Re:Norwegian skydiver nearly struck by meteorite
by d_theorist on Thursday April 03, 2014 @11:14AM
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Isn't it more likely that the rock fell out of their plane?
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Re:Norwegian skydiver nearly struck by meteorite
by dredmorbius on Thursday April 03, 2014 @11:35AM
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He addresses that in the video: other jumpers and the plane are not above him at this point, so odds are the rock came from elsewhere.
The presumes a reliable narrator, but it seems plausible. This is one guy with an in-flight asteroid sighting. Not as if they're crawling out of the woodwork. And the experts called in seem to find this credible. Though people hamming up an act for cameras is also not unheard of.
Re:Norwegian skydiver nearly struck by meteorite
by base698 on Thursday April 03, 2014 @11:58AM
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Given its a wingsuit jump he's likely miles from where they exited the plane. The rock would have a more straight down trajectory as well. You can tell the forward speed when the other jumper comes by.