The Sky’s The Limit
A fourteen-year-old schoolboy in Essen, Germany, survived being hit by a meteorite. The teenager was rushing to school when he saw a massive fireball heading straight towards him from the sky. The chances of being struck by a meteorite are just 1 in 100 million.
FOOTNOTE: Star-struck.
Gosh, I am surprised he survived....was he left with any special powers????
ReplyDeleteLucky boy!
ReplyDeleteamazing!
ReplyDeleteAch! Better odds than the lotto, wot? The lad's got some bragging rights. I've seen of the lightning striking humans but ne'er a meteorite! Astounding!
ReplyDeleteI saw this. Amazing!
ReplyDeletePoor thing! He's likely still shaking.
ReplyDeleteomg! hope he at least got to keep a piece! what a story to tell at show and tell!
ReplyDeleteI don't like those odds..... even though it seems a bit remote!
ReplyDeleteMind you, not many people could brag about being hit by a meteorite! Would any one believe it?
"The chances of being struck by a meteorite are just one in 100 million."
ReplyDeleteIs that right? So since earth has roughly 7 billion people at present, one in 100 million means that there must be 70 people currently living who have been hit by meteorites.
I trust your journalistic inclination will cause you to set out shortly to verify this tidbit of information. Report back as soon as you know.
Perhaps I read it wrong. Perhaps it means one in every 100 million meteorites strikes a person, not that one in every 100 million persons is struck by a meteorite.
ReplyDeletePlease clarify.
Lucky boy!
ReplyDeleteamazing!
Goodness gracious, great balls of fire!
ReplyDeleteTwo fourteen year olds were struck by lightning t'other day. They were saved because they were holding hands...go figure.
ReplyDeleteGood heavens. I think if I was struck by a meteorite, I would take the day off from school.
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