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Link without framespam: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/5511619/14-year-old...
>> A red hot, pea-sized piece of rock then hit his hand before bouncing off and causing a foot wide crater in the ground.
That's crazy. I don't understand how it didn't take his hand off.
That's crazy. I don't understand how it didn't take his hand off.
Neither do I. How could the meteorite hit his and only leave a scar, but have enough force to not only knock him over but leave a crater in the ground? Doesn't make much sense to me. He's probably misremembering. Seems more likely that the meteorite first hit the ground, the impact of which knocked him to the ground, during or after which either the meteorite ricocheted into or a piece of debris hit his hand.
I agree with the skeptics here. If it left a crater in the ground he wouldn't have his hand (scientists, feel free to chime in). I call BS.
Why didn't you just link the actual article?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/5511619/14-year-old...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/5511619/14-year-old...
I'm perplexed as to how it was going fast enough to leave a 1 foot wide crater in the ground, but only left a scar on his hand. I would think anything hitting your hand at 30,000mph would simply rip your hand off?