding of the subject. Keep it up, newbie.

 

[dennilfloss]

Originally posted by: Beanie46

Originally posted by: Howard
Was he in space?

Guess that flew over everyone's head, Howard.

Between this and the huge numbers posting "I never heard of the word berm," I'm becoming more convinced that reading and reading comprehension is just in the dumper now.

Hint: Meteors only exist in space. Once they enter the atmosphere, they're called meteorites. Consequently, to get hit by a meteor means you're in space; otherwise, you've been hit by a meteorite.

My understanding from highschool back in the 70s is that meteorite applies only once the object/bolide has landed, otherwise it remains a meteor (fireball may apply then in an athmosphere). I said meteor on purpose as it only became a meteorite after it had hit the boy.

Where's Steve Zodiac when we need him?

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: dennilfloss

Originally posted by: Beanie46

Originally posted by: Howard
Was he in space?

Guess that flew over everyone's head, Howard.

Between this and the huge numbers posting "I never heard of the word berm," I'm becoming more convinced that reading and reading comprehension is just in the dumper now.

Hint: Meteors only exist in space. Once they enter the atmosphere, they're called meteorites. Consequently, to get hit by a meteor means you're in space; otherwise, you've been hit by a meteorite.

My understanding from highschool back in the 70s is that meteorite applies only once the object/bolide has landed, otherwise it remains a meteor (fireball may apply then in an athmosphere). I said meteor on purpose as it only became a meteorite after it had hit the boy.

Where's Steve Zodiac when we need him?

Meteoroid is an object in the solar system, generally larger than a grain of sand and smaller than a fridge (commonly alternator sized).
Meteor is the phenomenon commonly known as a shooting star - it doesn't refer to an object, but the light signature of a meteoroid entering the atmosphere.
Meteorite refers to a meteoroid that has entered the atmosphere and landed.

But in general discussion, 'meteor' is used in place of meteorite and meteoroid.

 

[sao123]

I blame ATARI... if they would have used a better ship in that fucking asteroids game, this kind of shit would never have to happen.

 

[ManBearPig]

how the fuck did it bounce off of his hand? wouldn't it go through at 30000 mph?

 

[2Xtreme21]

Originally posted by: Kazaam
how the fuck did it bounce off of his hand? wouldn't it go through at 30000 mph?

If a piece of paper hit you at 30000 mph, would it go through your hand?

 

[Unheard]

We should ban meteorites.

 

[ManBearPig]

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21

Originally posted by: Kazaam
how the fuck did it bounce off of his hand? wouldn't it go through at 30000 mph?

If a piece of paper hit you at 30000 mph, would it go through your hand?

it would burn up before it hit me. but if it was moving that fast and could withstand the heat, then maybe, ive got no effing idea.

isnt this akin to the sand at lightspeed question? just slower.

 

[hiromizu]

SEE I TOLD YOU. A fuckin grain of sand moving at pretty fast speeds cannot hurt you and this just PROVES the fact. SHAZAAAAAAAM

 

[darkxshade]

If a meteor going 30k mph hits a grain of sand at the speed of light, who wins?

 

[PlasmaBomb]

It wasn't doing 30000 mph when it hit him.

By the way [R], although it is hidden away in the sand thread

 

[Crono]

Originally posted by: darkxshade
If a meteor going 30k mph hits a grain of sand at the speed of light, who wins?

The airplane on the treadmill.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Originally posted by: darkxshade
If a meteor going 30k mph hits a grain of sand at the speed of light, who wins?

If you are standing between them, we do.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21

Originally posted by: Kazaam
how the fuck did it bounce off of his hand? wouldn't it go through at 30000 mph?

If a piece of paper hit you at 30000 mph, would it go through your hand?

A piece of paper couldn't move at 30000 mph, I think.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: Crono
He should be thankful it wasn't a toilet seat from a space station.

:thumbsup:

I miss that show

:thumbsup:

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21

Originally posted by: Kazaam
how the fuck did it bounce off of his hand? wouldn't it go through at 30000 mph?

If a piece of paper hit you at 30000 mph, would it go through your hand?

A piece of paper couldn't move at 30000 mph, I think.

Depends. Is it in air, or in the vacuum of space?


And, that meteorite would have been going pretty slow by the time it got to him, given its size. -Relatively slow; certainly not 30k mph. Maybe a few hundred feet per second, tops.

 

[OCGuy]

Was it 2D or 3D?

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: Modelworks
The odds of something traveling probably millions of miles through space to hit one person is pretty amazing.

do you think it meant to hit him?

Yes, but it didn't travel millions of miles as it only really travels a few miles as it was created 5 minutes before it hit him just like everything else in the universe.

 

[dr150]

The odds of that happening are ASTRONOMICAL!

 

[OCGuy]

WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW?

 

[EGGO]

Originally posted by: Crono
He should be thankful it wasn't a toilet seat from a space station.

 

[SilentZero]

That's just bad luck!

 

[dennilfloss]

Originally posted by: OCguy
WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW?

Reminds me of a pic I made a few years ago.

http://www.fototime.com/%7B68A...igpict/pictureself.jpg