Oooh, mystery illness

[JohnCU]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20..._afp/peruhealthoffbeat

LIMA (AFP) - Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area, regional authorities said Monday.

Around midday Saturday, villagers were startled by an explosion and a fireball that many were convinced was an airplane crashing near their remote village, located in the high Andes department of Puno in the Desaguadero region, near the border with Bolivia.

Residents complained of headaches and vomiting brought on by a "strange odor," local health department official Jorge Lopez told Peruvian radio RPP.

Seven policemen who went to check on the reports also became ill and had to be given oxygen before being hospitalized, Lopez said.

Rescue teams and experts were dispatched to the scene, where the meteorite left a 100-foot-wide (30-meter-wide) and 20-foot-deep (six-meter-deep) crater, said local official Marco Limache.

"Boiling water started coming out of the crater and particles of rock and cinders were found nearby. Residents are very concerned," he said.

 

[Turin39789]

zombies!

 

[shiner]

Sounds like it is time to nuke Peru

 

[CycloWizard]

Sounds like maybe it generated a bunch of ozone on its way down. It could be a lot of other things, but that was the first that came to mind.

 

[MiniDoom]

creepshow....

 

[bonkers325]

cue the tinfoil hats

 

[Gibsons]

Originally posted by: CycloWizard
Sounds like maybe it generated a bunch of ozone on its way down. It could be a lot of other things, but that was the first that came to mind.

Hm, good idea, I didn't think of that.

I was guessing gas released from the ground, sort of like those lakes loaded with CO2 that kill people occasionally. Or maybe a lot of mold spores that got aerosolized by the impact.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Turin39789
zombies!

reminds me of some movie i saw a little while back. it was set in Australia and there were meteors falling ansd people turned into zombies. then there were aliens too.

it was like part comedy, part action, part horror, part sci-fi. lol

 

[Linflas]

Is there a round piece of the meteorite making a scraping noise as it slowly turns outward?

 

[xSkyDrAx]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Turin39789
zombies!

reminds me of some movie i saw a little while back. it was set in Australia and there were meteors falling ansd people turned into zombies. then there were aliens too.

it was like part comedy, part action, part horror, part sci-fi. lol

I know that movie, I saw it earlier this year. Triple barreled shotgun ftw.

 

[FoBoT]

what does it smell like?

 

[DigitalCancer]

Originally posted by: xSkyDrAx

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Turin39789
zombies!

reminds me of some movie i saw a little while back. it was set in Australia and there were meteors falling ansd people turned into zombies. then there were aliens too.

it was like part comedy, part action, part horror, part sci-fi. lol

I know that movie, I saw it earlier this year. Triple barreled shotgun ftw.

Yea, i watched this awhile back.. 'Undead' was it??

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[FoBoT]

i don't see the zombie part of the story

 

[Pathogen03]

what shotguns would you gun afficionado's recommend for civilian zombie defense?

Practicality vs Price

Also, what bullets would one recommend vs a target with no organs to penetrate?

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Pathogen03
what shotguns would you gun afficionado's recommend for civilian zombie defense?

Practicality vs Price

Also, what bullets would one recommend vs a target with no organs to penetrate?

i am thinking flame thrower would be a +5 weapon on zombies

 

[Juno]

a huge chunk of frozen poop dropped by airplane?

 

[kindest]

woulda loved to see the video of that.