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If the Earth pollution doesn't kill us...

Started by AFK, December 23, 2011, 04:57:53 PM

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AFK

The outer-space pollution just might, if we're in the wrong spot at the wrong time.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45770560/ns/technology_and_science-space/

QuoteA strange metal ball dropped out of the sky and slammed into the remote grassland of northern Namibia recently, according to press reports.

The 14-inch-wide (35-centimeter) metallic sphere hit the ground about 480 miles (750 kilometers) north of Windhoek, the African country's capital. It left a crater 13 inches (33 cm) deep and 12.5 feet (3.8 meters) across, the Agence-France Presse (AFP) reported Thursday.

The metal "space ball" weighs 13 pounds (6 kilograms). It has a rough surface and appears to consist of two halves that were welded together, according to AFP.

The mystery sphere was discovered in mid-November, but local authorities held off on announcing the find until they could perform a few tests. They determined it poses no danger to the public.

"It is not an explosive device, but rather hollow, but we had to investigate all this first," police deputy inspector general Vilho Hifindaka told AFP.

However, Hifindaka and his colleagues still don't know what the object is or where exactly it came from. They've contacted NASA and the European Space Agency for help, AFP reported.

Locals apparently heard several small explosions a few days before the ball was found. Similar spheres have also been found in Australia and Central America over the last two decades, local authorities said.

Cynicism is a blank check for failure.

LMNO


Nephew Twiddleton

We had a mystery cylinder blast throught the ceiling of some industrial building here in massachusetts like a month ago.
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Triple Zero

Isn't this how a lot of alien space invasion horror movies start?
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Nephew Twiddleton

Yes.

The world is ending, trip. The problem is is that all the possible scenarios are correct and happening all at once. Including alien invasion. :)
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