Meteor Strike Caught On Camera

[B00nie]

why would you doubt it? with all of the other damage in the area, i have no doubts whatsoever that the lack of building codes in that part of the world led to it just falling apart with the meteor shockwave.

I guess this hole in the lake ice was also the result of a shockwave

 

[paret0]

http://youtu.be/S7mw-_Lm-xI

what's this ?

Looks like a fargin' icehole.

 

[DW-UK]

I guess this hole in the lake ice was also the result of a shockwave

Yes, shockwaves can pass through water and ice too.

 

[DW-UK]

Shockwaves/Energy Transference is the same thing.

Energy follows the path of least resistance available. Much of the Meteor’s energy will be transferred, along a certain path of conductivity, though the air (when it hits the air). The energy’s structure will tend to be radial in its nature. Its position will depend on Mass and Distance, just like anything else.

The question is; what did the Meteor mass transform into, and, what energy was transferred to what, at each stage of transformation?

 

[Azhar]

Shockwaves/Energy Transference is the same thing.

Energy follows the path of least resistance available. Much of the Meteor’s energy will be transferred, along a certain path of conductivity, though the air (when it hits the air). The energy’s structure will tend to be radial in its nature. Its position will depend on Mass and Distance, just like anything else.

The question is; what did the Meteor mass transform into, and, what energy was transferred to what, at each stage of transformation?

It transformed into this of course:

http://images.sodahead.com/polls/002396923/2410873916_War_of_the_Worlds_xlarge.jpeg

 

[DW-UK]

It transformed into this of course:

http://images.sodahead.com/polls/002396923/2410873916_War_of_the_Worlds_xlarge.jpeg

It transformed into little melted pieces, according to the news.

Had the bigger one hit instead, it would have led to the end of most life on Earth.

 

[evilsofa]

Collection of people responding to the noise (some of these I haven't seen before):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpGt7x12oa4

The wikipedia article for the event:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Russian_meteor_event

 

[evilsofa]

Had the bigger one hit instead, it would have led to the end of most life on Earth.

No, it would not. Not big enough. That one would have resulted in a crater very similar in size to the Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona. It would certainly be catastrophic, enough to level much of a medium-sized state in the US, but not an end-of-the-world event. See:

http://www.cbc.ca/hamilton/news/story/2013/02/14/hamilton-asteriod-earth.html