Seriously? A Meteor? Really?
So, apparently, we were all graced with a “bright green fireball” streaking across the sky last night. Experts – those beacons of unwavering certainty – have declared it to be a meteor burning up in the atmosphere. A meteor! As if thats the most fascinating explanation possible for a giant, luminous anomaly appearing above our heads at 3 AM. Honestly, you’d think we could come up with something more imaginative after all this time.
It’s always a meteor, isnt it? Its the default response. Any unexplained light, any unusual occurrence – bam, meteor! Were not allowed to consider other possibilities; alien reconnaissance probes? Experimental atmospheric testing gone slightly awry? A rogue flock of bioluminescent pigeons? No, no, must be a meteor. Because that’s so much more believable.
And burning up, they say. As if the universe is just casually tossing fiery space rocks at us and were all supposed to yawn and carry on with our day. It was bright green, people! Bright green! Doesn’t that warrant a little more investigation than, “Yep, it’s a meteor.”
I suppose I should be grateful for the spectacle. At least something interesting happened in this otherwise relentlessly mundane existence. But really, next time, could we aim for something a bit more intriguing than another predictable space rock?
