http://1websurfer.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/news-teenager-survives-a-direct-hit-from-a-meteorite/ A place dedicated to infomaniacs. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:39:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://1websurfer.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/news-teenager-survives-a-direct-hit-from-a-meteorite/#comment-510 Jacob Aster Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:53:58 +0000 http://1websurfer.wordpress.com/?p=1794#comment-510 This story is a hoax, but keeps on being perpetuated. Please retract the story or issue an update regarding this. ANY astronomer or scientist will tell you that small meteorites are NOT hot, nor traveling at extreme speeds, when they hit the ground. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_Blank http://www.meteorites.com.au/odds&ends/myths.html This story is a hoax, but keeps on being perpetuated. Please retract the story or issue an update regarding this. ANY astronomer or scientist will tell you that small meteorites are NOT hot, nor traveling at extreme speeds, when they hit the ground.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_Blank
http://www.meteorites.com.au/odds&ends/myths.html

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