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06/11/2006

CGI Meteorite Collision Simulation

One of our readers just sent in this impressive CGI-animated, meteorite collision simulation video. Watch after the jump.
The diameter of the meteorite is slightly bigger than the breadth of Honshu Japan. The collision point is located at the 3,000km south from Japan in the ocean. The velocity of the meteorite is 70,000km/h

This entry was posted on 06/11/2006 03:26am and is filed under Science, Video .
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There are 66 comments about this post (3 pages).

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Posted at 06/11/2006 03:47am by JIM
That was really good, and a crazy thought!
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Posted at 06/11/2006 05:04am by Nerowski
cool
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Posted at 06/11/2006 07:24am by drkness
where is the atmospheric burn up on entry? .. it looks as is the ball has just landed.. which make it unrealistic in the beginning..
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Posted at 06/11/2006 08:58am by Kevin
Wow that's just sick
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Posted at 06/11/2006 09:31am by Debbi
The moon has already done this 6000 years ago. Hit the carribean, bounced, and grazed western China, then began moving away from the earth, which it still is doing.
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Posted at 06/11/2006 11:07am by CGI Meteorite Collision Simulation at MyWorkstation.com(tm)
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Posted at 06/11/2006 11:10am by Bruno Uchoa
Nice, that is only one problem how can i read this blog if the meteorite destroyed my wireless connection? is it any cyber cafe that is safe?
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Posted at 06/11/2006 12:10pm by jdacats
check out the Japanese sci-fi movie Dragonhead. Has very similar theme and really good effects. Creepy story though.
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Posted at 06/11/2006 12:51pm by Thumper
That was wicked sick, and a hellova insite to what may be, aka, we are all done for if such an event may arise, makes you think twice about the way you live now, huh?
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Posted at 06/11/2006 1:36pm by LEVS
Debbi, you are a fucking dumbass.
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Posted at 06/11/2006 1:56pm by 1337
HAHAHAHA.... I read Bruno Uchoa's comment and I can't stop laughing. Listen buddy, this is a simulation... This didn't really happen. And drkness, you're wrong. There is atmospheric burning. The atmosphere starts around where the clouds are, you can actually see it, it's where the blue color starts. Since the meteor is so big, you don't see the burning until it gets very close to earth, and enters the atmosphere. Since the meteor is so big, compared to the earth, you only see burning on the tip of it right before impact. Watch it again more carefully and you'll notice. Aside from that, it's a good simulation.
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Posted at 06/11/2006 1:59pm by edgar
Totally Wicked!
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Posted at 06/11/2006 2:06pm by citizen lambda
thz Burn Does happen, in the lowest part of the meteorite if you looked carefully, and to a heignt that I think (not sure though, take this with a grain of salt), is too huge (correct me if im wrong). the burn should be a sliver or light in the lowest part of the meteorite (the part that first enters the lower atmosphere where there's enough O2 for things to burn). Otherwise, great CG work, except on the trajectory of the thing (lateral motion-->vertical, in a flick of time? come on). Japan rocks for anything related to drawing
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Posted at 06/11/2006 2:55pm by Kevin H.
That is the lamest looking meteor I have ever fictionaly seen. A real meteor is going to look like a big boring rock, like something you would fish out of a river; not like the glowing Goatse-sphere in this video.
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Posted at 06/11/2006 3:08pm by Jenius
OWNED!
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Posted at 06/11/2006 4:34pm by Dave
yeah this isnt "original" in any way and yes i know it is from the discovery channel, i just watched it about 2 days ago
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Posted at 06/11/2006 4:48pm by loko
lol earth sux anyway so i dont care
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Posted at 06/11/2006 7:50pm by shut the fuck up citizen lambda, ur gai
that was cool and had good graphics, but it was kinda gay..not what a real meteorite would do...
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Posted at 06/11/2006 10:43pm by egon
I hate when this happens
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Posted at 06/11/2006 10:58pm by grunt
Ha, bend over and pucker up people! Aint no nuke thats gonna send that somewere else. I ever hear thats comin Im finding a hill, getting a bottle and watchin the fire works!!
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Posted at 06/11/2006 11:21pm by Johnny
Oh snap, freakin OWNED!! hey Grunt, ill bring the potatoe chips, someone bring the weed.
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Posted at 06/12/2006 00:36am by LDTG
So long, and thanks for all the fish
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Posted at 06/12/2006 02:24am by Legend
Debbi your carzy kid i never seen that 6000 years ago me and the cave man would have seen it ......but we did smoke a lot of weed in those day so we might have missed it.... crap man all joking aside......Debbi what?
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Posted at 06/12/2006 02:37am by A Welsh View
Video: Meteor Simulation A CGI simulation of a giant meteor hitting the Earth. Scary!
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Posted at 06/12/2006 09:58am by Greg
See? Global Warming will destroy the world!
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