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Mysterious Explosion 1,000 Times Greater than Hiroshima

environmentalgraffiti.com — On June 30, 1908, the Earth experienced an explosion 1,000 times the magnitude of the the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. The event resulted in the flattening of 80 million trees over an area roughly the size of DC, and a century later scientists and UFO enthusiasts are still debating about what caused this colossal 5-30 megaton blast,

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  • wontstoptalking, on 11/06/2008, -15/+146The birth of Ron Paul.
  • cease, on 11/06/2008, -3/+130I don't think the Tunguska event was that mysterious, and this article is a little far-fetched in my opinion. It was probably an asteroid made of rubble that burned up and eventually exploded in the Earth's atmosphere.
  • jfdolier, on 11/06/2008, -36/+126Sorry for farting, guys. My bad.
  • inactive, on 11/06/2008, -1/+77Tesla was the man.
  • MalarkeyPN, on 11/06/2008, -3/+70Ha ha, you and your tinfoil hat "asteroid rubble" theory. It's almost definitely aliens.
  • lololol1, on 11/06/2008, -1/+51Umm... I thought that was confirmed to be a meteor
  • oilcan, on 11/06/2008, -1/+41ya no kidding, it'd be like hiroshima, only like a thousand times worse!
  • wtfhaxorx, on 11/06/2008, -3/+36wtf hax
  • the2989, on 11/06/2008, -2/+34It was a meteor. I thought everybody already knew that..
  • Haoie, on 11/06/2008, -1/+25Imagine the destruction it'd cause today, if it happened in a populated region.
  • godphase3, on 11/06/2008, -2/+26@Treason

    now THAT'S what she said.
  • bbardlbradd, on 11/06/2008, -3/+26It was just a meteor.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event
  • AmyVernon, on 11/06/2008, -5/+26That totally shouldn't have been funny, but it was.
  • darienphoenix, on 11/06/2008, -1/+20Chuck Norris lost his virginity before his dad did.
  • Airforcefalco, on 11/06/2008, -4/+225-30 megaton is quite a range, a difference of about 50,000,000,000 lbs of explosives.

    You would think they could narrow it down a bit more.
  • SchrodingersCar, on 11/06/2008, -1/+18You have been a participant in the biggest interdimensional cross rip since the Tunguska blast of 1909!
  • metapop, on 11/06/2008, -1/+17he was dead for 3 days, then resurrected.
  • plundstedt, on 11/06/2008, -1/+17Tron Paul
  • Airforcefalco, on 11/06/2008, -0/+16TNT, which is the norm when talking about explosive's strength.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNT_equivalent
  • jeffkee, on 11/06/2008, -1/+16Good math and reasoning!!! :P
  • kakwakas, on 11/06/2008, -1/+15Yeah, and then the technology would be used for WWII aircraft and the Allies would have lost because of the dreaded Red Propeller of Death.
  • kabes, on 11/06/2008, -8/+22UFOs? It was a damn meteorite! Approximately 70 meters wide. it exploded in the atmosphere. End of story.

    Friggin whack-jobs.
  • inactive, on 11/07/2008, -0/+13You guys are obviously overlooking the obvious answer: time traveling future atomic Hitler reeking pre-revenge on Russia, duh.
  • twiztidsinz, on 11/06/2008, -0/+12Son of McCain!
  • Treshnell, on 11/06/2008, -1/+12And not much we could do to stop it from happening again.
  • comwiz7, on 11/06/2008, -1/+12Well if it's on Wikipedia then it must be true.
  • scabbers, on 11/06/2008, -1/+12The classic digg favourite comes around again.
  • tablelegs, on 11/06/2008, -0/+11Then it must be true.
  • Ubergoober3, on 11/06/2008, -0/+11Still Awesome.
  • johnroth, on 11/06/2008, -0/+11So either it was sort of big or REALLY REALLY big.

    So like how women describe my dick.... if it was actually big. ._.
  • ncapone, on 11/06/2008, -0/+11 Many Shubbs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Sloar that day I can tell you.
  • twiztidsinz, on 11/06/2008, -0/+10***** narutard...
  • Gnarstache, on 11/06/2008, -6/+16looks like the LHC works...well...will work once they start colliding particles.

    "Hey 1908 peeps, my bad" - LHC staff 2008
  • inactive, on 11/07/2008, -0/+9It knocked down trees from a height of 5-10 kilometers. Its crater is now called Lake Cheko. It is 708 m long, 364 m wide and about 50 m deep.

    I don't think they're exaggerating.
  • cease, on 11/07/2008, -0/+8According to my calculations, it's over 9000!
  • coviecarbine, on 11/06/2008, -1/+9You do know that Russia was ruled by the Czar in 1908, right?
  • TonyCubed, on 11/06/2008, -2/+10*puts on Tin Hat*
  • the2989, on 11/06/2008, -0/+8well, he is pretty old.
  • WalkAroundMe, on 11/06/2008, -0/+8One hundred years ago... remember?
  • dhjackburton, on 11/06/2008, -1/+9Yeah, the going theory is a mid-air detonation of an meteorite. Didn't read the article. This isn't new news.
  • metapop, on 11/06/2008, -3/+11or the birth of FAIL
  • system5y, on 11/06/2008, -2/+10terrorists!

    /fox news
  • Klowner, on 11/07/2008, -0/+7Chuck Norris wasn't born! He simply willed his individual molecules into a physical body.
  • Fabbyfubz, on 11/06/2008, -1/+8Only took a hundred years to reach the Digg front page
  • SirvenomItsac, on 11/06/2008, -3/+9mmm black oil...
  • inactive, on 11/06/2008, -1/+7That's more of a best guess than a confirmation. It's the only thing we can come up with based on what little we know about the cosmos, but it doesn't fit very well.
  • imbob, on 11/06/2008, -0/+6hell yeah it was!
  • inactive, on 11/06/2008, -0/+6Yes indeed, the military does love bricks.
  • Beatmiser, on 11/06/2008, -0/+5Given the way digg has been lately I'm surprised this didn't get 'BREAKING:' added to the title.
  • inactive, on 11/06/2008, -6/+11I thought the "Ron Paul" internet meme would die after the election. Curious, that is...
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