hassanchop
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Post by hassanchop on Dec 23, 2011 8:19:55 GMT -5
news.yahoo.com/space-ball-drops-namibia-133326985.htmlA large metallic ball fell out of the sky on a remote grassland in Namibia, prompting baffled authorities to contact NASA and the European space agency. The hollow ball with a circumference of 1.1 metres (43 inches) was found near a village in the north of the country some 750 kilometres (480 miles) from the capital Windhoek, according to police forensics director Paul Ludik. Locals had heard several small explosions a few days beforehand, he said. With a diameter of 35 centimetres (14 inches), the ball has a rough surface and appears to consist of "two halves welded together". It was made of a "metal alloy known to man" and weighed six kilogrammes (13 pounds), said Ludik. It was found 18 metres from its landing spot, a hole 33 centimetres deep and 3.8 meters wide. Several such balls have dropped in southern Africa, Australia and Latin America in the past twenty years, authorities found in an Internet search. The sphere was discovered mid-November, but authorities first did tests before announcing the find. Police deputy inspector general Vilho Hifindaka concluded the sphere did not pose any danger. "It is not an explosive device, but rather hollow, but we had to investigate all this first," he said.
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Sajoa Moe
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Dec 23, 2011 8:39:13 GMT -5
Oh shit. There goes the planet.
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Turd Ferguson
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Post by Turd Ferguson on Dec 23, 2011 8:59:17 GMT -5
It looks like tits. Sideboobs back to back.
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Yami Daimao
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Post by Yami Daimao on Dec 23, 2011 11:18:12 GMT -5
But seriously, the seeds have been planted, so to speak.
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Dec 23, 2011 11:23:21 GMT -5
Oh s***. There goes the planet. Damn you! I was hoping to make that reference.
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Post by Cyno on Dec 23, 2011 11:52:16 GMT -5
Probably space junk.
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nm
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Post by nm on Dec 23, 2011 12:03:15 GMT -5
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Magnus the Magnificent
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didn't want one.
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Post by Magnus the Magnificent on Dec 23, 2011 12:54:22 GMT -5
Move along. Nothing to see here.
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Post by Andrew is Good on Dec 23, 2011 13:05:48 GMT -5
I originally read Nambla.
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Post by Cyno on Dec 23, 2011 13:37:54 GMT -5
Why would a space ball fall on a bunch of Marlon Brando Lookalikes?
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Post by Munkie91087 on Dec 23, 2011 14:51:00 GMT -5
I originally read Nambla. North American Marlon Brando Lookalike Association?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2011 15:09:11 GMT -5
I originally read Nambla. They're more interested in a different type of balls.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2011 15:17:10 GMT -5
Space Lemon Tree!
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Dr. T is an alien
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Dec 23, 2011 15:30:46 GMT -5
I originally read Nambla. I would call it karmic justice if something fell from the sky onto the NAMBLA HQ. I could just see the headlines that use the terms "hammered", "violated", and "punished".
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Krimzon
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Post by Krimzon on Dec 23, 2011 15:53:02 GMT -5
I, for one, welcome our new metallic ball overlords.
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Allie Kitsune
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Dec 23, 2011 15:56:10 GMT -5
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Krimzon
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Post by Krimzon on Dec 23, 2011 16:02:56 GMT -5
I originally read Nambla. They're more interested in a different type of balls. *takes drink* F*** it. I'm going for it! And unlike this case, the balls they're interested in haven't dropped yet.
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Dr. T is an alien
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Dec 23, 2011 17:50:59 GMT -5
They're more interested in a different type of balls. *takes drink* F*** it. I'm going for it! And unlike this case, the balls they're interested in haven't dropped yet.
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