B.C. woman nearly hit by meteorite that crashed through bedroom ceiling: ‘I’ve never been so scared in my life’

A rock that looks to be about half the size of a brick punched through her roof and landed on her bed. On the one hand, it’s a bother and of course scary. On the other hand…

A meteorite that hits a human-made object is sometimes referred to as a “hammer stone,” and that little detail accrues extra collectability points. The thing that got hit is a “hammer artifact,” and *that* can sell for a bucket of cash. For example, a ratted-out Chevy Malibu got hammered by a rock in the 1992 Peekskill, NY, meteor event; a car that had been recently purchased for $300 is now a protected museum piece. Consequently… yes, the woman in British Columbia should indeed get her roof repaired. But she should do it by having the roofers chop out one square yard or so of the roof around the hole, and then auction that sucker off.