Comments on: Insurance from the skies!

By: Meteorite falls in Latvia (video) | Kllproject.en

Meteorite falls in Latvia (video) | Kllproject.en — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:49:08 +0000

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By: John Edwards

John Edwards — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:42:50 +0000

Very timely and informative on life isnurance. Thanks for sharing this.

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Drucheap car insurance — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:17:18 +0000

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By: Death Rates | NineCents

Death Rates | NineCents — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:04:08 +0000

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By: arensb

arensb — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:18:56 +0000

What are the odds of getting hit by a meteorite?

Point of grammar: unless I’m mistaken, when a rock is falling, it’s a meteor, and once it hits, it becomes a meteorite. So shouldn’t this be “What are the odds of getting hit by a meteor?” ?

Except, of course, that it’s the act of striking that turns the meteor into a meteorite, so perhaps “hit by a meteorite” is correct in this case. I just can’t tell.

By: Chaos

Chaos — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:24:06 +0000

Laguna, I´ve *worked* for German accident insurance. Sure, the *mandatory* part pays for injuries only, but pretty much everyone also includes at least a small sum for death – to cover funeral costs, if nothing else.

By: Death by meteorite | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

Death by meteorite | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:00:32 +0000

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By: KC

KC — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:31:04 +0000

rp: Yes the meteorite exhibit, including the car seat, is still on display at the Field Museum – just saw it there at the beginning of the summer!

By: Tom Hill

Tom Hill — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:24:48 +0000

The Columbia Accident Investigation Board talked about the odds of getting hit by stuff falling from the sky. It’s in chapter 10 of part 1. A Google search for “CAIB” will get you to it, but I can’t seem to post links.

By: Tom Hill

Tom Hill — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:21:15 +0000

Test posting

By: lars bruchmann

lars bruchmann — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:44:24 +0000

That meteorite that hit the car (near poughepsie, i think) in 1992 was filmed over a footback stadium in Philly, as i recall. this was at night, so it was very pretty. and imho the car needed to be replaced anyways! does insurance cover this? srsly??

By: Autumn

Autumn — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:36:02 +0000

Kinda OT, but has anyone else noticed that the fine print in the “APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD” ads now claims that the product has been proven effective in double-blind clinical trials? I know that advertisers in America are allowed to lie almost as much as they want, but it seems that this claim crosses that FDA line about claiming to treat a condition.

By: Chanda

Chanda — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:00:07 +0000

Did you know that the car plates on Alabama cars say, “Stars fell upon Alabama”? The plates are referring to this incident and the Jazz song from it. They had better be careful what they wish for or Death from the Skies might be their new car plate logo.

By: Laguna

Laguna — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:58:58 +0000

@Nemo
This is no actual bus stop. Only an exhibit of an advertising creativity contest.

By: Nemo

Nemo — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:32:50 +0000

Kinda sucks for anyone who actually wants to use the bus stop…

By: rp

rp — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:17:38 +0000

The Field Museum in Chicago has an exhibit of a meterorite hitting a rural Illinois garage back in the 20′s or 30′s. It went through the garage roof, the roof of the car in the grarage, and the upholstry of the seat, and was found beneath the car, IIRC. They had lots of pictures, plus the actual seat of the car and the meterorite in the display case.

I first saw this display as a child in the 60′s on a school trip. It was still there (unchanged) last time I went there a couple years ago.

There are major updates to exhibits going on, so I can’t say if it’s still there today.

By: IVAN3MAN

IVAN3MAN — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:03:03 +0000

The barn of a farmer had burnt down and he asked the insurance company for US$50,000.

The insurance man: “We do not give money, we build you a similar barn instead. The same goes with your car; for example, if it’s stolen we just give you a similar car, same make, same year, and mileage as your own car — no money, period!”

Farmer: “If that is your system, I want to cancel my wife’s insurance!”

By: Bigfoot

Bigfoot — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:12:07 +0000

Clsarly that is from an overwhelmed airliner lav.

By: Gary Ansorge

Gary Ansorge — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:55:50 +0000

Goody! Now all we need is super nova insurance,,,

GAry 7

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:24:43 +0000

Woah! That’s one sweet ad.

By: Laguna

Laguna — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:58:57 +0000

Chaos, I have no idea how you call this kind of insurrance in the US. But in Germany this insurrance usually does not pay when you die (you can have it for an extra fee though)…
The Unfallversicherung usually only pays when you survive. Its used when you stay permanently diabled to pay a certain amount of money to cover your future expenses or it pays as a monthly pension until you die.

By: Chaos

Chaos — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:33:07 +0000

Well, it says “Advice from your guardian angel: think about accident insurance” – I think that kind of insurance is also called “casualty insurance” in the US, and it is indeed the kind of insurance you´d turn to if you get hit my a meteorite. Or perhaps, the one your next-of-kin would turn to.

But the absolutely coolest ad I can think of is the one the public transport corporation in the Frankfurt area uses: there are two, one with a naked man, the other with a naked woman, each with a huge public transport ticket covering the more interesting parts – and captioned “It would be embarassing to be caught without a ticket!”

By: Manfred Christiansen

Manfred Christiansen — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:05:42 +0000

OTOH: That piece of rock looks like the upper part of the tail fin of a midieval stone plane.

By: Manfred Christiansen

Manfred Christiansen — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:57:56 +0000

Although i am danish of origin I can translate that for you:
“guardian angel advice: You should think about an accident insurance”.
Considering the obvious cost of that ad and the chances of that really happening, instead of buying an overpriced insurance of that company, I would buy a hard hat and play the lottery for the rest of my money and luck. In that way my forehead, the back of my head and my bank account are safe.

I am actually working in an advertising agency.

By: gyokusai

gyokusai — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:44:36 +0000

Laguna’s right. Here’s more, from the source:
http://www.wall.de/en/press/news/outdoor_kreativ_ausstellung_von_wall_

I somehow managed to completely miss this one. Which was no mean feat: not only do I work for advertising agencies myself, I pass this place where they exhibited these pieces about three times a week on my way to the gym!

Maybe it was part of an alternative timeline or something. Or may I am. Dang!

^_^J.