The 2/15/13 Meteor Fly-by Has Happened

So this was reported to happen several days ago.. on several sites.

There are now new videos on the Internets showing that it actually happened.

An asteroid, or meteor has been recorded on video passing very close to earth in the sky above Russia.


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And another:

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And Another:

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And another:

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All videos Via Reddit

∙ "Possible meteorite hits central Russia" - from Reuters

∙ Hundreds hurt after Russian meteor shower - from KSAT12 News, San Antonio

∙ Another very accurate Russian news report - from rt.com


And most national news channels are focusing on the docking of the crippled Carnival cruise ship...

Are You Kidding Me?

Yahoo fantasy football

So yeah, this week I lost by 0.06 & 0.12 in two separate leagues. I guess that's your argument for fractional points, since I probably would've won with non-fractional points. Still.. what is this, like 1 yard?

Just an Ant

Pushing a water droplet..


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You Go Kitty!

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Just a Couple Colorful Chameleons

Click to view these full-size!

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Yep - It's Getting Close to Halloween

CTE!

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Some Amazing Eye Pictures

from Suren Manvelyan Photography



And he also has other wonderful stuff, as you'll see if you click on the link under the title.

For the eye gallery, click the image above.

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Tailgating

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Why Won't You Close... Doh!

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Totally Looks Like

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More Incredible Tornado Footage

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An Amazing Saltwater Close-up

Click to enlarge..

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How Close Is Your Home To A Nuclear Power Plant?

Go here to find out

More info

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Close Range Tranquilizer

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Cuddling With An Elephant Seal

Elephant seal is adorably enamored with this woman on the beach. Filmed Nov. 29, 2009 at Gold Harbor, the bay on the island of South Georgia, which is East of the Southern tip of South America.


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Handy American Drinking Laws

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What Is It? - Solution

Congrats to Bigredkev, who successfully guessed that the "What Is It?" image was a cropped image of a nipple up close. You can see the full image here. (Source)

Not sure if I'll continue contests such as this in the future or not - Two guesses isn't exactly what I had hoped for.
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Thanks to Kev and Skeeter for your comments!

This Has Recent Relevance

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More on why later...

A Roadside Bomb Very Near Miss

Thanks Dad!