Boy Survives 30,000 mph Meteor Hit

Digging4Truth · #1 06-13-2009, 09:13 AM

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This 14-year-old boy is Gerrit Blank, and he is probably smiling because he survived a 30,000 mph meteorite hit. His tale—confirmed by scientists at Germany's Walter Hohmann Observatory—seems like the genesis of a superhero:

At first I just saw a large ball of light, and then I suddenly felt a pain in my hand. Then a split second after that there was an enormous bang like a crash of thunder. The noise that came after the flash of light was so loud that my ears were ringing for hours afterwards. When it hit me it knocked me flying and then was still going fast enough to bury itself into the road.

That could have been written by Stan Lee himself, but it is what really happened. According to scientists, the highly magnetic rock—the size of a pea—came from outer space. It was probably a lot bigger when it entered the atmosphere, but this was the bit that survived the burning process. It hit him on his hand, leaving a 3-inch scar. If the hot meteorite had hit him on his head or torso, he would be dead now.

Only one other human has survived a meteor strike—a one in a million chance.

RevDWW · #2 06-13-2009, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

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This 14-year-old boy is Gerrit Blank, and he is probably smiling because he survived a 30,000 mph meteorite hit. His tale—confirmed by scientists at Germany's Walter Hohmann Observatory—seems like the genesis of a superhero:

At first I just saw a large ball of light, and then I suddenly felt a pain in my hand. Then a split second after that there was an enormous bang like a crash of thunder. The noise that came after the flash of light was so loud that my ears were ringing for hours afterwards. When it hit me it knocked me flying and then was still going fast enough to bury itself into the road.

That could have been written by Stan Lee himself, but it is what really happened. According to scientists, the highly magnetic rock—the size of a pea—came from outer space. It was probably a lot bigger when it entered the atmosphere, but this was the bit that survived the burning process. It hit him on his hand, leaving a 3-inch scar. If the hot meteorite had hit him on his head or torso, he would be dead now.

Only one other human has survived a meteor strike—a one in a million chance.

Should he now go buy a lottery ticket?

Digging4Truth · #3 06-13-2009, 09:34 AM

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Should he now go buy a lottery ticket?

Could go either way... This could mean that he is very lucky (if one believes in such a thing) or it could mean that he has used all of his luck on this one moment in time.

Sister Alvear · #4 06-13-2009, 11:11 AM

interesting...

RandyWayne · #5 06-13-2009, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

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This 14-year-old boy is Gerrit Blank, and he is probably smiling because he survived a 30,000 mph meteorite hit. His tale—confirmed by scientists at Germany's Walter Hohmann Observatory—seems like the genesis of a superhero:

At first I just saw a large ball of light, and then I suddenly felt a pain in my hand. Then a split second after that there was an enormous bang like a crash of thunder. The noise that came after the flash of light was so loud that my ears were ringing for hours afterwards. When it hit me it knocked me flying and then was still going fast enough to bury itself into the road.

That could have been written by Stan Lee himself, but it is what really happened. According to scientists, the highly magnetic rock—the size of a pea—came from outer space. It was probably a lot bigger when it entered the atmosphere, but this was the bit that survived the burning process. It hit him on his hand, leaving a 3-inch scar. If the hot meteorite had hit him on his head or torso, he would be dead now.

Only one other human has survived a meteor strike—a one in a million chance.

Well, every hero MUST have an origin somehow.

Which one of these characters is 14 year old Gerrit?

Kae · #6 06-13-2009, 10:19 PM

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Only one other human has survived a meteor strike—a one in a million chance.

Have any other human's been hit and died?

n david · #7 06-14-2009, 12:12 AM

I read this ... and first thought was, "Yeah, right."

Sorry, something doesn't fit. First the kid survives being grazed at an alleged 30,000mph meteor; then it creates a small crater, but yet he claims to find the "pea-sized" meteor ...

Phooey!

RandyWayne · #8 06-14-2009, 12:17 AM

If it was pea-sized it would NOT have been traveling 30,000 MPH. It would have been going at whatever the terminal velocity is for a small pea-sized rock (or slightly faster). It would have still hurt........

Digging4Truth · #9 06-14-2009, 05:27 PM

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If it was pea-sized it would NOT have been traveling 30,000 MPH. It would have been going at whatever the terminal velocity is for a small pea-sized rock (or slightly faster). It would have still hurt........

The terminal velocity is the top speed at which an item falls at free fall is it not?

A meteor comes to earth already having a much higher velocity.

The meteor that created Meteor Crater in Arizona was, most definitely, not traveling at terminal velocity.

RandyWayne · #10 06-14-2009, 06:27 PM

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The terminal velocity is the top speed at which an item falls at free fall is it not?

A meteor comes to earth already having a much higher velocity.

The meteor that created Meteor Crater in Arizona was, most definitely, not traveling at terminal velocity.

They are traveling very fast when they hit the atmosphere but any small fragments that hit the ground are going MUCH slower. Rocks that hit the ground that are baseball (or golf ball) sized or smaller are traveling at terminal velocity or just a little faster. There are actually equations for this but have no idea what they are.