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Russian meteor blast injures at least 1,000 people

SilentPanda said:
These are asteroids... we're all gonna die.

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But probably due to not asteroids.
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That was wild. My cat was in great fear. He kept trying to get on top of the MBP to get a closer look at the animation. Maybe it wasn't fear and that he just wanted to play with the moving asteroids. 😛 Seriously though, that was cool.
 
Imagine what could have happened if this occurred back during the Cold War. Someone gets a telephoned report of a vapour trail, a huge fireball and a very loud bang in Southern USSR, and decides to push the button before it's too late...
 
whooleytoo said:
Imagine what could have happened if this occurred back during the Cold War. Someone gets a telephoned report of a vapour trail, a huge fireball and a very loud bang in Southern USSR, and decides to push the button before it's too late...
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There's a few checks in place even then fortunately. Heck they almost did once...
 
An amazing story and some fantastic videos; thanks for posting them. Utterly extraordinary, and extremely thought provoking. Incredible pictures.
 
SilentPanda said:
There's a few checks in place even then fortunately. Heck they almost did once...
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I remember back in 2002 a meteor exploded over the Mediterranean Sea at the height of the tension between India and Pakistan. Had the meteor exploded a little closer to India and Pakistan it could easily have been mistaken as a nuclear attack and caused a real exchange.
 
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