I Don't Accept The Anti-Norwegian-Meteorite Argument

John flags this wet blanket:

I thought there was something too improbable about this story and this research article seems to confirm that feeling. Too bad though...it would have been quite a discovery.

Hmmm.... Interesting argument. Still, I don’t buy this explanation, mostly because it’s hard to know for certain the chutist’s fall speed. In all likelihood, it’s considerably different from jump to jump, especially just after opening the chute. The explanation also looks incomplete to me: there is no discussion of relative fall velocity between the chutist and the rock. So, I’m unpersuaded. I’m thinking the meteor explanation is just as plausible as the stowaway rock explanation.