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thenewgreen  ·  4036 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Chelyabinsk meteor explosion a ‘wake-up call’, scientists warn

Enjoyed this read. I hadn't thought about the fact that the data we gathered was a first. Never have we had the ability to see/measure a meteor explosion while and after it was happening. The video footage was amazing.





exe  ·  4035 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It was helpful that it occurred in the land of dashboard cameras. If it was anywhere else but Russia we'd have much less footage.

thenewgreen  ·  4035 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Why is Russia the land of dashboard cameras? I didn't realize this.

exe  ·  4035 days ago  ·  link  ·  

There's widespread insurance fraud in Russia, but there's also quite a bit of corruption within police ranks, so drivers will usually install a dashboard camera to defend themselves.

http://www.rferl.org/content/dash-cams-russia-fighting-corru...