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P.E.I. homeowner captures sound and video of meteorite strike on camera, and scientists believe it's a first (www.cbc.ca)

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Joe Velaidum can't help but wonder what could have happened if he'd lingered outside his front door for just a couple of minutes longer before taking his dogs for a walk.

The timing of their departure that day last July proved lucky. Just seconds later, a meteorite would plummet onto the front walkway of Velaidum's home in Marshfield, Prince Edward Island, shattering on impact with a reverberating smack.

"The shocking thing for me is that I was standing right there a couple of minutes right before this impact," Velaidum told CBC News.

"If I'd have seen it, I probably would've been standing right there, so it probably would've ripped me in half."

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[–] luciole 11 points 3 days ago

Heh, neat. Here’s the original University of Alberta announcement. The pictures and the video are shared on Google Drive.

[–] Trantarius@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

I've always wondered what to do in this kind of situation. Somebody ought to know about it, but who do you call? Science? Ghostbusters?

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

That's not something you hear about every day.