Comments on: Meteor explodes over Russia http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 18:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Aaron Gilliland http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657467 Aaron Gilliland Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657467 And if you're wrong, may we all be horribly crushed from above somehow. And if you’re wrong, may we all be horribly crushed from above somehow.

]]> By: Boris Magocsi http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657464 Boris Magocsi Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657464 And now we're back to explosions: http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/02/15/russian_meteorite_fragment_may_have_fallen_in_frozen_lake.html And now we’re back to explosions: http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/02/15/russian_meteorite_fragment_may_have_fallen_in_frozen_lake.html

]]> By: Andy T Coombs http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657421 Andy T Coombs Sat, 16 Feb 2013 05:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657421  I fucking love Russians. Absolutely zero fucks given. Never get on the booze with a Russian sailor in port though. I learned that the hard way. Nearly died.  I fucking love Russians. Absolutely zero fucks given. Never get on the booze with a Russian sailor in port though. I learned that the hard way. Nearly died.

]]> By: Frank Lee Scarlett http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657415 Frank Lee Scarlett Sat, 16 Feb 2013 05:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657415 I've been meditating on what this event would have been like in 1983 since I read this story.  Technology and Cold War policies of competitive omertà would have kept this event a mystery (and source of conspiracy theories) for who knows how long, and I can easily imagine the fear most of the globe would be feeling on this day in 1983.  With Breshnev having recently died, and Andropov an unknown, Reagan and the Politburo would be posturing and lobbing threats at each other while NATO and the Warsaw Pact nations convened for emergency sessions. I do not miss the Cold War. Right now, we'd most of us be wondering what the hell happened and if we'd be seeing mushroom clouds soon. I’ve been meditating on what this event would have been like in 1983 since I read this story. 

Technology and Cold War policies of competitive omertà would have kept this event a mystery (and source of conspiracy theories) for who knows how long, and I can easily imagine the fear most of the globe would be feeling on this day in 1983. 

With Breshnev having recently died, and Andropov an unknown, Reagan and the Politburo would be posturing and lobbing threats at each other while NATO and the Warsaw Pact nations convened for emergency sessions.

I do not miss the Cold War. Right now, we’d most of us be wondering what the hell happened and if we’d be seeing mushroom clouds soon.

]]> By: niktemadur http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657417 niktemadur Sat, 16 Feb 2013 05:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657417 @facebook-1000995188:disqus Real Russian men do all their computing with malware!  When they aren't chewing steel and spitting nails, that is.  Real Russian men have chunks of Gimp in their <i>javnó</i> (turd). @facebook-1000995188:disqus Real Russian men do all their computing with malware!  When they aren’t chewing steel and spitting nails, that is.  Real Russian men have chunks of Gimp in their javnó (turd).

]]> By: nachoproblem http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657382 nachoproblem Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657382 I though the only thing destroyed after it burned up was Ned Flanders' bunker. I though the only thing destroyed after it burned up was Ned Flanders’ bunker.

]]> By: nachoproblem http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657380 nachoproblem Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657380 But you won't see them screaming and running. If there really is no hope left, the Russians will say something like, "Well, that's it then."  That's just how they roll. But you won’t see them screaming and running. If there really is no hope left, the Russians will say something like, “Well, that’s it then.” 

That’s just how they roll.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657243 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657243 That's what the pools are for. That’s what the pools are for.

]]> By: niktemadur http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657197 niktemadur Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657197 Could be celebrated by watching Graham Chapman's "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Monty-Pythons-Graham-Chapman-Trouser/dp/B0007YMUJ8" rel="nofollow">Looks Like A Brown Trouser Job</a>". Could be celebrated by watching Graham Chapman’s “Looks Like A Brown Trouser Job“.

]]> By: Jim Saul http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657198 Jim Saul Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657198 I'm sure people got quite creative. There must have been some unpleasant experiences taking place on lower deck balconies. With open bars and free alcohol, and the ship filled with those red bags of waste, my sickest speculation is that at some dark, twisted moment the cry rang out... "pillow fight!" I’m sure people got quite creative. There must have been some unpleasant experiences taking place on lower deck balconies.

With open bars and free alcohol, and the ship filled with those red bags of waste, my sickest speculation is that at some dark, twisted moment the cry rang out… “pillow fight!”

]]> By: niktemadur http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657190 niktemadur Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657190 What, do you mean this? http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20071229224538/en.futurama/images/6/6b/SpacePope.png What, do you mean this?
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20071229224538/en.futurama/images/6/6b/SpacePope.png

]]> By: Donald Petersen http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657183 Donald Petersen Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657183 Were passengers restrained from crapping over the side?  Or am I the only one who would have tried to get away with that? Were passengers restrained from crapping over the side?  Or am I the only one who would have tried to get away with that?

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657185 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657185 It didn't land on a building. The building (and everything else) was damaged by the shock wave from the blast. It didn’t land on a building. The building (and everything else) was damaged by the shock wave from the blast.

]]> By: Jim Saul http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657165 Jim Saul Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657165 Don't forget the Poop Cruise from hell. Don’t forget the Poop Cruise from hell.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657159 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657159 You mean like how, "The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky said that it was not a meteor but "a test of new American weapons""? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Russian_meteor_event#Reaction You mean like how, “The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky said that it was not a meteor but “a test of new American weapons”"? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Russian_meteor_event#Reaction

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657152 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657152 Switch to Deep Impact. You might not remember any quotes, but at least Morgan Freeman will be the one making them. Switch to Deep Impact. You might not remember any quotes, but at least Morgan Freeman will be the one making them.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657133 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657133 No rest for the Reptilian. No rest for the Reptilian.

]]> By: Cowicide http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657130 Cowicide Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657130 No worries... I was just teasing you.   No worries… I was just teasing you.  

]]> By: Michael Smith http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657114 Michael Smith Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657114 That was where I saw it and I didn't want to claim the information as my own. I linked to give credit. Also this was a link to /r/askscience which is often very authoritative. That was where I saw it and I didn’t want to claim the information as my own. I linked to give credit. Also this was a link to /r/askscience which is often very authoritative.

]]> By: Cowicide http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657071 Cowicide Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657071 http://i.imgur.com/tuYexU6.gif http://i.imgur.com/tuYexU6.gif

]]> By: Cowicide http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657069 Cowicide Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657069 <blockquote>Commenters on reddit pointed out that this meteor had a trajectory almost at right angles to 2012 DA14, so they are not related.</blockquote>Haha... NASA says that too.  But, now that "commenters on reddit" have confirmed it, I know it's true! ;D

Commenters on reddit pointed out that this meteor had a trajectory almost at right angles to 2012 DA14, so they are not related.

Haha… NASA says that too.  But, now that “commenters on reddit” have confirmed it, I know it’s true! ;D

]]> By: chris jimson http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657061 chris jimson Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657061 Actually the guy does say "pizdets" which is sort of like saying "oh shit" or sometimes "that's it, the end." Actually the guy does say “pizdets” which is sort of like saying “oh shit” or sometimes “that’s it, the end.”

]]> By: chris jimson http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657055 chris jimson Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657055 I thought the Comsmonaut had one good line, when asked if he knew who Evel Knievel was he says "No, I never saw Star Wars." I thought the Comsmonaut had one good line, when asked if he knew who Evel Knievel was he says “No, I never saw Star Wars.”

]]> By: TheMadLibrarian http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657043 TheMadLibrarian Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657043  It hit the car parked in the driveway in the middle of the night.  I think the teenager was exonerated.  It hit the car parked in the driveway in the middle of the night.  I think the teenager was exonerated.

]]> By: kringlebertfistyebuns http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657044 kringlebertfistyebuns Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657044 Well played. Well played.

]]> By: TheMadLibrarian http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657041 TheMadLibrarian Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657041  "Remain Calm and Carry On."  ”Remain Calm and Carry On.”

]]> By: Aaron Gilliland http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657042 Aaron Gilliland Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657042 Well, the area around Chelyabinsk does have a history... <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayak" rel="nofollow">Site of plutonium production and reprocessing</a> and, coincidentally, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyshtym_disaster" rel="nofollow">site of the third worst nuclear disaster in history</a>. Well, the area around Chelyabinsk does have a history…

Site of plutonium production and reprocessing and, coincidentally, site of the third worst nuclear disaster in history.

]]> By: Bradley Robinson http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657037 Bradley Robinson Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657037 It was a North Korean missile test.  They were aiming for us, but otherwise, it was a success.   It was a North Korean missile test.  They were aiming for us, but otherwise, it was a success.  

]]> By: Cowicide http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657028 Cowicide Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657028 Well, not <i>all</i> the luck...  ;) Well, not all the luck…  ;)

]]> By: jackie31337 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/meteor-explodes-over-russia.html#comment-1657027 jackie31337 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213177#comment-1657027 I've been told by friends and colleagues who have lived and worked in Russia that the general level of WTF and crazy stuff happening every day is so high that Russians are rarely surprised or shocked by anything. These videos certainly seem to support that claim. I’ve been told by friends and colleagues who have lived and worked in Russia that the general level of WTF and crazy stuff happening every day is so high that Russians are rarely surprised or shocked by anything. These videos certainly seem to support that claim.

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