[ButlerianJihad]

The real jackpot here is how this large chunk happened to impact a home belonging to an astute and prepared individual:

  He then immediately preserved and documented the entire scene using disposable gloves and aluminum foil to place the meteorite fragments in glass jars.

I can think of many diverse reactions to a meteor strike, but even NASA is singing the praises of this guy and his quick thinking.

[lelanthran]

> The real jackpot here is how this large chunk happened to impact a home belonging to an astute and prepared individual:

Maybe chunks hit many people, but you only hear about the ones who are prepped and ready.

[ozim]

I see a parody of preppers in there.

„Your bug out backpack is not enough, you need space bug out backpack”.

[ASalazarMX]

I think I have a pair of disposable gloves somewhere, and maybe could manage to get several glass jars, but I have no idea what the aluminium foil is for, or how to preserve the samples with it.

If this had happened to me, I would probably use Ziplock bags in the best scenario.

[andrewflnr]

I'm told aluminum foil is pretty close to intrinsically sterile, at least fresh. The process of forming it kills all life and it's not hospitable to new colonizers.

[lt_kernelpanic]

The aluminium foil forms a Faraday cage that prevents the tiny meteorite aliens from calling home for rescue.

[tsoukase]

With the covered surface by a prepared observer being so small and the place of impact being independent and identically distributed over all earth, we can declare such an event a one in billion one.

[duxup]

I've seen enough sci-fi to know I shouldn't just grab the dang thing ...