Meteor in Russia

@jdawg011 (498)
Canada
February 15, 2013 5:17pm CST
Yesterday, there were several videos posted of a meteor landing in Russia. It looked pretty exciting! Imagine seeing that first hand.
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
15 Feb 13
I don't think it was exactly exciting that hundreds of buildings were damaged and around 1000 people injured by flying glass.
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15 Feb 13
In the true sense of the word - It was exciting
@jdawg011 (498)
• Canada
16 Feb 13
Well, it would be scary to be there for sure, but exciting nonetheless.
@jdawg011 (498)
• Canada
16 Feb 13
Hopefully those affected will be ok..
@lampar (7584)
• United States
16 Feb 13
The hard landing from this giant asteroid must have caused much anxiety among our Russian friends, so many buildings are damaged caused by the crash impact, amazingly enough, no one was killed but many suffered from minor bodily injuries. That itself should be a cause for relief and small celebration from our Russian friends.
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@jdawg011 (498)
• Canada
16 Feb 13
Yes, they got lucky considering what happened. Of course, the probability that a meteor would hit a particular area is very small, so these people did get unlucky happening to be the ones affected.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
6 Mar 13
It does make you wonder though doesn't it, these meteors and how they are hitting Earth, that one day a massive meteor could actually crash and wipe out Earth itself, there are theories that this happened when the dinosaurs roamed the Earth and it killed them off. Theories are also present that meteors could one day destroy Earth as we know it. It only takes one to veer off course and head in our direction, it was only a small one in Russia this time!
@jdawg011 (498)
• Canada
9 Mar 13
Yep, although the odds of a meteor actually hitting the surface of the planet is miniscule, but there is always that chance that ones could hit us and cause an ice age and disaster.
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
16 Feb 13
There are also many people were wounded and i feel sorry about that,i konw that thousands people may have thousands ideas.So hopefully the government would do something soon to recover all the damages.
@jdawg011 (498)
• Canada
16 Feb 13
Yes I'm hoping for the best! The hospital is probably under a lot of stress nearby, and the government sending in relief would help a lot.
@mantis36 (4219)
• Philippines
16 Feb 13
They will only announce to public if they calculated that the incoming threat is a flyby visitor; but if ever they know that an asteroid, comet, or meteor will surely land on earth's crust then they will never tell it to anyone to prevent mass panic.
@jdawg011 (498)
• Canada
9 Mar 13
Possibly, but they would probably not be able to keep it hidden if the media found out.
• Philippines
16 Feb 13
for me, its not exciting. besides Im afraid when they announce that meteor/s comes on our country... (scary) thare are 1000 peaople deaths when the meteor fall in russia.. and almost 500 people wounded.
• Philippines
16 Feb 13
I understand you.. yes its good to hear that meteor/s land to our planet.. but sad to say we dont exactly know where to fall it.. but I love sight seeing at night with so many shooting stars.. I know you love it too.. goodluck friend have a good day =)
@jdawg011 (498)
• Canada
16 Feb 13
Gah, I know I used the wrong word there. I just thought the video portrayed it in an interesting way. Yes, I am also worried for those affected, and hope they are ok.
@jdawg011 (498)
• Canada
16 Feb 13
Thanks for understanding what I meant, you got it spot on. Phenomena like this I just find interesting.
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
15 Feb 13
I think it sounds more scary then anything. I'm sure it was not exciting for the people going through this horror. About 1000 people were injured due to falling glass from the building windows. A factory's roof caved in. Not to mention alot of debris scattered around. I would never want to experience such a thing. I'm shocked no one was killed but very grateful that there were none. I just hope the injured will be ok.
@jdawg011 (498)
• Canada
16 Feb 13
I hope so as well, and pray for the families. 1000 injuries at once can cause quite a lot of havoc in the hospitals, hopefully other countries are sending relief teams to help out if needed. I guess my wording could have been better, its more frightening than exciting. I sure hope everyone manages to survive the injuries.