[meteorite-list] Norwegian skydiver nearly struck by meteorite

From: Michael Farmer <mike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 13:11:12 -0700
Message-ID: <1EF02644-317B-49CD-AFC8-E60444BD0B60_at_meteoriteguy.com>

Not the same, there are a hundred million cars in the USA to hit, countless millions of houses, how many skydivers in the air at any given time on the planet? Perhaps 50 or so?
Doesn't seem likely to me.

Michael Farmer

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> On Apr 3, 2014, at 12:34 PM, MEM <mstreman53 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Picking up on part of what Chis stated: Statistics of "probability" mean nothing in the relm of "possibility". so this is not a valid argument against this being the real thing based on probability alone. Nothing I've seen/read prevents this from being 'bonna fide' video of a falling (soon to be) meteorite. Be it remembered that secondary fusion crust is often light gray.
>
> Statistically, it was improbable that Michelle Knapp's Malibu would be struck by a meteoroid which entered the atmosphere several states away. Statistically, a meteorite wouldn't "likely" fall at the edge a green where a golfer was putting. Statistically a meteorite wouldn't be "likely" to punch through a house in Alabama, bounce off the radio/tv and, exactly strike a woman relining on a sofa. Statistically all these events are remote, yes-- but not only were they possible they happened and we take their improbability without a blink or a nod.
>
> Elton
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