[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21468116

A meteor crashing in the Urals of central Russia has reportedly injured at least 400 people, as the shockwave blew out windows and rocked buildings.

Most of those hurt suffered minor cuts and bruises but some received head injuries, Russian media report.

A fireball was seen streaking through the sky above the city of Yekaterinburg, followed by loud bangs.

Much of the impact was felt in another city, Chelyabinsk, some 200km (125 miles) to the south.

Officials say a large meteor partially burned up in the lower atmosphere, resulting in fragments falling earthwards.

Thousands of rescue workers have been dispatched to the area to provide help to the injured, the emergencies ministry said.

The Chelyabinsk region, about 1,500km (930 miles) east of Moscow, is home to many factories, a nuclear power plant and the Mayak atomic waste storage and treatment centre.

Out of nowhere .....

[Jake.]

Crazy!

[SharkAttack]

Is there a true gamer who can play Asteroids out there, willing to go into space, sit in a triangular space ship, spin at times, and shoot at oncoming rocks?

[SharkAttack]

Seriously, though, that it came down in the Urals and still affected that many people is quite a scare. Happy to see everyone survived.

[Kizzy]

Thought they said it would miss!....

[Omah]

Originally Posted by SharkAttack

Is there a true gamer who can play Asteroids out there, willing to go into space, sit in a triangular space ship, spin at times, and shoot at oncoming rocks?

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/04/asteroids-record/

Asteroids Player Smashes 27-Year-Old High Score (Update)

04.05.10

On Saturday, John McAllister sat down at a friend’s house near Portland, Oregon to play a game of Asteroids. By Monday, he was still playing.

At 10:18 p.m. Pacific, he scored 41,338,740 points, a new all-time high score. In doing so, he beat a record that has stood for over 27 years.

The official Asteroids high score of 41,336,440 is the longest-standing record in gaming history, having been set on November 14, 1982 by 15-year-old Scott Safran. He stayed awake for three days to accomplish this feat.

I used to be good, but not THAT good .....

[SharkAttack]

Originally Posted by Omah

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/04/asteroids-record/



I used to be good, but not THAT good .....

We'll take anyone at this point, Omah, up you go! Quite a list of records there. Cousins used to have an Asteroids original stand-up arcade in their house back in the 80s, and the rest of us thought is was neat, but a bit much. "We are happy to have heat and water, and you are already bored of playing Asteroids in your home! The nerve..."

[Omah]

Originally Posted by SharkAttack

We'll take anyone at this point, Omah, up you go! Quite a list of records there. Cousins used to have an Asteroids original stand-up arcade in their house back in the 80s, and the rest of us thought is was neat, but a bit much. "We are happy to have heat and water, and you are already bored of playing Asteroids in your home! The nerve..."

Every few hours, once he had racked up enough extra lives, McAllister got up from his barstool, paced the room, ate a sandwich, then sat back down to play.

How I wish I could have been that cool .....

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Thought they said it would miss!....

It's a different one to that.

[Kizzy]

Really? oh dear...

[Josy]

524 Injured now.

[Josy]

I wonder if it's something to do with the flyby thats happening tonight?

[Josy]

The Russian Academy of Sciences estimates that the meteor weighed about 10 tonnes and entered the Earth's atmosphere at a speed of at least 54,000 km/h (33,000mph).

[BBfanUSA]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Thought they said it would miss!....

It's not the same one.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Josy

The Russian Academy of Sciences estimates that the meteor weighed about 10 tonnes and entered the Earth's atmosphere at a speed of at least 54,000 km/h (33,000mph).

It wasn't small, then .....

[arista]

Sonic Boom sound




"Spectacular sky: The Urals region was struck
by falling meteorite fragments which fell
in the city of Chelyabinsk, 900 miles east
of Moscow and close to the Kazakhstan border"

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2Kya2K4rL


Feel The Force

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Really? oh dear...

Yes No one knew this was arriving.
they travel so fast in space

[Kizzy]

#fwitened

[bbfan1991]

Scary. I hope all the people there are OK!

[Omah]

A meteor crashing in Russia's Ural mountains has injured at least 950 people, as the shockwave blew out windows and rocked buildings.

[Novo]

Injured by a Meteor.. what a story to tell the Grandkids

[MeMyselfAndI]

My Maths teacher on monday said a Meteor was coming & may just hit earth on Friday, so I think many people were expecting it

[Drew.]

Thats crazy

[lostalex]

I wish all cars were automatically installed with cameras.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Omah

A meteor crashing in Russia's Ural mountains has injured at least 950 people, as the shockwave blew out windows and rocked buildings.

i don't understand how 950 people could be injured, but no one was killed. I think the definition of "injured" might be a bit loose. What exactly does "injured" mean in this case?