The internet is filled with production quality fake videos and stunts. Anyone with a $2000 Mac and a go-pro and some editing software can work magic these days. Why is this one any more believable than the kid who said he had his head cut by a meteorite? The news eats this crap up as fast as it can, yet when real meteorites fall, usually zero interest. Michael Farmer
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 3, 2014, at 2:58 PM, "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would be more impressed if a scuba diver was struck by a meteorite. ;) > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com > Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone > Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone > Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> On 4/3/14, Chris Peterson <[email protected]> wrote: >> Yes, although with his shoot deployed, he's probably traveling fairly >> slowly with respect to terminal velocity. >> >> Chris >> >> ******************************* >> Chris L Peterson >> Cloudbait Observatory >> http://www.cloudbait.com >> >>> On 4/3/2014 2:13 PM, Michael Mulgrew wrote: >>>> On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Chris Peterson wrote: >>>> I'd put the terminal velocity for a stone of that apparent size between >>>> 50 >>>> and 100 m/s. Say, between 100 and 200 mph (and I'd lean towards the >>>> lower >>>> end given the tumbling). >>> >>> The sky divers are falling, so the relative speed between them and the >>> rock would be even less than the rock's terminal velocity. >>> >>> Michael in so. Cal. >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > -- > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
