bogeyman
21st September 2014, 19:21
"Take the true story of Ann Hodges, the only confirmed person in history to have been hit by a meteorite.
On a clear afternoon in Sylacauga, Alabama (see map), in late November 1954, Ann was napping on her couch, covered by quilts, when a softball-size hunk of black rock broke through the ceiling, bounced off a radio, and hit her in the thigh, leaving a pineapple-shaped bruise."
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/02/130220-russia-meteorite-ann-hodges-science-space-hit/
It is believed she only survived due to the fact the meteorite was slowed down by impacting other objects first. What are the chances of a object from space hitting someone?
On a clear afternoon in Sylacauga, Alabama (see map), in late November 1954, Ann was napping on her couch, covered by quilts, when a softball-size hunk of black rock broke through the ceiling, bounced off a radio, and hit her in the thigh, leaving a pineapple-shaped bruise."
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/02/130220-russia-meteorite-ann-hodges-science-space-hit/
It is believed she only survived due to the fact the meteorite was slowed down by impacting other objects first. What are the chances of a object from space hitting someone?