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30 June 2010

Today marks 102 years since the Tunguska Event.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 13:53 | 6 comments

What, no mention on that page of the X-Files episode by the same name?

posted by Orange Swan 30 June | 14:36

One of the scariest episodes EVAR of that show.

posted by BoringPostcards 30 June | 15:31

In 1973, Albert A. Jackson and Michael P. Ryan, physicists at the University of Texas, proposed that the Tunguska event was caused by a small (around 10¹⁷ kg to 10¹⁹ kg) black hole passing through the Earth. This hypothesis is flawed, as there was no so-called exit event....

Flawed? Maybe not: it's orbiting under our feet, happily gobbling away at the planet!

*...knocks back another shot*

posted by Kronos_to_Earth 30 June | 18:57

Come on, haven't most of us experienced our own Tunguska Event?

posted by oneswellfoop 30 June | 19:31

Oh that thing, how awesomely creepy. I can't believe there wasn't an "In Search Of" on this that scared little me to death. Must of been something of the same 70's Madness Mystery genre.

posted by rainbaby 30 June | 19:51

It's listed here, Orange Swan, as it should be.

Some Wikipedia editors rightly dismiss the importance of listing every TV show tangentially related to a topic.

Me, I've always wanted to become a pop star and tour under the name The Hartunguska Event.

posted by dhartung 01 July | 22:34

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