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Measly Twerp: Nov 5, 2009; Weasel words is all I hear

Limp Wristed Limey posted:

Ha everyone laughed when I built my alien shelter. Hope they are still laughing when they get harvested by the evil Nayoooian race.

Stop making poo poo up.

Unless you're a centurion of the fifth mechina, in which case I'm hosed.

# ? Feb 15, 2013 10:44

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# ? May 23, 2013 05:28

tallian: Jun 7, 2012

Measly Twerp posted:

But we couldn't defend ourselves against toasters from space, let alone whatever these guys are going to throw at us.

Toast from outer space!!!!

Does it land butter side up, or down?

# ? Feb 15, 2013 10:54

LobsterTick: Jul 11, 2011; "We did something this year that was not based on animosity."

Great, I seriously missed the Russian Post jokes.

# ? Feb 15, 2013 10:55

Siljmonster: Dec 16, 2005; I ruin threads instead of voting on them.

I wonder what the chemtrail is composed of.

# ? Feb 15, 2013 10:55

WreckSov: Aug 26, 2011

Attention Horse posted:

There's a ton of pictures and videos here:

http://zyalt.livejournal.com/722930.html

I had no idea that sonic booms can be so powerful, holy poo poo.

This page is awesome, pro-click. Lots of videos from different angles and locations of the meteorite breaking up, a couple of videos of the sonicboom and aftermath, and a lot of pretty pictures.

And that's not to mention jewels like this

# ? Feb 15, 2013 10:57

Alan Smithee: Jan 3, 2005; From the greatest bedroom filmmaker of our times, director of "Wigga Please", "Feminazis II: Space Master Race", comes "Video Game: The Movie: The Game: The Movie". Directed by Alan Smithee. Written by Alan Smithee. Starring Alan Smithee. Produced by Skoolmunkee

gently caress, now the Russians are gonna have sweet Alien tech and bring back the Soviet Union

# ? Feb 15, 2013 10:58

Toriori: Jan 4, 2012; No Yanda's allowed

Isn't this vaguely how Maximum Overdrive started

Also, what makes this a meteor and not a meteorite?

# ? Feb 15, 2013 11:02

Doctor Reynolds: Jul 18, 2008; And any story where he isn't, he helps you forget!

Zipping around in space: Meteorite
Crashing in to Earth: Meteor

EDIT: I'm wrong as heck, apparently!!

Doctor Reynolds fucked around with this message at Feb 15, 2013 around 11:26

# ? Feb 15, 2013 11:04

Three-Phase: Aug 5, 2006; Four phases.

One-two-three-fucking-four phases.

Also, mods should be doing more of this custom title shit to maintain the funny. I don't mind the , but it reflects poorly on the forums.

d3c0y2 posted:

"According to an unconfirmed report in Russia Today, the meteor was intercepted by Russian air defense."

Wait, what. can we intercept meteors now, I thought that was science fiction. Or is Russia Today just being Russia Today again.

The Stonehenge turret network is online.

Three-Phase fucked around with this message at Feb 15, 2013 around 11:11

# ? Feb 15, 2013 11:08

ProfessorLoomis: Apr 5, 2007; I LUST FOR MONKEY DEATH

Doctor Reynolds posted:

Zipping around in space: Meteorite
Crashing in to Earth: Meteor

I can't be bothered to look it up, but I was under the impression Meteorite was a meteor that had already landed on earth.

EDIT: I was bothered to look it up. I'm right.

# ? Feb 15, 2013 11:09

Toriori: Jan 4, 2012; No Yanda's allowed

Neat, thanks!

# ? Feb 15, 2013 11:12

Mu Cow: Oct 26, 2003

d3c0y2 posted:

"According to an unconfirmed report in Russia Today, the meteor was intercepted by Russian air defense."

Wait, what. can we intercept meteors now, I thought that was science fiction. Or is Russia Today just being Russia Today again.

I highly doubt this is true, but it does sound like something Russia would do. Fire military weapons over a populated area, don't warn anybody.

# ? Feb 15, 2013 11:13

DominusDeus: Jul 20, 2008

Doctor Reynolds posted:

Zipping around in space: Meteorite
Crashing in to Earth: Meteor

While in space: Meteoroid
While in Earth's atmosphere: Meteor
After it has struck the Earth: Meteorite
Not a meteorite: Meteorwrong

# ? Feb 15, 2013 11:15

Alan Smithee: Jan 3, 2005; From the greatest bedroom filmmaker of our times, director of "Wigga Please", "Feminazis II: Space Master Race", comes "Video Game: The Movie: The Game: The Movie". Directed by Alan Smithee. Written by Alan Smithee. Starring Alan Smithee. Produced by Skoolmunkee

Man why's Russia getting all the sweet Meteor action? Don't give me that largest country BS, wouldn't it be more likely to wind up over the ocean?

# ? Feb 15, 2013 11:17

NoneMoreNegative: Jul 20, 2000; GOTH FASCISTIC
PAIN MASTER

"Bacteria."

Alan Smithee posted:

Man why's Russia getting all the sweet Meteor action? Don't give me that largest country BS, wouldn't it be more likely to wind up over the ocean?

Much like that tree falling in the forest; when fish have cellphone cameras and whales have dashcams we'll see some awesome footage.

# ? Feb 15, 2013 11:27

Ignimbrite: Jan 5, 2010; BALLS BALLS BALLS

I saw a video of just the trail where the guy must have just missed the actual fireball coming in, but caught the bit where it airburst. drat it was loud,I'm uprised that there haven't been more reports of windows being blown out.

Alan Smithee posted:

Man why's Russia getting all the sweet Meteor action? Don't give me that largest country BS, wouldn't it be more likely to wind up over the ocean?

If it's in the southern hemisphere, yeah. Russia really does cover a significant fraction of the northern hemisphere.

Also something something tesla something something get out of here stalker

# ? Feb 15, 2013 11:29

Ivor Biggun: Apr 30, 2003; A big "Fuck You!" from the Keyhole nebula

Alan Smithee posted:

Man why's Russia getting all the sweet Meteor action? Don't give me that largest country BS, wouldn't it be more likely to wind up over the ocean?

In short, yes. More meteors explode over the ocean or sparesly inhabited / uninhabited parts of the world so aren't reported.

http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireballs/faqf/#2

# ? Feb 15, 2013 11:39

Troll Bridgington: Dec 22, 2011; More scotch!

Three-Phase posted:

The Stonehenge turret network is online.

drat it, Erusea is at it again!

# ? Feb 15, 2013 11:42

Asehujiko: Apr 6, 2011

This building:

Is that where the debris landed or was the fire started by flying glass shards?

# ? Feb 15, 2013 11:45

YF-23: Feb 17, 2011; The few witnesses would report seeing only a boy with amazing wings, gently falling from the day's sky.

No one ever saw him again.

I just watched this RussiaToday compilation of dashcam/security camera captures:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Omh7_I8vI

Just another day in Russia apparently; I love it, a meteor streaks through the sky and bursts in a show of blinding light, and the road traffic continues as if nothing happened.

Three-Phase posted:

The Stonehenge turret network is online.

At least the US operates the F-22, all they need now is a Mobius 1.

e; v 10/10 post

YF-23 fucked around with this message at Feb 15, 2013 around 12:08

# ? Feb 15, 2013 11:47

Mr Asshat: Oct 28, 2005

Ah yes the new pope has arrived!

# ? Feb 15, 2013 11:52

down_and_out: May 29, 2001

Fautzo posted:

I'm so proud I haven't heard any terrible soviet russia jokes in the comment sections of any news sites or twitter.

Also the fact that the meteor caused that much damage when "intercepted" really makes me wonder what kind of damage it could have done if it actually hit.

It was NOT intercepted by anything. I don't know why that's even being reported. The idea that the Russians, or anyone for that matter, would have been able to launch a rocket or shoot anything at it with a few seconds of warning, is absurd. They'll explode on their own from atmospheric friction, under the right circumstances.

# ? Feb 15, 2013 11:55

Mallory: Feb 14, 2013; by Y Kant Ozma Post

Toriori posted:

Isn't this vaguely how Maximum Overdrive started

Kind of...I actually watched it last weekend. Heres wikipedias summary:

quote:

On June 19, 1987 at 9:47 am Eastern Standard Time, planet Earth passes through the tail of a rogue comet, Rhea-M, for just over a week. In Wilmington, North Carolina, machines suddenly come to life and attack humans.

Im just scared If it did turn out like the film we would have to deal with AC/DC doing the whole drat soundtrack...theres only so much straight up 4/4 you can deal with in EVERY loving SONG.

# ? Feb 15, 2013 12:00

Lazlo Nibble: Jan 9, 2004; It was Weasleby, by God! At last I had the miserable blighter precisely where I wanted him!

Asehujiko posted:

Is that where the debris landed or was the fire started by flying glass shards?

Probably directly under the path of the meteor and the roof collapsed due to the sudden downwards pressure from the sonic boom.

# ? Feb 15, 2013 12:02

Haruharuharuko: Mar 24, 2008; It takes an idiot to do cool things. That's why it's cool.

Mr Asshat posted:

Ah yes the new pope has arrived!

# ? Feb 15, 2013 12:08

Burning Mustache: Sep 4, 2006; Zaeed got stories.
Kasumi got loot.
All I got was a hole in my suit.

Captain Pancakes posted:

At first this made me think, "What, did they shoot it down with an anti-aircraft gun?" Then I looked up "Tunguska" and saw it was a giant meteor in 1908.

I play way too much Battlefield 3.

If that meteor had struck in the US it would have been called Linebacker!

# ? Feb 15, 2013 12:16

GenericOverusedName: Nov 24, 2009

tallian posted:

Toast from outer space!!!!

Does it land butter side up, or down?

There is no 'up' or 'down' in space, so it would land with butter in every direction simultaneously!

# ? Feb 15, 2013 12:16

Mallory: Feb 14, 2013; by Y Kant Ozma Post

I believe "intercepted" is just meaning they detected it at some point. Not that they shot it down.

And Im unsure if they could have actually done either.

VVV Maybe it was a nuke...and they DID "intercept" it?

Mallory fucked around with this message at Feb 15, 2013 around 12:27

# ? Feb 15, 2013 12:18

KinkyJohn: Sep 18, 2002

What if some trigger happy Russian general launched retaliation nukes immediately after seeing the meteor?

# ? Feb 15, 2013 12:20

Burning Mustache: Sep 4, 2006; Zaeed got stories.
Kasumi got loot.
All I got was a hole in my suit.

KinkyJohn posted:

What if some trigger happy Russian general launched retaliation nukes immediately after seeing the meteor?

I'm pretty sure "some Russian general" doesn't exactly have the authority (or ability) to just launch nukes all willy nilly at the press of a button at any given time.

At least I hope so

# ? Feb 15, 2013 12:22

Crusader: Apr 11, 2002; Progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future.

Mallory posted:

I believe "intercepted" is just meaning they detected it at some point. Not that they shot it down.

And Im unsure if they could have actually done either.

Definitely not the latter; it was probably traveling at almost two orders of magnitude faster than anything a theater/local-range missile would have been designed or have the capability to intercept.

# ? Feb 15, 2013 12:23

Limp Wristed Limey: Sep 7, 2010; Bitcoins are the path to freedom.

Burning Mustache posted:

I'm pretty sure "some Russian general" doesn't exactly have the authority (or ability) to just launch nukes all willy nilly at the press of a button at any given time.

At least I hope so

Ha during the cold war Russian small torpedo boats had nukes on board. No safety measures, the captain could have launched the torpedos if he wanted.

# ? Feb 15, 2013 12:25

Bernardo Orel: Sep 2, 2011

KinkyJohn posted:

What if some trigger happy Russian general launched retaliation nukes immediately after seeing the meteor?

You wouldn't be posting this is my first guess

# ? Feb 15, 2013 12:26

SA_Avenger: Oct 22, 2012

Burning Mustache posted:

I'm pretty sure "some Russian general" doesn't exactly have the authority (or ability) to just launch nukes all willy nilly at the press of a button at any given time.

At least I hope so

wasn't there a russian military guy on watch who could have launch nuclear retaliation strike as they had a "nuclear attack" warning but refused to?
Don't remember the name but I know he is just some retired unknown "hero".

# ? Feb 15, 2013 12:29

KinkyJohn: Sep 18, 2002

Although I don't speak russian, I think some people are trying to pass off footage of the Derweze Gas Crater as the spot where the meteor hit

KinkyJohn fucked around with this message at Feb 15, 2013 around 12:33

# ? Feb 15, 2013 12:30

Burning Mustache: Sep 4, 2006; Zaeed got stories.
Kasumi got loot.
All I got was a hole in my suit.

Limp Wristed Limey posted:

Ha during the cold war Russian small torpedo boats had nukes on board. No safety measures, the captain could have launched the torpedos if he wanted.

Yeah, I'm familiar with that, I just meant that I hope it's different these days :I

Although the poster earlier that said they were happy this didn't happen during the Cold War has a point. WW3 has almost been started over much, much less, including reflections of sunlight over US nuclear silos

EDIT: \/\/\/ Yeah, that's the one. There was also this guy with the famous incident with a Russian sub.

Burning Mustache fucked around with this message at Feb 15, 2013 around 12:35

# ? Feb 15, 2013 12:31

Crusader: Apr 11, 2002; Progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future.

SA_Avenger posted:

wasn't there a russian military guy on watch who could have launch nuclear retaliation strike as they had a "nuclear attack" warning but refused to?
Don't remember the name but I know he is just some retired unknown "hero".

Stanislav Petrov: http://www.wired.com/science/discov.../dayintech_0926

# ? Feb 15, 2013 12:31