Boy Survives Meteorite Strike

A meteorite hit Gerrit Blank in the hand, leaving a three inch scar. He said "it knocked me flying" and then made a one foot crater in the earth. The blinding flash was his only warning, which was followed by "an enormous bang like a crash of thunder." The schoolboy said the noise made his ears ring for hours afterward.

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The pea-sized meteorite has been found to be magnetic, and chemical tests verify it has fallen from space.

Here's the link to the original story:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/space/5511619/14-year-old-hit-by-30000-mph-space-meteorite.html
     Posted By: gdanea - Sat Jul 04, 2009
     Category: Injuries





Comments
I think this may be a hoax. Wikipedia seems to agree.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_Blank
Posted by Pablo on 07/04/09 at 10:43 PM
see but if the kid had a graco baby stroller, he could have shielded himself. NAH- GET 'EM BRENT!
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 07/06/09 at 12:52 PM
Sorry, this whole story stinks! Something moving 30,000MPH hits the kid (he survives) then hits the ground and it survives? We need Penn & Teller on this one.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 07/06/09 at 11:11 PM
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