I like meteorites. I think it would be very cool if one struck my house, as long as I, my fiance, and my two adorable kitties made it through the impact okay. Alas, while many, many meteorites hit our planet every year, they rarely fall on houses. However, just a few weeks ago a meteorite hit a house in Poland. Thanks to Phil Plait and Ryan Brown for the tip-off on this story. I wonder... if a meteorite hits your house or car, do you think insurance covers the damage?
A few years back on Skepchick, I jokingly asked for my house in Boston to be hit be a meteorite.. Unfortunately, God had poor aim and hit Bloomington, Illinois instead (though there's a chance this wasn't a real meteorite at all-- anyone know the result of the scientific investigation?).
Note: I am a happy atheist, though I harbor no ill will against most religious people, including many members of my family. I hope no one who is religious takes offense at my tongue-in-cheek joking about asking God to hit my house with a meteorite. At least, I hope my jesting doesn't keep you from reading this blog, which I try to keep geology-focused. I'll only rant here about religion if you tell me the Earth is only 6,000 years old or if you tell me some nonsense such as that the rapture (raptor?) is coming this weekend.
I don't know about a rapture this weekend, unless my wife and I have relations...
ReplyDeleteBut, I'm pretty certain that my head will explode if I hear any more about those 21-May morons!
And I'm NOT an atheist. I'm just not on with organized religion and their edited text that they call a bible.
BTW, never asked God or even the meteor god to hit my house, but I HAVE asked that one land where I want to install a water feature...
ReplyDeleteDig it out, maybe keep a part, send a buttload of samples to universities...
Look at my avatar picture. You think you could offend me with a bit of tongue-in-cheek like that? :)
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