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Meteor Impact Big News

By Gregon

As Rick reported in yesterday’s news, what was thought to be a meteorite crashed to Earth in Peru over the weekend (video report). What has made the incident jump into the headlines though is that people who have gone near the crash site have become ill, including seven police officers who gathered samples. Officials are ruling out radiation poisoning, suggesting instead that the impact has created some noxious chemical odour. Though most reports are giving the number of sick people between 12 and 200, the BBC now has a front page item claiming 600 have fallen ill. This has all the makings of a bad sci-fi film…

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  1. It Came from Outer Space
    Kat suggested it’s a man-made nuclear-powered satellite. Is this possible? I guess if those affected report sunburns as well. I’m keeping an eye on all media sources for updates; like I said, this could be bigger than Tunguska… and perhaps Roswell. 😉

    Edit: Just had a thought. Lake Titicaca is at an altitude of 12628 feet — would this have any effect on meteorites crashing in the area?

  2. This also maybe illness caused by fear.
    If people where getting ill. Then who is taking the pictures. And why are people standing around looking at the crater? Seems to me I’d want to stay away. Unless these pictures were taken before anyone became ill. I’m waiting till more is known.

    1. Hysteria
      Hi Bladerunner,

      The thought crossed my mind that this could all be down to hysteria. The policemen coming down sick might argue a little against this though.

      Kind regards,
      Greg
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      You monkeys only think you’re running things

  3. Wormwood…
    “And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.” (Revelation 8:10, 11 – KJV)

    ^^^Wikipedia^^^

    Hey, just a thought. 🙂

  4. Video of the hole
    Here’s the BBC’s video in Windows Media Player format.

    That’s one heck of a hole! And they found bones in it. They said these bones could possibly be from animals buried there before whatever-it-was hit. I can’t help but wonder what sort of animals they think the Peruvians might have buried there.

    Kat

    1. Animal remains?
      So in 1947, the Americans said the bodies were just crash-test dummies. And in 2007, the Peruvians are saying the bodies are the remains of animals unfortunate enough to be at the crash site.

      I’m only joking. 😉

    1. Gas maybe?
      Maybe it was some for of gas that spread all over the area after the impact.

      What I want to know is if the water that is shown inside the crater was the result of the impact, or if it rained after this thing hit the ground. Maybe it wasn’t a meteorite but a comet.

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      It’s not the depth of the rabbit hole that bugs me…
      It’s all the rabbit SH*T you stumble over on your way down!!!

      Red Pill Junkie

      1. If it looks like a duck…
        From the Living in Peru website:

        [quote]Puno, Peru’s Regional Health Director, Jorge López Tejada, reported yesterday that at least 150 people had been seen after having stated they had dermal injuries, were dizzy, nauseous or vomiting.

        According to the townspeople, the illnesses began after the meteorite crashed and they began to touch the glowing rock believing it had some type of monetary value. Aside from the hundreds of townspeople that were affected, Tejada reported that 8 police officers had to be hospitalized after having taken samples of the meteorite.
        [/quote]

        So this rock or whatever comes crashing. It’s GLOWING, and then people start slowly experiencing dermal injuries, dizziness and vomiting? It’s got all the signs of radiation poisoning to me. And in the videos you see how carelessly they were handling samples taken at the site…
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        It’s not the depth of the rabbit hole that bugs me…
        It’s all the rabbit SH*T you stumble over on your way down!!!

        Red Pill Junkie

        1. Updated reports claim the
          Updated reports claim the scientists tested for radiation and found nothing:

          “The geophysicists have determined that there isn’t radiation in the area, the problems people were having have been attributed to toxic subsoil gases which have not been specified yet,” stated López Tejada.

          In other words, they don’t know what’s causing the illness. 😉

          If it’s toxic subsoil gas causing the illness, that means every construction worker, miner and gardener in Peru would get sick everytime they dig a hole.

          1. you mean
            You mean that all of Peru has the same soil condition? That would be very interesting. Much more interesting than this impact.

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          2. Exactly
            If that region of Peru had some characteristic toxic conditions in the subsoil, then that would be something the local population should have been aware of! And those are the people reported ill.

            Then there’s this talk about fossil remains found in the impact area, but if that’s the cause of the toxic gas, what are the chances of a rock from the sky falling on that EXACT location??

            I agree that they might not have a clue of the reason of this illness. But from what we have read it appears it needs direct contact with the remains, and it develops after a certain amount of time.

            And let’s not forget the glowing part!
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            It’s not the depth of the rabbit hole that bugs me…
            It’s all the rabbit SH*T you stumble over on your way down!!!

            Red Pill Junkie

          3. glowing
            Well the glowing could be normal after something falls from the sky. It would normally be hot. It would be hot regardless of whether it is just a rock, or a part of a satellite.

            If it is radioactive stuff, you don’t necessarily need direct contact. Just being close to it is enough.

            Fossil reamins – I don’t know where animals there are buried on purpose or by natural means. Maybe it is an area were where animals die and decompose. Then the hot thing boils and releases those things. But of course that is just speculation, to the point of silliness.

            For the radiactive part of a satellite, someone could look for missing satellites. NASA and NORAD publish these kinds of things. They know where satellies are. If one has gone down. they know.

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          4. Yes but…
            I haven’t heard at what time of day the object crashed. Night or day?

            Also, the news tell the people were touching the rock because it was glowing and thought it might be of some value.

            But if it was glowing because it was HOT… I mean, they may be poor illiterate peruvian farmers, but I doubt they are that stupid 😉 even they would wait for the thing to cool off a little before approaching and begin poking it with a stick or your bare fingers.

            —–
            It’s not the depth of the rabbit hole that bugs me…
            It’s all the rabbit SH*T you stumble over on your way down!!!

            Red Pill Junkie

          5. time of day
            Well as you and I and the Peruvian farmers know, hot stuff glows in the day as well as in the night. Mildly radioactive stuff does not glow in visible light, even in the dark. You can’t see gamma radiation.

            I am sure they thought it was valuable because it was glowing. Among other reasons – it fell from the sky, so it must be interesting. Interesting things are often quite valuable, old or new.

            Another point, I really don’t know how poor or how illiterate these people are. I don’t know that many Peruvian farmers. They might be very well educated, and perhaps even have some economic means. I bet they have TVs, telephones, and probably some of them have internet. It is possible, no?

            About the physical object, whatever it was. If it fell through the atmosphere, it is quite likely that it was hot.

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          6. Meteorites?
            Good morning everyone,
            Some of the UK papers are quoting a Dr Caroline Smith of London’s Natural History Museum. She says this is the 3rd incident like this in Peru over the last couple of years, and none of the others turned out to be meteorites.
            She thinks it likely that naturally built-up gases are exploding. Mainly methane, she reckons the smell could be the cause of the illnesses.
            She puts the light in the sky down to a coincidental fireball display, but it didn’t crash.

            …

            Reality, like time, is relative to the observer

            Anthony North

          7. oh
            so it is possible that this really is swamp gas of a sort?

            Well, stranger things have happened.

            Also, there are the FARC in parts of Peru, they might have missed the precise border, and the Americans fighting the FARC, and all those other people.

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          8. FARC
            If there are FARC, there are in the north border, this happened in the South. FARC are from Colombia, the peruvian guerrilla group is Sendero Luminoso.

            Yeah, I admit my tone on the peruvian farmers was a bit too much, but I just wanted to point out that people would not come near the meteorite until after it cooled down. So if the thing was still glowing after that, that should be interesting to investigate.

            I have a lot of respect for peruvians, BTW. One of my cousins married a peruvian girl called Pierinna, and his family were diplomats here in Mexico; they were so nice they even got along fine with my brother-in-law, who is from Ecuador (the peruvians and ecuadorians have had a very long feud and even have engaged in wars in the past century). It’s so funny to hear them joke around, Pierinna tells that when talking about ecuadorians, they call them MONOS (monkeys), and then smiling my brother-in-law replies that they in return call them PERUANOS (peruvians) 😉

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            It’s not the depth of the rabbit hole that bugs me…
            It’s all the rabbit SH*T you stumble over on your way down!!!

            Red Pill Junkie

          9. Earth lights?
            Again, I ask – earth lights? Peru had a big earthquake only a month ago…

            Kind regards,
            Greg
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            You monkeys only think you’re running things

          10. That’s a mighty coincidence,
            That’s a mighty coincidence, and a mighty claim considering Dr Smith hasn’t been to the crash site herself or studied the samples collected. Another “swamp gas” explanation.

            Does the debris around the hole look like the explosion came from underground, or is the dirt scattered in the pattern of a meteorite strike from above? That, and the meteorite samples collected, would settle it once and for all.

            “Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!” Sorry, couldn’t resist after typing Dr Smith!

            Confirmed: The laugh’s on Dr Smith, it’s been confirmed that it was indeed a meteorite. I wish scientists would do simple research before giving their ‘expert’ opinions. It was confirmed to be a meteorite by scientists who actually went to the site (gee, what a concept) yesterday/the day before.

  6. So where is it now?
    If people were touching this glowing object and the police took samples of it, why are we only seeing a picture of a bloody great hole filled with water?

    Who has absconded with the glowing whatever-it-was?

    Regards, Kathrinn

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