Mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits Peruvian village

[D.Shaffer]

Latest theory seems to be that there was no meteor at all. It was a geothermic event releasing gas into the air. Not sure if any scientists have made it to the area yet, though.

 

[awayfarer]

Latest theory seems to be that there was no meteor at all. It was a geothermic event releasing gas into the air. Not sure if any scientists have made it to the area yet, though.

In fact it was just the planet Venus, oh, and swamp gas.

 

[Ferret]

I had a strange visitor the otherday...said he was a traveller and that "Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus."

Then he left...

 

[Lewis526]

Maybe the meteorite is radioactive? Vomiting and headaches are both symptoms of radiation poisioning, aren't they?

 

[cattoy]

Isn't that how one of the zombie flicks started?

Juan of the Dead!

 

[Bryon_Soulweaver]

It could be aliens, you know.

 

[LightPhoenix]

Bah, arsenic poisoning is so mundane...

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/09/070921-meteor-peru.html

 

[Blackrat]

Bah, arsenic poisoning is so mundane...

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/09/070921-meteor-peru.html

Hah. Obviously a cover-up. I say aliens.

 

[crazy_monkey1956]

I'm enough of a conspiracy theorist that this article...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20070927/sc_space/meteoritecrashbreedsmasshysteria

Has me wondering just what they are covering up.

 

[Arashi Ravenblade]

I hope it's Alien.