17 replies to this topic

[Ali-Reza]

They say it may miss us (inshallah) but if it indeed hit earth, a large city could get wiped out.

[OsamaHatum]

Nothing's gonna happen.

[hameedeh]

Meteorite hits Russia with damage. People are debating whether it is a piece of the asteroid and if other meteorites will fall.

Photos: http://rt.com/news/m...helyabinsk-283/

[south-lebanon]

this is incredible!

Edited by south-lebanon, 15 February 2013 - 01:52 AM.

[Abu Izrael]

I hope it hits Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

[south-lebanon]

This story is actually getting even more serious:

http://rt.com/news/m...helyabinsk-283/

According to unconfirmed reports, the meteorite was intercepted by an air defense unit at the Urzhumka settlement near Chelyabinsk. A missile salvo blew the meteorite to pieces at an altitude of 20 kilometers, local newspaper Znak reports quoting a source in the military


Over 400 people sought medical attention as a result of the incident, according to the Russian Interior Ministry. No serious injuries have been reported, with most of the injuries caused by broken glass and minor concussions.

Edited by south-lebanon, 15 February 2013 - 03:50 AM.

[kadhim]

According to unconfirmed reports, the meteorite was intercepted by an air defense unit at the Urzhumka settlement near Chelyabinsk. A missile salvo blew the meteorite to pieces at an altitude of 20 kilometers, local newspaper Znak reports quoting a source in the military

Utter nonsense. Unfortunatety the Russian army's weaponry is subject to the laws of physics. No missile on earth could intercept something like this.

[OsamaHatum]

Utter nonsense. Unfortunatety the Russian army's weaponry is subject to the laws of physics. No missile on earth could intercept something like this.

Yup, it's all just a conspiracy, right? What reason do they have to lie again?

[Askari1]

it would require a hydrogen bomb to disturb the meteorite, and the hydrogen bomb missile must make a U turn and hit from the other side with a supersonic missile (so that it gives a shadow of the EMP, otherwise the population would be fried, and the time of warning is maybe 2-5 seconds) , or the meteorite must be detected hours earlier while in space and deflected/pulverized (really evaporated, as there is no gas to exert any kinetic effect) with an H-bomb.

a very tricky game

[Abu Izrael]

They should place missiles in space to be prepared for this kind of stuff... Didn't they think of something like this in North America a few years back? Something like Star Wars Defence program?

[dfdfRandolphdfdf]

^ Problem is if you shoot a meteorite it may split into two and become two problems instead of one. Apparently if you get a space ship to travel near the meteor and use boosters to repel it's gravity you can actually lead the meteor away from Earth, like a 'gravitational tractor beem', but NASA is probably to under funded for this.

Edited by dfdfRandolphdfdf, 15 February 2013 - 09:35 PM.

[south-lebanon]

Utter nonsense. Unfortunatety the Russian army's weaponry is subject to the laws of physics. No missile on earth could intercept something like this.

If Israel can't shoot down a bunch of Kassam rockets, then its highly unlikely that the Russians were able to intercept the meteorite...perhaps the Russian missile defense system did automatically detect something and that's where these claims are coming from

[Ali-Reza]

cool videos looks like that movie fantastic 4

But seriously...Subhanullah

Edited by Ali-Reza, 16 February 2013 - 07:16 PM.

[kadhim]

Yup, it's all just a conspiracy, right? What reason do they have to lie again?

The Russian military didn't claim to have shot at it. "Unconfirmed reports." The meteor was travelling at a reported 50 000 km/h or so. That's about 14 km/sec, or roughly Mach 40. As a comparison, missile defense systems are designed to hit MIRVs coming in at maybe a couple of km/sec, Mach 4 or roundabout, and success rates in testing are pretty dismal.

[shiamehdi14]

This could be a sign of Imam Mehdi's return.

[Darth Vader]

Is this meteor which is travelling towards the Earth physically the same object that was detected a few years ago, hyped about and called Nibiru/Planet X/That-Big-Rock-of-Iron, you know??

[Yusuf_Ali]

Not much we can do other than keep ourselves right with Allah ÓÈÍÇäå æÊÚÇáì !!

Yusuf Ali

[hasanhh]

They should place missiles in space to be prepared for this kind of stuff... Didn't they think of something like this in North America a few years back? Something like Star Wars Defence program?

It was called: Project Icarus (`1967)

If Israel can't shoot down a bunch of Kassam rockets, then its highly unlikely that the Russians were able to intercept the meteorite...perhaps the Russian missile defense system did automatically detect something and that's where these claims are coming from

One major factor in missile intercept is detection of the "boost phase"