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The real jackpot here is how this large chunk happened to impact a home belonging to an astute and prepared individual: He then immediately preserved and doc
by ButlerianJihad 3mo ago
The real jackpot here is how this large chunk happened to impact a home belonging to an astute and prepared individual:
He then immediately preserved and documented the entire scene using disposable gloves and aluminum foil to place the meteorite fragments in glass jars.
I can think of many diverse reactions to a meteor strike, but even NASA is singing the praises of this guy and his quick thinking.
- alex1138 3mo ago[flagged]
- lelanthran 3mo ago> The real jackpot here is how this large chunk happened to impact a home belonging to an astute and prepared individual: Maybe chunks hit many people, but you only hear about the ones who are prepped and ready.
- ozim 3mo agoI see a parody of preppers in there. „Your bug out backpack is not enough, you need space bug out backpack”.
- duxup 3mo agoI've seen enough sci-fi to know I shouldn't just grab the dang thing ...
- tsoukase 3mo agoWith the covered surface by a prepared observer being so small and the place of impact being independent and identically distributed over all earth, we can declare such an event a one in billion one.
- ASalazarMX 3mo agoI think I have a pair of disposable gloves somewhere, and maybe could manage to get several glass jars, but I have no idea what the aluminium foil is for, or how to preserve the samples with it. If this had happened to me, I would probably use Ziplock bags in the best scenario.
- andrewflnr 3mo agoI'm told aluminum foil is pretty close to intrinsically sterile, at least fresh. The process of forming it kills all life and it's not hospitable to new colonizers.
- lt_kernelpanic 3mo agoThe aluminium foil forms a Faraday cage that prevents the tiny meteorite aliens from calling home for rescue.