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Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by shogsman(m): 8:34pm On Mar 29, 2020
ignis:
I am a geologist but I disagree with the prof on this.
So because you did geo 101 and 103 now you think you know something. Professor is talking you're disagreeing with no single point to pack your nonsense, you deserve to be caned publicly .

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Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by caprini1: 8:35pm On Mar 29, 2020
ignis:
I am a geologist but I disagree with the prof on this.
Its very easy to confirm through NASA..,but the truth is they will keep quiet about it,not to cause panic.....nothing enters the atmosphere globally without been detected.
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by codemaniacs: 8:35pm On Mar 29, 2020
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Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by ignis: 8:37pm On Mar 29, 2020
Isinweke:



I believe the Prof didn't go to the site in Akure to see if he will find any pieces of the object that caused it.
He's at his house or one club doing his conclusion.


How about the police claiming responsibility?

That's the point.
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by deltateam: 8:38pm On Mar 29, 2020
ignis:
I am a geologist but I disagree with the prof on this.

What was your grade that year?
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by Danhumprey: 8:39pm On Mar 29, 2020
Mybettingtips:
It happened at exactly 1am in the midnight. How many people do you expect to be outside by that time to see an incoming light?
But the sky is wide enough now that people in nearby city or urban areas will have seen the light. Haba! Even at that time of the day, people will have still be awake. Some people, keeping vigil or on duty.
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by xamuell: 8:39pm On Mar 29, 2020
[quote author=imhotep post=87897861]
Where the meteor come dey nah ??[/quote, it got vaporized by its own heat. That's the only reasonable explanation
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by persius555(m): 8:40pm On Mar 29, 2020
How come a meteor of that size approached earth surface and no space agency was able to detect it.
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by shogsman(m): 8:40pm On Mar 29, 2020
whitebeard:
did u see any light in the night sky... NIGHT... people would have seen it na haba...and also the remnants of the rock would be visible
First off they're remnants visible there, secondly it happened at 1am when everybody was obviously sleeping. I don't think you have enough data on the event and yes some residents there confirmed they saw light even without anybody asking them.

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Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by ignis: 8:40pm On Mar 29, 2020
deltateam:


What was your grade that year?

First class
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by shogsman(m): 8:40pm On Mar 29, 2020
persius555:
How come a meteor of that size approached earth surface and no space agency was able to detect it.
Of what size I don't think you know how big a meteor is ,that is just a debris it is totally negligible.
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by Danhumprey: 8:41pm On Mar 29, 2020
xamuell:
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Trace elements or pieces of the meteoroid will have still been found na.
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by Glorymax: 8:41pm On Mar 29, 2020
imhotep:

Where the meteor come dey nah ??

The meteor will melt off afterwards. Massive ones do leave some solid remains.
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by deltateam: 8:42pm On Mar 29, 2020
ignis:


First class

Which school? Do you have a PHD?
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by shogsman(m): 8:42pm On Mar 29, 2020
Isinweke:



I believe the Prof didn't go to the site in Akure to see if he will find any pieces of the object that caused it.
He's at his house or one club doing his conclusion.


How about the police claiming responsibility?
You that you're concluding obviously don't know anything about the event yourself, cos they were different fragments of rock like materials on the scene when I visited yesterday,most of you people are just concluding based on the 3 pictures you saw online.

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Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by computermouse(m): 8:43pm On Mar 29, 2020
Guestlander:


You were outside looking at the sky? If a meteorite is entering the earth's atmosphere wouldn't it have a trail like a comet?

I honestly should have done a video but -
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by crossover(m): 8:44pm On Mar 29, 2020
kunyeo:


You a Nairaland geologist disagreeing with a Prof!
Very unfortunate for a Prof. from OAU to have reacted in such an unprofessional way. Maybe, he has never seen blasting of primed charge before! Especially, bunched of explosive (kg) with numerous detonators/caps!! I pity his students.
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by SaAyomikun(m): 8:48pm On Mar 29, 2020
johnlegend01:
Oga Professor, I disagree vehemently!!!

I am a Mining Engineer by study and by profession by God's Grace. I can categorically confirm that commercial explosives were being conveyed from an explosive company in the South west to a quarry in the South south. EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) officers of the Nigeria Police were escorting the said explosives. The explosives detonated because the truck went in flames, according to report. Whether that cause is true or not is another case entirely. The one true fact is that "EXPLOSIVES IN A TRUCK DETONATED". The impact of the explosion is what you saw, while some witnessed ground vibration, air blast and noise.

For those that want to believe Mr Professor, try to check online videos of blasting done in quarries to know what explosives can do to rocks.

Check this video to understand the power of explosives.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkxKX8Z6vhY

In addition, some people said it was a bomb. Bomb explosives are different from commercial explosives. You would notice that there was no trace of fire or burn on and around the location.


You've only repeated the claims we heard in News. Have you no scientific backup for your claim?
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by shogsman(m): 8:50pm On Mar 29, 2020
BlackTemplar001:


Even an IED planted by the road side do not have such power to create such kind of crater let alone have the power 4 such blast radius.
I was like 30miles away and I could here my wall shake,that is definitely not an IED ,I was there yesterday and the crater was magnificent, moreover I have ins with the police in that area and they were all as confused as everybody. There are still rock like structures that breaks funny and smell like funny there.

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Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by MondayOsunbor(m): 8:50pm On Mar 29, 2020
inoki247:
u guys should keep confusing each oda


yoruba muslim professor ?

let someone confirm
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by Dshocker(m): 8:51pm On Mar 29, 2020
ignis:
I am a geologist but I disagree with the prof on this.

Have you gone there and carried your research....
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by Nobody: 8:52pm On Mar 29, 2020
shogsman:

You that you're concluding obviously don't know anything about the event yourself, cos they were different fragments of rock like materials on the scene when I visited yesterday,most of you people are just concluding based on the 3 pictures you saw online.


A posted a picture taken by drone, he went their to pictures that will help in investigaton.

He said nothing shows it was Meteors
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by oxiide22(m): 8:52pm On Mar 29, 2020
ignis:
I am a geologist but I disagree with the prof on this.
you're not a real geologist. I'm a geographer I totally agree with the prof
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by ignis: 8:54pm On Mar 29, 2020
deltateam:


Which school? Do you have a PHD?

I am currently on PHD Research program now.

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Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by Skmoda360(m): 8:54pm On Mar 29, 2020
Islie:

https://www.thecable.ng/akure-explosion-was-impact-from-meteors-not-explosives-says-oau-prof

I'm totally in support cuz I'm a geologist undecided
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by konkonbilo(m): 8:55pm On Mar 29, 2020
ignis:
I am a geologist but I disagree with the prof on this.
There's nothing bad in disagreeing with the prof, but you came out with out result of what happened.. You didn't tell us what happened.. So your disagreement is null and void
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by Roon9(m): 8:55pm On Mar 29, 2020
Humanoid01:
I was wondering if a bomb explosion could cause a crater as wide and deep as that.

Yes it could
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by Airoflaw(m): 8:56pm On Mar 29, 2020
Humanoid01:
I was wondering if a bomb explosion could cause a crater as wide and deep as that.
what does d govt got to lose if it meteor and they said its an explosive trump.. Fink about rit
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by Dreadful: 8:56pm On Mar 29, 2020
Conflicting reports everywhere. What a Damnable republic?? What a shame!
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by Jola58: 8:56pm On Mar 29, 2020
If a meteorite should hit earth, the space agency NASA and the rest would had released a statement before now. But the pictures of the scenes definitely looked like a meteorite event not a bomb detonated...

This real occurrence can only be proved with further forensic research
Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by Roon9(m): 8:56pm On Mar 29, 2020
yenereal:
Prof might be correct but the police that claimed responsibility should be called to explain. Who drove the said vehicle? How many people were therein? Did the driver die?

You can imagine the kind of country we're living in. The impact I saw on the picture should make one to believe the prof.

Them no see vehicle u dey ask of driver?

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Re: Adepelumi Adekunle: Akure ‘Explosion’ Was Impact From Meteors Not Explosives by Jimiyung(m): 8:59pm On Mar 29, 2020
The Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) monitors all asteroids at almost striking distance to earth. The last major asteroid in Africa was recorded in 2019 (also known as 2019 UN13), as it swept only 3,852 miles (6,200 km) above Africa. It is only Nigeria that does not keep adequate data or track occurrences. If it was an asteroid, it will make waves on the international stage.
Trizyd:


They can't track all meteorites coming to earth. Many are insignificant that it's ignored. They only track those that pose danger to earth. Do you know how many are flying around in space right now?

Asteroid: a large rocky body in space, in orbit around the Sun. Meteoroid: much smaller rocks or particles in orbit around the Sun. ... Meteorite: If a small asteroid or large meteoroid survives its fiery passage through the Earth's atmosphere and lands on Earth's surface, it is then called a meteorite.

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