34 pointsby spzx5 hours ago4 comments
  • ButlerianJihad3 hours ago
    The real jackpot here is how this large chunk happened to impact a home belonging to an astute and prepared individual:

      He then immediately preserved and documented the entire scene using disposable gloves and aluminum foil to place the meteorite fragments in glass jars.
    
    I can think of many diverse reactions to a meteor strike, but even NASA is singing the praises of this guy and his quick thinking.
    • alex11382 hours ago
      "OW! STUPID METEORITE." flings it back into the air in hopes it'll reach space
      • alex113811 minutes ago
        Hacker News, folks. Make a dumb joke? Get a downvote

        Isn't it awesome to have the 500 karma requisite in having downvote powers?

  • fractallytean hour ago
    "Our cameras in Northford, Connecticut, and Douglassville, Pennsylvania, as well as a doorbell camera in Wayne, New Jersey, captured the meteor, and from that we measured its trajectory... The path traced back to low in the asteroid belt."

    I don't doubt it, but that's an astounding trajectory estimation...

  • andrewstuart2 hours ago
    Scene one of a Steven Spielberg movie.