Hole in the ceiling, rock by the pillow: A senior from Canada was almost killed by a meteorite, he fell to her bed – Živé.sk

• A meteorite hit one of the houses in British Columbia, Canada.
• He only missed a sleeping woman by an inch.
• He will keep the rare souvenir, but first it will be examined by curious scientists.
• To date, we know of only one case in which a meteorite killed a human.

Canadian Ruth Hamilton was born for the second time in early October. With only a huge dose of luck, she has not historically become just the second person killed by the fall of a meteorite.

It was the meteorite that hit her house on the night of October 3-4, broke through the roof and stopped at the pillow, where her head was shortly before. He informed about it local newspaper Victoria News, more details brought Canadian public station CBC.

Greetings from behind Mars

The incident occurred in the small town of Golden in British Columbia, about 200 kilometers from Calgary. Several residents in the sky saw a falling meteor shattering during the flight. There may be other fragments in the area.

Hamilton plans to keep her own – she says her grandchildren like it. However, it will first be examined by one of the local universities.

It was taken over by Professor Peter Brown, who and his colleagues will try to identify the origin of the space rock. However, it believes that it comes from the main asteroid belt of the solar system. It is located between Mars and Jupiter.

He changed her view of the world

There has been only one case in history when a meteorite killed a human. The chances of such a thing are extremely small.

We only found out about the case last year. It was supposed to be an Iraqi man who was to be hit by a meteorite in the summer of 1888, informed at one time the site Phys.org. The record of the incident was found in period documents.

The meteorite, which fell in British Columbia, belongs to the rare category of so-called “hammer stones”, ie falling rocks that have caused material damage to human property.

And Ruth Hamilton’s insurance company has to deal with the aforementioned damages. She planned a site visit to assess whether such a “space visit” was covered by her insurance.

It was a unique experience for a Canadian. According to his own words, he values ​​his life much more after him. However, he did not make a fan of astronomy out of her. “I think I’ve had enough for the rest of my life,” she concluded lightly.