Asteroid in kitesurfing video, visible in plain daylight

[Matagi 717]

Look at the right corner, starting around 1:12

What are the odds?

Coolest thing: happend near my hometown. 

[woahboy 215]

That was a good shot. 

[gbkersey 31]

Cool, but it is a meteor... 

 

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A meteor is an asteroid or other object that burns and vaporizes upon entry into the Earth's atmosphere; meteors are commonly known as "shooting stars." If a meteor survives the plunge through the atmosphere and lands on the surface, it's known as a meteorite.

 

[Diarmuid 632]

1 hour ago, gbkersey said:

Cool, but it is a meteor... 

 

 

Or if ya want to especially precise, it is a bolide.

With the ubiquity of surveillance & dash cams, we're seeing a lot more of these types of videos.

 

 

[Keith 837]

awesome 

[apophenia 147]

P(event_that_happened) = 1.0

[stumblingthunder 565]

11 hours ago, Matagi said:

Look at the right corner, starting around 1:12

What are the odds?

Coolest thing: happend near my hometown. 

That was just his buddy, returning from a big jump!

- Stumbling

[DRIFTW00D 103]

Take it to Astronomy Anarchy.

[Borax Johnson 38]

He was setting up the whole thing, the whole time. He just couldn't talk 'mricun.

[premiumunleaded 2]

Shouldn't Asteroids be called hemorrhoids and hemorrhoids be be called asteroids?  ..... Think about it, I'm sure there was a mix-up and someday this mistake will be changed.  Maybe this issue should be brought before the US senate?, plenty of experts there I'd say!  

PS Kool, ....kiting without foot straps, makes gybing difficult, and probably only one skeg on the board.

[Diarmuid 632]

On 9/13/2019 at 11:17 PM, stumblingthunder said:

That was just his buddy, returning from a big jump!

- Stumbling

It's not the launch that gets ya -- it the burning up on re-entry!

[stumblingthunder 565]

21 hours ago, premiumunleaded said:

Shouldn't Asteroids be called hemorrhoids and hemorrhoids be be called asteroids?  ..... Think about it, I'm sure there was a mix-up and someday this mistake will be changed.  Maybe this issue should be brought before the US senate?, plenty of experts there I'd say!  

PS Kool, ....kiting without foot straps, makes gybing difficult, and probably only one skeg on the board.

 

3 hours ago, Diarmuid said:

It's not the launch that gets ya -- it the burning up on re-entry!

Per Premiumunleaded, probably could have used some Preparation H (or A!?)

- Stumbling