Nearly hit by a meteorite
I was actually once nearly hit by a meteorite. I was standing at my open bedroom window when something zipped in through it. It looked like the sort of clinker you get in a fire. The largest bit was about the size of the end of my little finger.
Sadly I lost it (I was only about 12 at the time). It would have been nice to have kept my very own meteorite. On the other hand, I expect I was lucky it didn't hit me, as it was going quite fast and could easily have hurt me quite badly if it had struck an eye or something.
Such is life.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
