# 21
Killed by a Meteorite
(not what you're thinking)
Many hundreds of meteorites enter our atmosphere every year. Most of them burn up before they reach the earth's surface but some do land. Some of those that have landed are as small as a golf-ball by the time they make impact.
Could you imagine getting hit in the head by a golf-ball sized meteorite travelling at terminal velocity?
That would be something to have written on your tombstone!




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