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Mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits Peruvian village

post #1 of 39
9/18/07 at 7:14pm
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Could this be the beginning of a zombie holocaust? All I know is, if any of the infected start craving human flesh, I'm investing in a bunker.

*Edited to add the contents of the article*

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LIMA (AFP) - Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area, regional authorities said Monday.

Around midday Saturday, villagers were startled by an explosion and a fireball that many were convinced was an airplane crashing near their remote village, located in the high Andes department of Puno in the Desaguadero region, near the border with Bolivia.

Residents complained of headaches and vomiting brought on by a "strange odor," local health department official Jorge Lopez told Peruvian radio RPP.

Seven policemen who went to check on the reports also became ill and had to be given oxygen before being hospitalized, Lopez said.

Rescue teams and experts were dispatched to the scene, where the meteorite left a 100-foot-wide (30-meter-wide) and 20-foot-deep (six-meter-deep) crater, said local official Marco Limache.

"Boiling water started coming out of the crater and particles of rock and cinders were found nearby. Residents are very concerned," he said.
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post #2 of 39
9/18/07 at 7:18pm
Looks like the invasion has begun. I for one welcome our new alien overlords.
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post #3 of 39
9/18/07 at 7:21pm
Wouldn't surprise me if it was simply gases from the entry and impact of the meteorite.

Which is no fun, so I saw they're all possessed.
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post #4 of 39
9/18/07 at 7:22pm
World War Z baby, World War Z.

Or it is the beginning of the Martian invasion. Turns out they like South America better.

No matter what, it is weird as hell.
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post #5 of 39
9/18/07 at 7:25pm
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Originally Posted by Richard Dickson
Wouldn't surprise me if it was simply gases from the entry and impact of the meteorite.

Which is no fun, so I saw they're all possessed.
That's pretty much what I figured, and is sort of stated in the article.

As you said, though...that's no fun, so mutagenic alien zombie virus it is.
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post #6 of 39
9/18/07 at 7:26pm
Well if it is, I sure as shit better not be shot in the neck by my own deputy.
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post #7 of 39
9/18/07 at 7:27pm
I like how they call the Andromeda Strain "offbeat health news."
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post #8 of 39
9/18/07 at 7:28pm
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Originally Posted by Casey Moore
Or it is the beginning of the Martian invasion. Turns out they like South America better.
The climate is better there. No alien species would attack a place like, say, Siberia. Oh wait...
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post #9 of 39
9/18/07 at 8:50pm
Plan 9 From Outer Space. Ed Wood was a prophet. All hail Ed Wood.
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post #10 of 39
9/18/07 at 9:02pm


"Meteor shit!"
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post #11 of 39
9/18/07 at 9:21pm
It's supposed to be some sort of sodium nitrate mixture that's doing something with the top layer of soil. The reaction gave off some toxic exposure that's similar to the worst face full of Tear Gas ever.

No need to worry about the pending Zombic Apolcaypse yet.
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post #12 of 39
9/18/07 at 9:22pm
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Originally Posted by Casey Moore
Or it is the beginning of the Martian invasion.
I'm building a quadropod right now. That'll show those three legged bastards. USA! USA! USA!
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post #13 of 39
9/18/07 at 9:34pm
To any Lovecraft fans, "Colour out of Space"?
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post #14 of 39
9/18/07 at 10:17pm
Y'all don't know what the fuck you're talking about! It's the Blob, of course!
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post #15 of 39
9/18/07 at 10:44pm
Way to spoil the fun, Anderson. Bleh.
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post #16 of 39
9/18/07 at 10:47pm
Shits, this isnt funny...I live in Chile, that's a stone throw from Peru!...That's it, time to fill the bathtub with water, stock up in supplies and ammo, then destroy the staircase.
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post #17 of 39
9/18/07 at 10:48pm
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Originally Posted by Anderson
It's supposed to be some sort of sodium nitrate mixture that's doing something with the top layer of soil. The reaction gave off some toxic exposure that's similar to the worst face full of Tear Gas ever.

No need to worry about the pending Zombic Apolcaypse yet.
So you're absolutely sure that no one has turned to dust?
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post #18 of 39
9/18/07 at 11:06pm
Or transformed into a Thing-like monstrosity?
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post #19 of 39
9/19/07 at 2:01am
It's already reached Florida, cleverly disguised: http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/09/18...kes/index.html
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post #20 of 39
9/19/07 at 2:04am
That's just typical Florida. When does Florida not have weird shit like that?
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post #21 of 39
9/19/07 at 2:40am
"This thing is just there. It's lurking like some deadly thing in the water which can take our children's lives and we all have to be aware,"

It's like he's pitching a movie.
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post #22 of 39
9/19/07 at 2:42am
Don't worry, I'm sure Dexter is looking into it and have the problem resolved in no time.
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post #23 of 39
9/19/07 at 3:26am
WELCOME TO FLORIDA!

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post #24 of 39
9/19/07 at 3:57am
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Originally Posted by Anderson
It's supposed to be some sort of sodium nitrate mixture that's doing something with the top layer of soil. The reaction gave off some toxic exposure that's similar to the worst face full of Tear Gas ever.

No need to worry about the pending Zombic Apolcaypse yet.
Do you really believe that story? It smells like Men In Black cover-up. Next thing you'll tell me there's no secret CIA moon base where they train chupacabras.

We must prepare ourselves. Kill your loved ones before the alien zombie plague takes them.
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post #25 of 39
9/19/07 at 6:58am
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Originally Posted by innsmouthlook81
To any Lovecraft fans, "Colour out of Space"?
I could totally go in for some glowy apples, and ashed pig.
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post #26 of 39
9/19/07 at 7:02am
Peru - Coincidence? I think not.

Wasn´t all of this scheduled for 2012 according to the Mayas?
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post #27 of 39
9/20/07 at 2:16pm
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Originally Posted by innsmouthlook81
To any Lovecraft fans, "Colour out of Space"?
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post #28 of 39
9/20/07 at 2:18pm
A new strain of PARS?
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post #29 of 39
9/20/07 at 3:34pm
According to latest reports, local residents have started dressing all in black and have taken up jazz dancing.
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post #30 of 39
9/20/07 at 3:39pm
Screw this. I'm on my way to Klendathu to stop this shit at the source.
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post #31 of 39
9/20/07 at 3:43pm


Save us, Wil Wheaton!
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post #32 of 39
9/20/07 at 3:50pm
No worry, these guys are on the case:

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post #33 of 39
9/20/07 at 3:52pm
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Originally Posted by FrankCobretti
According to latest reports, local residents have started dressing all in black and have taken up jazz dancing.
Admittedly this one goes over my head.
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post #34 of 39
9/20/07 at 4:51pm
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Originally Posted by EdHocken
Admittedly this one goes over my head.
Spider-Man 3.
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post #35 of 39
9/20/07 at 6:24pm
People is good eatin'.

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post #36 of 39
9/20/07 at 6:30pm
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Originally Posted by Big Jim Slade
Spider-Man 3.
Now I read ya loud and clear.
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post #37 of 39
9/27/07 at 11:03am
Mass hysteria!
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post #38 of 39
9/27/07 at 12:17pm
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Mass hysteria? Bullshit. This whole thing smells of cover-up. I'm telling you people, it's the vanguard of an invasion from another world! Keep watching the skies! You're next! You're next! YOU'RE NEXT!
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post #39 of 39
9/27/07 at 12:51pm
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Originally Posted by Martin Savage
No worry, these guys are on the case:

Those guys? Pssh, I'd rather have these guys handling this one:



Just leave this one to the freelance police.
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