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  1. From what I've read of that article, basically what is reported to happen is impossible. IF the kid was sent flying from the hit, he would have suffered a direct impact by an object larger than a small stone. Whatever hit him would need enough energy in it and large enough to transfer that energy to the kid. A small one would be more likely to pierce the body or bounce off. A larger one would throw the person, but it would also crush ribs and cause severe internal injuries. So we know the kid didn't get sent flying by the strike. As stated by many people here, a glancing blow is the most likely. Since people can be grazed by all sorts of small, fast moving objects, that could kill a person with a direct hit, but a glance just leaves a cut. This though would NEVER send a person flying. Maybe if you saw the object coming at you, you would fall to the ground as you tried to avoid it, but if you didn't see it, you would never react. Not seeing the object coming and getting hit, you would also probably fall to the ground from a mix of pain and surprise and then maybe jump around cursing. I still don't believe it left a crater either. A small stone dropped from high enough to achieve terminal velocity won't leave a crater in the ground. A crater, by definition, is larger than the object that made it since the energy from impact is spread into the surrounding area and throws the ground out and away from the center. Small objects that hit the ground and terminal velocity might, and I stress MIGHT, leave a small dent in the ground. A penny dropped from the empire state building doesnt even break bone, its supposed to leave a crater? Its extremely poor reporting and far from accurate. Though I'm sure the kid elaborated as well so the source of the information is questionable to begin with.
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