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People have had ubiquitous cameras in their phones for a decade, but these fireballs happen way too fast to whip out your phone. The reason that we're seeing th
by kibwen 4y ago
People have had ubiquitous cameras in their phones for a decade, but these fireballs happen way too fast to whip out your phone. The reason that we're seeing them more these days is because of the increasing prevalence of dashcams and home security cameras.
- kristopolous 4y agoThat's probably why the Russian one is so well documented. They have a dashcam culture
- wyclif 4y agoOne of my fave videos is of the Russian guy who keeps driving and pulls his visor down like nothing happened even while a meteor near-misses: https://youtu.be/5bicUPQHcw4 https://youtu.be/5bicUPQHcw4
- kristopolous 4y agoThat's a more focused and responsible driver than I'll ever be.
- orbital-decay 4y agoHad. It was a fad related to the scammers on the roads, and peaked a decade ago. Scammers disappeared/shifted to something else, barely anyone drives with a dashcam now.