Offbeat: A meteorite hit some German kid at 30,000 mph. Good for him.
- He survived, but he has a radical 3-inch scar on his hand. 14-year-old Gerrit Blank, who kinda looks like Carrot Top, had a rare meteorite attack happen to him. “At first I just saw a large ball of light,” Blank explained, “and then I suddenly felt a pain in my hand.” The pea-sized piece of space junk left a bite much bigger than its visual bark, leaving a foot-wide hole in the ground and Blank with a crazy hand injury. source
