[meteorite-list] What's the chances of a meteorite hitting you car hood?

From: Impactika at aol.com <Impactika_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 22:46:48 EST
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Did you pick up and look at that rock?
If you are very lucky, maybe the kid picked up a meteorite!! ;-)
 
But seriously, I hope the father is going to pay for all the damage to your
car.
And maybe you can get the kids to do the painting, as punishment.
 
Anne M. Black
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In a message dated 3/8/2008 8:37:24 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
wahlperry at aol.com writes:
Hi All,

Have you ever thought of a meteorite hitting your car? Better yet,
while you were in it? Well that's not what happened today! I was
driving home after buying some paint for the house when out of nowhere
a rock the size of a baseball hits my hood and then smashes into my
windshield causing it to break and crack . I was driving around 70 mph.
At first I thought it might have come from a truck in front of me or
one going the other direction on the highway. The only problem was
there were no other vehicles in front or going the other directions. So
what just happened ? The only thing I could think of was someone threw
the rock from the walkway under the freeway or something. I slammed on
my brakes and turned the truck around . I was lucky there was a turn
around at the location. Georgia gave me a look like the one you see
just before you get in a crash! I drove just above the walkway and
parked my truck and told Georgia to call 911 and tell them what
happened. I could see to the west, no one in sight but not to the east.
I ran down the hill and into the tunnel. Not a good move, not knowing
what to expect. At this point I was pissed off and not really thinking
right. I ran under the freeway to the other side and on top of a dirt
embankment. There they were, running into another tunnel only 500 ' in
front of me! Damn it! I never new kids could run like cheetahs! The
only thing I could do was jump back into the ditch and try to cut them
off. As I got closer to the opening of the other drainage ditch I could
see these kids coming back out of the opening. The only problem , I was
out of breath from when I ran down the hill to get onto the walkway .
You have to remember I was still trying to get out of doing the
painting before this happened. Let alone run at high speed at any time!
When I finally got over to the kids you should have seen the look on
their faces. Like deer in the headlights! At this moment I knew I could
take the 7 yr old but the two 13 yr olds might be tough! Just teasing!
I said which one of you threw the rock. The first kid said the other
kid that ran the other direction did it.The second kid said he ran the
opposite direction. Ok let me get this straight the kid that threw the
rock ran two different directions? Well yes and no they said. By this
time I had regained some of my breath and decided to question the
tougher 7 yr old. When I asked the kid who threw the rock, he started
crying and said "I don't want to go to jail" and would not look at his
two other friends. I almost started crying after seeing this, but I was
still out of breath and I'd seen this technique used in the movies
before! About this time two police cars pulled up. The police started
asking the kids what happened and the one kid told on his friend that
he threw the rock. I forgot to say while I was chasing the kids I was
trying to give Georgia the direction and location on the cell phone. I
was happy to see the kids father pull up and then the look on the kids
faces. I felt bad for the little one, he was still crying lying on the
sidewalk. The good part is no one got hurt and I got a little exercise!
If this ever happens again I hope it is a meteorite.

Sonny
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Received on Sat 08 Mar 2008 10:46:48 PM PST