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[Rulez]

I was actually following that meteor for a while and even NASA promised it wouldn't hit earth... NASA lied to us!

...speechless.

[ikke471]

Ok I should've done my homework better
Thing is: I mixed this meteor and asteriod 2012 DA14 up (I thought they were the same thing)
This meteor is only the size of a bus while 2012 DA14 is 45 meters.
If 2012 DA14 would've hit there.. a big chunck of Russia would be wiped out.
Sorry my bad mixed them up...
In other words: NASA did not lie

[Rulez]

Better.

[Shrooblord]

The U.S. space agency, NASA, estimated the meteor to (...) [have] an energy release equivalent to roughly 500 kilotons of TNT, which would make it 20-30 times more powerful than the (...) atomic bomb detonated at Hiroshima (16 kt) [or] atomic bomb detonated Nagasaki (21 kt). (...) Being significantly smaller than objects that are being tracked through current efforts by space object scientists, the meteor was not detected before atmospheric entry.

Well, shit! Even with all eyes pointing towards the skies, it's still possible for large bodies to squirm past our diligent watchmen. Many got hurt, but at least the numbers are still - considering what could have happened - relatively low:

Around 1,200 people have sought medical attention in Chelyabinsk alone because of the disaster, the official website of regional governor Mikhail Yurevich reported. Over 50 of those injured have been hospitalized, two of whom are in critical condition. The number of injured includes 289 children, the website said. A 52-year-old woman who suffered a spinal fracture will be transported to Moscow for treatment.

It's terrible news, but consider what would have been the case had the meteor hit an extremely densely populated capital city, for example, or a critical barrier between the land and the sea, or a power plant for that matter.

I just hope we'll be raising our guard against smaller objects from now on - let at least a public warning be available next time something like this is inbound.


I'm also really surprised about how little I heard of this. I caught the odd conversation at school yesterday, but mostly, I didn't know about it until I came here moments ago. Where is the public awareness?
Then again, it did happen only hours before my school started, so maybe people will get to know of it during the course of this week.

What are they doing inventing sky-lasers? That's our job!

[Adsolution]

Whoa, those numbers have gone up a lot.

[Haruka]

The price of glass in Russia tripled. Guess why.

[Slogbait]

Oh geez, that's both hilarious and horrible.

[Rulez]

Oh geez, that's both hilarious and horrible.

My favourite!

[Rsandee]

Just noticed El Dango's signature, Pulp Fiction is one of the best movies I've seen, instant classic.
Needless to say, anything that shows Marcelluss' wife is amazing.

[Rayfist]

So is anyone here going to watch the Playstation live meeting which will happen in a couple minutes?

[Master]

I'll do my best, but it is late here, and I've got an appointment early tomorrow morning, so chances are, I won't be seeing much.

[Rayfist]

Ps4 ANNOUNCED!
And new Dualshock shown!
https://us.playstation.com/meeting2013/
Still going live

[Master]

The video is damn choppy here, it's like watching a slideshow, urgh.

[Rayfist]

Running fine with me, this is awesome so far!

[GNineify]

The hell, did the whole site of IGN break due to this amazing amount of people watching?

[Rayfist]

The hell, did the whole site of IGN break due to this amazing amount of people watching?

It's starting to crash with me a little bit as well! ARGHHH THIS IS FRUSTRATING

[Master]

The new controller looks interesting.
Social PSN pages are a plus to me.
Just switched back to the video, and I thought I was watching an Apple conference for a sec!

[GNineify]

Ugh, I just have to see the console design! What I've seen for now sounds really awesome.

[Master]

I'm watching the stream on twitch.tv, and it has a comments section...
Naturally, filled with fanboy wars.

[GNineify]

Everyone on IGN is complaining about stuff. It is now down. I'm now trying to watch on Kotaku. The video works, but the sound keeps glitching. Oh well, there will be lots of news to read tomorrow.