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MOSCOW — Russian officials say a meteorite has fallen in the Chelyabinsk region some 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) east of Moscow.

A spokesman for the Russian Interior Ministry, Vadim Kolesnikov, said the Friday morning fall caused a blast that broke windows.

There were no immediate confirmed reports of injuries, but Russian news agencies cited unnamed sources as saying several people were injured at a school in a thinly populated part of the region, which is on the eastern edge of the Ural Mountains.

 

[xxracerxx]

News from a banned site seems like a trustworthy source.

 

[CrazyDude]

News from a banned site seems like a trustworthy source.

I don't know ************* seems trustworthy to me.

 

[Escape Goat]

 

[XenodudeX]

 

[Phoenix]

News from a banned site seems like a trustworthy source.

A quick google of the city shows plenty of results so this is likely legit.

 

[hym]

Panic is good, that means you're not dead.

We are gonna see LOTS of footage of this, half of the Russian cars are equipped with a camera to battle insurance scammers.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

It begins.

What is it?

Not sure. But it begins.

 

[smurfx]

there is an asteroid that is supposed to pass close to earth on the 15th.

http://earthsky.org/space/asteroid-2012-da14-will-pass-very-close-to-earth-in-2013

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technol...first-images-of-space-rock-approaching-earth/

 

[Enduin]

Does anything good ever happen in Russia?

Also The Darkest Hour.

 

[Toa TAK]

I'm calling it now: Element 115.

 

[params7]

Why is RT banned?

http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_02_15/Meteorite-crash-in-Russia-explosions-in-Chelyabinsk/

Another source.

 

[Rentahamster]

Save us, Robert Townsend!

 

[Toa TAK]

I just watched the video and realized that their public radio is just as bad as ours.

 

[chuckddd]

That video is nuts.

 

[Deleted member 8095]

Is this related to that metal arm on Mars? We're fucked, aren't we?

 

[SneakyStephan]

http://youtu.be/1W90i4nZZAQ

The video from the ru site.

That is fucking TERRIFYING.
I was horrified watching thinking a huge explosion or crash would follow.


There should be loads of footage from this in the coming days,tons of russians have a camera in their car + cellphones

edit: same one, diff angle, there's a lot of videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZgQwf2-MU4

 

[PowderedToast]

holy FUCK

i've never heard that bleeding love remix before

 

[GraveRobberX]

Why does the video say 31.12.2012?

There's a 31st month?

In Soviet Russia Calender Fucks You Over

 

[Box of Bunnies]

Oh shit

 

[ChosenPredator]

that is pretty cool but i think we all know they wouldn't tell us until the very last second that something the size of texas is about to collide on earth

 

[Kud Dukan]

Is this related to that metal arm on Mars? We're fucked, aren't we?

Probably. It's been fun guys!

 

[smurfx]

Oh shit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2YIx1CTW10

 

[dekline]

http://youtu.be/1W90i4nZZAQ

The video from the ru site.

That is fucking TERRIFYING.
I was horrified watching thinking a huge explosion or crash would follow.


There should be loads of footage from this in the coming days,tons of russians have a camera in their car + cellphones

If I saw this while I was driving along I would think the world was coming to an end.

 

[FourMyle]

Haha, that video did nothing for me. I think I've watched way too many "meteor crashing on earth" CGIs from various science documentaries.

 

[speedline]

Crazy as hell footage

 

[Cramoss]

Another video

LOWER YOUR VOLUME! god damn that was loud.

 

[williamsan]

Jesus fuck that was amazing

 

[Seasoned Badger]

Another video

LOWER YOUR VOLUME! god damn that was loud.

 

[TOP SHOTTA]

http://youtu.be/1W90i4nZZAQ

The video from the ru site.

That is fucking TERRIFYING.
I was horrified watching thinking a huge explosion or crash would follow.


There should be loads of footage from this in the coming days,tons of russians have a camera in their car + cellphones

Holy fucking shit!!!!!!!
That is incredible.
If that is real. Seriously if that happened without warning somewhere in the US, I have to admit I would be upset without the forewarning.
That's not to say Russia doesn't deserve the forewarning too. But cot damn that is cray.

 

[iSimon]

Why does the video say 31.12.2012?

There's a 31st month?

In Soviet Russia Calender Fucks You Over

There's a whole wide world outside the United States.

 

[Subterranean]

Another video

Holy shit!

 

[Pctx]

Pacific Rim viral marketing!!!!!

 

[Kud Dukan]

Holy fuck, these videos are crazy.

 

[Box of Bunnies]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2YIx1CTW10

#TeamChloe

 

[hym]

LOWER YOUR VOLUME! god damn that was loud.

What the hell, the sound set off car alarms and broke windows? I can't even imagine something that loud from so far away.

 

[eternaLightness]

Dude that's crazy!

 

[TheKaeptain]

Another video

Awesome

 

[williamsan]

In the first video, the did it airburst? And the blast was incredible from the second video. Can't imagine being there and seeing this. Wonder what was going through their heads. Nukes? lol

 

[smurfx]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ6Pa5Pv_io

another vid. 4:30 and 6:52 is where it gets good.

 

[Jintor]

God damn!

 

[Cramoss]

aaaannnnnnddddd another one

 

[jambo]

Why does the video say 31.12.2012?

There's a 31st month?

In Soviet Russia Calender Fucks You Over

Welcome to the rest of the world.

 

[JordanN]

This is actually pretty scary considering Russia is a nuclear armed country. What if someone mistook it for a nuclear missile or it activated Dead Hand?

 

[Cramoss]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ6Pa5Pv_io

another vid. 4:30 and 6:52 is where it gets good.

at 6:52 holy shit!

 

[Jimothy]

That video is absolutely incredible. Holy shit.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

I once saw one at night years ago. Much smaller than in the video and died out faster, but still very cool. It's an unforgettable experience.

Awesome videos!

 

[Bladenic]

Wonder if some little Russian boy is getting spoken to by a bee and getting attacked by men shaped like stars right now.

 

[Dmax3901]

Holy hell, imagine if this happened in December last year.

 

[Ether_Snake]

So maybe this is related that close encounter scheduled for tomorrow. Maybe there are a lot of smaller ones along with the big one.