Florida Man Claims Meteorite That Landed in Boston is Actually His Drone, Says He Was ‘Trolling the Sun’
AITA for thinking this guy deserves a Darwin Award? TL;DR – So, apparently a giant fireball tore through the sky over "meteor boston" last night, setting off car alarms and traumatizing pigeons. City’s losing its mind, thinking it’s the apocalypse. But wait! Local genius, Chad Thundercock (probably), steps forward, claiming he lost control of his DJI Mavic 3 while trying to film a “sick” sunset. He says the “meteor” was just his drone with a strobe light on it. Sure, Chad. You and your $1,200 piece of plastic definitely caused a sonic boom that rattled Fenway Park. I, for one, am thrilled to learn that NASA’s entire asteroid detection system can be outsmarted by a hobbyist with too much time and a GoPro mount. The best part? He’s now trying to file an insurance claim for “astronomical interference.” This timeline is fine. Everything is fine.