Tag: rocks

Whatever it is, it didn’t kill us

Hey kids! Did you know that there are untold numbers of objects in space that come close to Earth and could one day kill us all? You did? You saw that movie already? OK, well, you can feel safe, because we’ve got scientists out there watching everything closely and keeping us safe. They know exactly where everything is.

The good news we have for you is that something passed within 80,000 miles of our planet this morning and it didn’t hit us. The bad part is that scientists aren’t really sure what it is. Even Space.com, whose name suggests that they know a lot about what goes on in space, called it a “weird object.” Maybe space junk, maybe an asteroid, but it may also be a piece of the sky, which is in fact, falling.

Even Charlie Brown’s laughing at you, kid

Because she’s a cool mom, Jody Wykle, of Lake Wales, Fla., gave her son Guitar Hero: On Tour even though he didn’t have a DS, just so she could make the guy squirm while she played clueless. Then, surprise! She handed over the DS – a sealed box, mind you – and when he opened it, things got unintentionally a lot worse.

“When he opened it, he was like, ‘A box of rocks?‘” Wykle told WTSP-TV. “He said, ‘Mom, that ain’t a joke.'”

Indeedy not, especially for a $138 handheld. She went back to Walmart, which gave her the not-our-problem treatment – until Jody called in the media, at which point it very much became their problem. They promptly refunded the DS and shelled out a gift card. Before getting the refund, Wykle bought a second DS, just so her son could have a proper birthday present. “I made them open it while I was there to make sure there was a DS in it,” she told WTSP.

Here’s the kicker: Seems that box of rocks had been returned before. WONK WONK WONK.