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Mysterious metal ball from space falls in Namibia
A large metal ball that fell from space into the Namibian grasslands last month is not alien, officials say, but that's about all they know for certain about the object.
According to a report on The Namibian website, the 13-pound metal sphere with two bumps on its poles was found by a farmer near Onamatunga in the Omunsati region between November 15 and November 20. Explosions were heard in the area before the discovery, but no evidence of an explosion was seen around the area where the object was found.
Paul Ludik, director of the country's National Forensic Science Institute, told The Namibian the sphere, with a circumference of 3.6 feet, is made of a "sophisticated" metal alloy that is known to man, but he said it has no markings that would identify it. No international space agency has claimed ownership, he said.
“A number of tests have been performed on the object, and it appears to be hollow. We are still busy with a detailed examination of the object,” The Namibian quotes him as saying.
Ludik told The Namibian that the object poses no cause for alarm, and that such reports of metallic spheres falling from space are common in the Southern Hemisphere.
So should we expect a run on helmets at sporting goods stores south of the equator?
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A metal unknown to Africans, could be aluminum or iron, all they know is stealing copper.
As far as I know, Africans know a wide array of metals, including the ones the manufacturers of our cellphones and computers extract from the land with dodgy licences and underpayed labor (steal, you say?). Oh, and most of the copper that returns to Africa is dumped there as technological trash by Europe, Far-East Asia and North America, much like what happens in Sri Lanka or Bangladesh. Feel free to hate, but just add some data and sense to your inteventions.
If Africans don't recognise a metal, it's because colonial powers drained their lands of it many generations ago. Racism sucks, however you dress it up.
Obvious. It is a part of this Russian unmanned spacecraft. One of those that fell apart at various times.
Obvious Truth?? Funny, you seem more of an Obvious A**hole to me...
That would be in the United States. Oh wait, never mind. Stealing copper would require working. Sorry, I forgot.
It certainly seems to have a maker.
We should know that mechanisms that function always have a maker and the ordered mechanisms that function in life forms have a very great Maker.
Too bad you have absolutely zero evidence for your mythical Great Maker.
All hail Lord Sheogorath!
I ve always wondered why those who ask for proof of existance.....never offer proof of nonexistance...im sure your very lonely
Because the burden's on you, pal.
@majorsdad
Proof of nonexistence is a misnomer. Clearly you have a poor grasp of logic and the scientific method.
The burden of proof lies on the person claiming that something DOES exist. Feel free to believe what you will, happy holidays.
If we followed that logic, spurious as it is, then your great Maker would in turn need a greater Maker and so on unto infinity.
You people are worshiping something because of those books; it's just hard to tell if it's dead or just evil.
I re-read the post and I should point out that my last comment was directed towards majorsdad.
Wow... Idiots who proclaim their Atheism online and try to attack those who believe in a higher power are so pathetic... You try to call people stupid for believing in something while you try to act as if you have a greater understanding of the Universe. Basically you morons believe in a Giant Bang that just happened, due to some particles that magically always existed... and all that created everything... you have no evidence to support your theories yet you attack those who believe the Universe was created by an intelligent hand... something which in my mind makes a whole lot more sense considering how intricate and infinitely complex the world is let alone our entire Universe.... But yes, go on and chastise those of us that believe in a maker.... because your theory of Magical – always existing – particles accidentally creating themselves and the entire universe is a much more logical one... ridiculous morons.
Clinton, even your attempted refutation is self-contradictory like your beliefs in a god. How does something that always existed "create" itself?
Groan...here we go again. Yes, machines DO require a maker, because...well, THEY'RE MACHINES! They're assemblies made up of inanimate objects that require designing and manufacturing. Animals and people are NOT machines. They're made of organic chemicals that interact with each other...they're reproducing organisms subject to the forces of natural selection. I know, a bit complicated for a creationist. But just try to remember: ANIMALS ARE NOT WATCHES!
Its Chuck Norris' testicles!!!!
now that is funny and entertaining.
(Lets hope he bleed to death while it was being removed)
a stocking stuffer for the naughty republicans!
The mystery object was manufactured by:
http://www.psi-pci.com/Default.htm
by golly your right. i went to the webpage you posted and -bang, there it is
Boy, it sure looks like you're right on. I notice they say they've never had a failure....well? Maybe this one failed!
I emails one of their product people from that ATK website. Asked if it was one of theirs and pasted a link to the article.
I wonder if they'll update the website to say "With 1 Flight Failure, but the ball didn't break"?
Clearly it's not a failure. It survived whatever destroyed the rest of the spacecraft, atmospheric re-entry, and ground impact. Whomever did make this tank, ATK or otherwise, should use it for marketing.
I'm not seeing that exact model on their site, but yes, it sure looks like a diaphragm tank. Not the first time I've gotten more info from the replies than from the article itself.
Looks a lot like a piece of a nold Russian Vostok spacecraft.
Its a counter weight for old Satellite . Probably a late 70s to mid 80s Satellite . What people dont realize is there is a bunch of dead Satellite up there. Many of them countries no longer track and really have just forgotten about.
Please explain. I'm uneducated in the subject; I actually want to know more. A counter-weight? What do you mean, to defy... a change in momentum during takeoff? What's it do?
The object may be a hydrazine bladder tank, which are used in Ariane 5 type rockets such as the Russian Soyuz-U which was passing over Namibia at the time in question.
http://rt.com/news/namibia-flying-object-529/
Thanks for the rant. Please do more.
So that's where my missing shot-put landed.
Also funny and entertaining, bravo.
So lets all start a new business selling metal crash helmets in case any more fall from space?
I can just see a Martian wearing a first baseman's mitt
yelling across from his backyard fence,
"Hey, could we get a little help here?"
Could it possibly be the Sputnik?
Wait, don't open it – it's a Martian Trojan horse! They've had their cold, greedy eyes on us for a while.
Clinton – if you want to sound intelligent when discussing the Big Bang, you might want to spend a little time learning what it's about. For a good overview, google "evidence for the big bang" and go to the first link – the Talkorigins site. If, on the other hand, you just want to make people facepalm, keep referring to "particles that always existed and created everything" – a concept that has absolutely nothing to do with Big Bang theory. Calling people idiots and morons is also not the best way to be taken seriously. As for things that "magically always existed" – doesn't that describe your God?
I agree with Mick. Clinton, I am in total agreement with your statement and your religion, however I cannot believe that you adhere to its philosophy; insulting people is exactly what those you're insulting are doing, so don't act like those kinds of folk.
But now, in regards to this topic: Mick, and everyone on here, if we are really going to involve religion with this, I see God as explainable with science; that is to say, there is never anything unusual in the universe. In religion, it's because God made it all to begin with. This is our "why". In science, we observe creation and simply accept reality for what it is. (To anyone reading this, please do so thoroughly before commenting.) This is our "what". (In other words, sorry for the rant, big bang=Genesis 01:01.)
BACK TO THE ORIGINAL TOPIC, NOW...
This is a very interesting subject; it is perhaps some sick joke, a ploy used by delinquents in the area to scare some people. However, I find this hard to believe due in part to the fact that there is an unexplainable explosion (to the atheist argument here, this sound was unexplained but surely heard. We know it existed, even if we don't know why. Sound like somebody's God to you? Eh?). Also, it did not come from space, likely, as spacecraft would have likely picked it up. It isn't dust, guys, and though its actual measurements are never given here, I would think that somebody would have noticed if it passed by.
Really though, this is pretty fun...
What is wrong with you people?