Thread: Strangest damage to bonnet

Originally Posted by goingbush

wonder how the Insurance assessor would react if you told them the Landy disappeared into a black hole ?

Perhaps it IS a black hole. Don't go near the event horizon.

Don.

Doesn't look like a bullet hole, velocity of that would make it a closer to perfect circular hole...
Unless it was shot vertical and hit at terminal gravity velocity 53m/s rather than 400m/s at fired ballistic speed

what about a small rock falling from space.... meteroite? We get peppered with them all the time

It may have been an ice ball that fell from the sky, hence no burn mark or residue. See this article Block of ice falling from the sky almost hits London street cleaner, prompting calls for investigation

Doug

That's a big bullet...

Originally Posted by Don 130

Were you under or near trees, and was it windy? It looks like a stick has hit it, arrow fashion.
Don.

I was in the middle of a paddock. Not where near a tree. That’s what makes it such a mystery!

Originally Posted by LR V8

That's a big bullet...

I agree! I should put a 44/40 cartridge in it to put it into perspective.

I am going with the ice or meteorite theory! My kids are liking that one the best.

The damage seems consistent with a meteor strike, albeit a bit smaller.

Only two cars are known to have been hit by meteorites, this Chev & a 1928 Pontiac. Going by this storey your Puma will increase in value significantly if you can find said meteorite!



How do satellites avoid meteorites so they don’t get destroyed? - Quora

Truly intriguing event
I did a bit of reading

If a meteorite, it would have been travelling at 100-200ms on impact
Any size and it would go straight through the bonnet and into the engine.
Perhaps it was literally dust particle size and hence why you cannot find it?

I like the iceball theory - silent assassin!

A tumbling free falling bullet projectile could make an irregular impact penetration but I’d imagine you would be able to find the slug

Does the penetration extend to the inner skin of the bonnet? Could the culprit be hiding in the bonnet skin?

Steve