I swear this is true...NASA published it.

muhahaha

NASA claims that several people die a year(mainly in the mid-west)from tiny bits of space dust, or mini meteorites, falling out of the sky and passing through their body, leaving only a minute entrance and exit hole, which is why it took so long for them to figure it out.

poisonousfungus · New Member Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 5

I have a problem with this claim. The smaller the particle, the quicker will it reach its terminal velocity in air. I find it difficult to believe that small specks of space dust and tiny meteorites do not slow down sufficiently enough not to be able to cause imperceptible entry and exit wounds.

Unclever title · Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 8:11 pm Post subject:

Even if it is true, if the hole is imperceptible, meaning by sight and by touch, in other words, the hole is so small that you can't see it after it happens, and can't feel it while it happens, how damaging could it be?

Mind you, I'm exaggerating, but a bullit the size of an atom is going to do almost no damage even if it passes completely through a person, even going through the heart. However, if this same single event were to happen millions of times, as in radiation, then the experience can be life threatening.

Being more realistic, a speck of dust moving at incredibly high speeds, speeds enough to rip through flesh, is not going to do much damage, and I imagine a speck of dust moving at that kind of speed would be enough to cause a small sting of pain, so a painless projectile will most likely be too small to cause damge unless it is in vast numbers, in that case there woulr be eventual pain, and something akin to radiation burns would become present.

I would venture to say that the hole must be perceptable on some level, and the person would have to be horribly unlucky to actually die from such a thing, most likely this initial strike is not the final cause of death, but the catalyst to a chain reaction of complications.

Also I agree about the terminal velocity issue, even a penny at terminal velocity cannot cause more than painful welt, not even passing through the skin.

Oped · New Member Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 15

Its still pretty wacked out that some people have had space dust and tiny meteorites pass straight through their bodies. Imagine where you are sitting (or possibly standing) now something extremely small may have just shot through your body without you knowing... try picturing it in your mind

Riddleman · Site Admin Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 595

you know, what ever happened to muhahaha, he was a good guy...this is a weird fact though

Oped · New Member Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 15

Where would I be able to find where NASA published this... And dont get me wrong, I do believe you, I just am very interested in it