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Meteor Travelling At 19 Miles Per Second Explodes Over Russian Urals, 500 Injured - Video
In perhaps the oddest news of the day, workers in the Chelyabinsk region in the Russian Urals were greeted this morning with a spectacular show: an exploding meteor. Bloomberg reports "A meteor exploded in the skies above Russia’s Urals region and sent shock waves that shattered windows, hurting hundreds of people, hours before an asteroid half the size of a football field hurtles past the Earth. The meteor broke apart above the Chelyabinsk region at about 7:25 a.m. Moscow time, the Emergencies Ministry’s division in the Urals district said today on its website. “A serious meteor fell,” billionaire Sergey Galitskiy, chief executive officer of OAO Magnit, Russia’s biggest food retailer by value, said in a post on his Twitter Inc. account. “At our hypermarket in Emanzhelinsk, windows were blown out, the roof shook, there was a strong shock wave.” More than 290 people reported injuries, according to the website of Chelyabinsk Region Governor Mikhail Yurevich. The number may be higher than 500, Interfax reported, citing an unidentified Interior Ministry official."
From Reuters:
People heading to work in Chelyabinsk heard what sounded like an explosion, saw a bright light and then felt a shockwave according to a Reuters correspondent in the industrial city 1,500 km (950 miles) east of Moscow.
A fireball blazed across the horizon, leaving a long white trail in its wake which could be seen as far as 200 km (125 miles) away in Yekaterinburg. Car alarms went off, windows shattered and mobile phone networks were interrupted.
"I was driving to work, it was quite dark, but it suddenly became as bright as if it was day," said Viktor Prokofiev, 36, a resident of Yekaterinburg in the Urals Mountains.
"I felt like I was blinded by headlights," he said.
No fatalities were reported but President Vladimir Putin, who was due to host Finance Ministry officials from the Group of 20 nations in Moscow, and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev were informed.
A local ministry official said such incidents were extremely rare and Friday's events might have been linked to an asteroid the size of an Olympic swimming pool due to pass Earth at a distance of 27,520 km (17,100 miles) but this was not confirmed.
Russia's space agency Roscosmos said the meteorite was travelling at a speed of 30 km (19 miles) per second and that such events were hard to predict. The Interior Ministry said the meteorite explosion had caused a sonic boom.
Russia's Emergencies Ministry said 514 people had sought medical help, mainly for light injuries caused by flying glass, and that 112 of those were kept in hospital. Search groups were set up to look for the remains of the meteorite.
Unlike the Tunguska meteor of 1908 Siberia fame, there was no actual land collision: "The meteorite may have fallen into a body of water about 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) from the city of Chebarkul, national television channel Rossiya 24 reported. The meteorite may have weighed 1 kilogram, according to the television company’s website. As many as 20,000 emergency staff and three aircraft have been deployed in the Urals region, the ministry said."
Sentiment on the ground that this is nothing but a crashing UFO was promptly squashed by the government, and moments ago the emergency minister denied a report that the meteorite was shot down by Russian military.
And in these days of the ubiquitous video smartphones, there were many video capturing this meteor in teal time.
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Unlike economics, orbital paths are pretty well defined, and no impact with 2012 DA14 will occur.
The issue here likely is that there may be fragments or companions to DA14 that weren't seen due to being much smaller. If this is anythink like comet debris, we could be in for quite a show today.
Agreed..my point is that when they try to convince us something isn't going to happen...you are better off preparing for the opposite.
If the thing is passing INSIDE the orbit of the Moon, there's a GREATER THAN ZERO chance that it could HIT THE MOON.
That until you move the center of reference to the Moon and then it is more likely to hit the Earth.
:)
yeh, really gives you a sense of confidence.
If I remember right, the Tunguska meteor didn't impact the earth either. It exploded in mid air near the ground. The expedition of 1927 saw no trace of a crater
That was accumulated swamp gas .... sparked by a bear fart !
Now they didnt build that meteorite, we all did!
That'll teach those godless, commie Rooskies for not enacting some strict, new assault meteor control laws.
GOD BLESS UHMERIKKA AND OUR ELECTED SAVIORS!
Central bankers of the world dream that a million tonne metorite of gold hits the planet. This would be very useful for their gold shorts.
Meteorite smediorite, Skynet is now armed. Beyond drones.
Sarc/off
North Korean skeet shooting .... guards at the gulags kill time and practice their shooting skills .... letting the ocassional prisoner escape .... Pull !
Count de Monet: It is said that the people are revolting.
King Louis XVI: You said it! They stink on ice!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082517/quotes
Normally I'd question why they didn't stop, but I've previously seen this video called "Driving in Russia". We have some crazy drivers here, but there it seems crazy things happen to drivers as well. Breaks are only used after the accident in these clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itMdLTd1l4E . I'm just glad it didn't happen during the Cold War.
And Gorby thought he could bluff Ronnie ? LOL
Thank god for crooked Russian cops. It's the reason for all of the auto cameras.
I always heard a meteor the size of a penny would take out a city. This one must have been tiny. sarc.
Is it me or does anyone else wonder why the Russians drive with dash cams?
Its corruption..corrupt cops..fake accidents, fake insurance claims...and really really bad drivers....and maybe a plane accident or two....google russian drivers
Fake meteors?
I wondered too. Seems like a good idea though, as I'm sure the basis there is coming here.
the music in russia sucks
I was there in the 70´s...terrible music....no tone....off key.... no rhythm...very painful...it was illegal then.....went back in 2008.....they are much better now..better sound...harmonys that match...timing..not to bad
WHYYYYYYY ? WHY couldn't these have fallen in the Netherlands ?
What have those poor russian have been doing to deserve this ?
i mean it also could have felt on the Gaza strip and solve this problem once for all :-)
A little northeast, please.
Do they have intact glass windows in Gaza to get shattered by the meteor?
I'm telling you......these governments aren't being honest about these meteorites and asteroids that have flown across the Earth in frequency over the last 5 years.
Where there is one - there is usually more. And hopefully one falls on Jaime Dimon's house.
Hoping the next one hits 85 Broad St.
On a long enough timeline...
I hope.
3 more video from different angles
http://homment.com/hRp5AwN4AR
No No WAIT !
Found the perfect place where these rocks shoulda have fallen !!!! : North Korea ! I mean those guys have such poor technology they might have retaliated against Japan before knowing what it was :-)
Ooooh man we were sooooo close to an enormous amount of fun ;-)
God is getting really pissed!
No need for concern. DHS has everything under control.
And if the asteroid gets too close, predator drones can respond immediately with more attacks on terrorists in Yemen and Afghanistan.
DHS would end up shooting old ladies in a pickup truck that "looked" like the asteroid.
the second video is dated 12/31. What's up with that?
Apparently just the timer set up incorrectly.
Exceeded the speed of light?
Where were you on that one safty government?
Obviously A Vogon ship.. DONT PANIC
Bloomberg reports...were they there? ha Looks like Russia reported it, doomburg just repeted it. Is there a little disc shaped object lying around in a tree or swimming pool? Check it out doomburg.
Here lies a golden opportunity for NASA or TPTB to use one of their high-tech Bruce Willis Asteroid Smashing Laser Guns ( BWASLG) to see how well they work. Do you mean to tell me that NO ONE is attempting to light this thing up so we can develop future asteroid-busting technology?
We are so fucked.
We must act now and BAN meteors!!!!
think of the Children, oh the humanity!!!!
Anyone else think this is a false flag operation?
Assault Meteors should be banned.
500-700 injured only a 61 chevy pickup destroyed. I am injured too....my arm...my arm...and my back...my back...where is workmans injury form?
Meteors, schmeteors. Does this gentleman strike you as a conspiracy theorist? Wake up call Bitchez!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=z8il3eedPAA
Time to get real.
ban them!!!!!
Ta da, we now have an excuse for the 2nd quarter of negative GDP. And the pope, of course.
geez I hope the next 200,000 don't smash 90% of the scum steering this planet in to the abyss.
Paul Krugman cheered when he heard that more glass was being broken.
fuckin Al Gore was right! Damned global warming is gonna kill us with meteorites
Here's What Would Happen if a Huge Asteroid Hit Your City: http://bit.ly/Zfhr1F
Happens when you divide by zero too...
Notice the chemtrails in the first video? Chemtrails everywhere!
Cue Carol Rosin in 3...2....1...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ALLUuvsVkM
in the old days they would just build a temple, perform some human sacrifices..maybe a goat.. and call it a day
In ancient times comets and meteors foretold the death of kings, dynasties and beginnings of wars...
If the 'beginnings of wars' part were still applicable, we'd be under bombardment every single fucking day...
Certainly impressed by all the steady hands holding cameras while simultaniously driving to what can only be described as crap music.
the western news media has not made the connection bec it is "scientifically"-minded, but this shouldn't be a mystery to anyone. See this link:
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/russia-iran-sign-agreem...
Theyre making plans to anniliate Yisrael, but God has other plans and it is a truism in Bible prophecy that what has happened will happen again, namely in the Ezekiel 38-39 war.
You need to see a doctor !
i've been to the Doctor. how bout you?
Ezekiel 39;-6
....or it was just a fucking meteor.
That wasn't a meteor that was the US Dollar!
Maybe JPM should make a Meteor PM fund...then we'd all be saved since paper just burns up on entry.
Fuck-you Blythe.
Will they blame Q1's contraction on this?
Well I for one welcome and praise worship upon our new,
Meteor Shaped OverLords from the planet Sirius.
Godspeed bitchez
i was praying for one to hit washington. i will pray harder.
switch gods, report back.
Comet ISON 2012 in November is the real show.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2012_S1
Zhirinovsky: no meteorites, it’s new US weapons test
by Aleksandras Budrys at 15/02/2013 11:54
The leader of Russia’s Liberal Democratic Party and vice speaker of the State Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky accused on Friday the United States of testing new weapons over Russia immediately after reports of a meteorite explosion appeared.
“There have been no meteorites. It was a new American weapons test,” Zhirinovsky said.
It's all true. It was fired by the USS Lollipop. She's a good ship.
"a crashing UFO"
Run for the hills or your bunkers! This is what we've been waiting and hoping for. Shoot anything that moves.
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This is an excellent video. The lead-in is a bit long though
Thank goodness for all those Russian car-cams.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXLdtX22x4U&feature=youtu.be
awesome, best video yet of this.
i'm amazed how lackadasicle (sp) these people are.
and why the hell do they video everything??
It's for insurance. They get loads of fake insurance claims, and this stops that. For us it means loads of comedy driving videos on Youtube.
Doesn't it look a dreary place to live, though
Looked a lot like where I live... Cleveland.
Lots of Police corruption too
http://youtu.be/GH9_CJi-iOE
http://www.satflare.com/track.asp?q=a2012da14#TOP
Another good site for investigative minds - detailed information on satellites and 2012 DA14.
Hypermarket? HYPERmarket??
I knew the Russians were pulling ahead.
Luke 21:10-11
10 ... "Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom,
11 There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
Just sayin....
There shall, in that time, be rumours of things going astray, and there shall be a great confusion as to where things really are, and nobody will really know where lieth those little things with the sort of raffia work base that has an attachment. At this time, a friend shall lose his friend's hammer and the young shall not know where lieth the things possessed by their fathers that their fathers put there only just the night before, about eight o'clock.
Prophecy you can believe in.
prophecy fulfilled.
(tucking myself into this little corner of the thread, it's my favourite today, btwn Grim, Rex & krid)
Luke was such a drama queen.
I t was traveling at 33,000mph or 9.2 miles per second.
Fixed it for you.
With all the meteorites around here, it's going to be hard to spot approaching ships.
not to worry, the record-close but no hit was in 2004, just 5.500km so roughtly 5 times closer than the one to fly-by tonight. So guess what ? well it did not hit ! :-) So to all of those saying earth would attract tonight's biggy we'll don't worry, we'll still be here tomorrow
Benevolence vs capricious God debate for anyone?
https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=benoveloent&ie=...
Dang, just missed the G20 by this much... or maybe it was a warning shot.
shock and awe
Its a few months late, a 90,000 thousand tons too small and it missed.
So much for Myan prophecy.
Get the coding right you stupid aliens it was supposed to hit WallStreet.
Official report says it is not related to the asteroid? Cause this sort of thing happens every day. At least every day before I was born 40 some odd years ago. But, I'm a conspiracy theorist, so that explains a lot.
everyone assumes the asteroid is a hit or miss problem, not thinking that perhaps there is a swarm of smaller pieces which will drop down and cause a few problems. and how much of a problem is this, if it happens over manhattan for instance?
Did I say that out loud?
i picked it up on the blog at NSA.gov, apparently you forget to toggle off your thought monitor last night when you went to bed.
Maybe God just installed angry birds on his new iPhone.
It was a test launch aiming at Chris Dorner, but it got here last and missed anyways. They will re-test soon on someone else no doubt.
People have been warning about this sort of stuff for a long time. Plenty of plans to follow, gov't would rather bail out derivatives.
Glass-Steagall
After careful review we are searching for a Superman Baby believed to have made landfall near Bialystok.
No meteorite, the media are lying, they want to hide someting bigger. Get the truth here: http://www.whatamimissinghere.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/19563-Dropp...
IN SOVIET RUSSIA, YOU DO NOT FILM METEOR, METEOR FILM YOU!!!
It's a bird, it's a plane ... IT'S THE SHOOTING STAR OF THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY!
LOL