Meteor-like objects falls in Latvia

burgundia · 10-26-2009, 04:01 PM

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/eu...ite/index.html
A meteorite-like object has created a crater after landing near a farm in northern Latvia, the nation's official news agency reported.

mntruthseeker · 10-26-2009, 04:03 PM

pretty amazing story thanks for sharing it

lucrum · 10-26-2009, 06:08 PM

Experts say this crater was dug by hand and made to look like an impact site by igniting pyrotechnics in the middle of it.

I don't know, always quick to debunk...the statement that these impacts are rare and because of this fact it just cannot be a crater, is to me a pretty stupid thing to say. :P

But it does look a little too neat and tidy, but hey! What do I know about meteorites and how tidy they tend to be!

Avid · 10-26-2009, 07:08 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6aAk3G8xvM

the 'meteorite' was a hoax...

http://www.youtube.com/watchv=WhguV2YPIgg&feature=SeriesPlayList&p=931882 43F6D0495F

Rareheart · 10-26-2009, 08:10 PM

To create a realistic impact crater...bury a propane cylinder, detonate electronically (from a safe distance). Then remove all 'shrapnel'...viola, authentic looking meteor scar.

Then, check yourself into your local hospital for a full diagnostic workup...'cause there's definitely somethin wrong wit ya.

Jack · 10-26-2009, 09:37 PM

Its interesting how they are saying that it was somehow "dug" out of the ground with shovels. I can see some pretty big clumps of clay there that would require quite a large shovel if not the inteligence of the "shovel driver" to break them up first.

Ive dug some holes in my time , and looking at this one.. it would take a whooole lotta digging to get a hole of that size with just a shovel and even a pick maybe.

I smell something and its not cookies..

Ammit · 10-26-2009, 10:23 PM

So, ok dug by shovel. Ok I can go with that but, what about the way the soil has settled around the rim of the hole, I could not ever emulate that with all the holes i ever dug while farming.

The hole also seems chambered, almost wine glass shaped, if you wanna debunk it , fine, but dig a whole the same first and show me.

10-26-2009, 04:01 PM	#1
burgundia Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Poland Posts: 3,442	Meteor-like objects falls in Latvia http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/eu...ite/index.html A meteorite-like object has created a crater after landing near a farm in northern Latvia, the nation's official news agency reported.

10-26-2009, 04:03 PM	#2
mntruthseeker Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,482	Re: Meteor-like objects falls in Latvia pretty amazing story thanks for sharing it

10-26-2009, 06:08 PM	#3
lucrum Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 209	Re: Meteor-like objects falls in Latvia Experts say this crater was dug by hand and made to look like an impact site by igniting pyrotechnics in the middle of it. I don't know, always quick to debunk...the statement that these impacts are rare and because of this fact it just cannot be a crater, is to me a pretty stupid thing to say. :P But it does look a little too neat and tidy, but hey! What do I know about meteorites and how tidy they tend to be!

10-26-2009, 07:08 PM	#4
Avid Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 660	Re: Meteor-like objects falls in Latvia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6aAk3G8xvM the 'meteorite' was a hoax... http://www.youtube.com/watchv=WhguV2YPIgg&feature=SeriesPlayList&p=931882 43F6D0495F

10-26-2009, 08:10 PM	#5
Rareheart Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: SE Coast, US Posts: 195	Re: Meteor-like objects falls in Latvia To create a realistic impact crater...bury a propane cylinder, detonate electronically (from a safe distance). Then remove all 'shrapnel'...viola, authentic looking meteor scar. Then, check yourself into your local hospital for a full diagnostic workup...'cause there's definitely somethin wrong wit ya.

10-26-2009, 09:37 PM	#6
Jack Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 454	Re: Meteor-like objects falls in Latvia Its interesting how they are saying that it was somehow "dug" out of the ground with shovels. I can see some pretty big clumps of clay there that would require quite a large shovel if not the inteligence of the "shovel driver" to break them up first. Ive dug some holes in my time , and looking at this one.. it would take a whooole lotta digging to get a hole of that size with just a shovel and even a pick maybe. I smell something and its not cookies..

10-26-2009, 10:23 PM	#7
Ammit Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Weymouth, Dorset, UK Posts: 827	Re: Meteor-like objects falls in Latvia So, ok dug by shovel. Ok I can go with that but, what about the way the soil has settled around the rim of the hole, I could not ever emulate that with all the holes i ever dug while farming. The hole also seems chambered, almost wine glass shaped, if you wanna debunk it , fine, but dig a whole the same first and show me.