Submitted by g_man2522 t3_112zvfp in todayilearned
'She failed to report her house was in a meteorite zone. Insurance policy will not cover'
Aside from that, she was clearly not wearing appropriate PPE, which is gonna be a fine for the city for not enforcing proper anti-meteorite PPE use in a suspected meteorite zone.
Only known human to be struck by a meteorite in recorded history, IIRC.
Seriously though; what are the odds?
Well... "Ma'am, there's a meteor headed straight for you!"
"I ain't moving!"
"But its coming straight for you! At least move a few feet!"
"This is my house, I ain't movin' for nobody!"
'Murica!
“Woman survives being hit by Meteorite. ‘She’ll be fine.’ says husband, Meteorite Johnson.”
Good thing she wasn't in the bathroom or it would have been a meteor shower
It is my sincere desire that I should die from a meteor strike, and my remains be donated to The Department of Anthropology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. To confuse and annoy students at the body farm, in perpetuity.
A shame that her health declined and died at a rather young age
I agree- I was sad when I read that as well.
The pen is meteor than the sword...
It’s on display at the University of Alabama’s Museum of Natural History
She's still alive?!
The worst part is: the husband ended up selling the meteorite chunk for only TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS because at the time of the hype, the U.S. Air force had kept the chunk to themselves.
> In 1956, Mrs. Hodges decided to sell the meteorite to the Alabama Museum of Natural History, against her husband's wishes, and as he recalled, for about $25.
But looking further:
> At that time, when Americans were skittish about the threat of nuclear war and alert to rumors of flying saucers, the Air Force took custody of the object to verify that it was indeed a meteorite. Officers at Maxwell Air Force Base promised that it would be returned to the Hodges household, which coincidentally stood across the street from a drive-in theater named The Comet. It featured a neon depiction of a comet soaring through space.
> Identifying the object as a meteorite was relatively easy, but determining its ownership became complicated. The Hodges rented their home, and their landlady, Birdie Guy, thought the meteorite belonged to her.
> The case eventually was settled out of court with Guy getting $500 to let Ann Hodges keep the meteorite. When Eugene Hodges was unable to find a buyer for it, the family used it as a doorstop for a while before donating it to the Alabama Museum of Natural History.
I too survived when the meteor hit her house!
So no Superpowers?
The odds have to be astronomical.
As any can see by these graphs, it's become 8-10 times more likely over the last 15-20 yrs.
https://fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo_fireball_stats/
PS, a hat will not do any good. Course the weirdos will start wearing hard hats, with foil coverings. grin.
Mrs. Hodges filled him in by indicating there was a "little excitement." I would hate to see a full-fledged ruckus in that house!
My hometown of sylacauga!!
"Tell the space" she narrows her eyes menacingly "If it wants to take out Mrs Fowler, it's gonna need a bigger rock".
Don't you just hate when that happens.
It was a meteor when it hit her. When it hit the floor, it became a meteorite.
Bein hit in space it's always a meteor.
Aelinthali68 t1_j8n4a3z wrote
Show this to all the safety officers at work when they say "All accidents are preventable. "