Saturday, February 23, 2013
The Flaming Object and the Recording Device
On February 14th and 15th 2013 a large meteor entered the earth's atmosphere and streaked across the sky in western Russia. There was a compilation of videos posted on YouTube showing the meteor race across the sky and eventually crash in Siberia. You can see the videos at this link:
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/15/video-captures-flaming-object-believed-to-be-meteorite/
Although the actual event is frightening, it is amazing that many people accidentally but easily recorded it. I think it is wonderful that technology has evolved to the point where many people can just pull out a recording device to capture moments in life so easily.This event being captured by many people and later shared with many other people displays how technology can connect people around the world.
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Yea it's pretty cool how connected we are with technology. It would be very unlikely for me to ever see a massive meteor if it weren't for video tech.
ReplyDeleteHere's an interesting tid-bit for you. You'll notice a number of the videos were taken from dashboard cams. A friend who served in Russia told me the almost every car in Russia has a dashboard cam to prevent lawsuits. People will run out in front of your car and then claim you hit them or do other crazy things. As result, a lot of other interesting things have been captured as a result. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlxHPJAONpE
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think it is so cool how many crazy events have been recorded because of the widespread use of technology.
ReplyDeleteIt is also kind of scary how anything anyone does anywhere can be recorded by anyone. There is a good and a bad side to all technology I suppose.
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