Boy Survives 30,000 mph Meteorite Impact

[Whisper]

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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.

http://gizmodo.com/5288407/boy-survives-30000-mph-meteorite-impact

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCVoc3NpJp8

[ShatteredWings]

Wow
That's freakin amazing..

[Requin]

No. I'm sorry but that's not a meteorite is it? Its the size of a freaking pea. You mean he was watching a flaming ball of fire coming from the sky flying towards him?

If that was the case he deserved to get knocked on the head. :P
Just weird.

I bet he's lying.

[ShatteredWings]

They usually burn up by the time they reach the atmosphere with the whole friction thing

he wouldn't've seen it during the day

[Requin]

There's always a joke killer isn't there?

I still hold the fact that that wasn't a meteorite. It was so small it doesn't count.

[piggy-wiggy]

wooh, dats actually so random.. ....x

[Donkey]

wooh, dats actually so random.. ....x
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[Requin]

jons a spammer.
Its official. I wander if this has happened before. It must of done

[Whisper]

Don't spam in my threads it pisses me off

and at the end of the article it mentions that its only recorded to have happened once previously

There's always a joke killer isn't there?

I still hold the fact that that wasn't a meteorite. It was so small it doesn't count.
Then you're fundamentally flawed in your opinion

–noun
1. a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
seems to fit the bill to me

and Gwyn's right you'd see a meteor in the earths atmosphere in broad daylight they burn so bright

[Donkey]

It's not spam...

Well it is. But facepalms mean everything.

I dunno what I think about this really. It was small... but it was fast, and lucky that it only hit his hand...

[RaeNose]

Dude. That kid is a boss. We need him on here so that I can meet him and be his friend. :) lol.

[Neverender]

There's always a joke killer isn't there?

I still hold the fact that that wasn't a meteorite. It was so small it doesn't count.

its still classified as a meteorite.

[Oblivion]

Yeah, meteorites are basically any rock in our atmosphere that is from outer space.
Doesn't need to be any particular size.

Pretty amazing though.

[nachtspiegel]

Considering that people die from being hit by objects dropped from the top of high rises, I find this to be pretty amazing.

[YourFriend]

That lucky bastard!