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Meteorite In Akkar Turned Out To Be A Party Lantern
While most of us were bracing ourselves for Chapter 11 of 2020 last night which apparently involved meteorites, it turned out to be a false alarm.
A video of a flaring object crashing into a field in Akkar, North Lebanon last night was circulating on social media, with many speculating that it was a meteorite, or a fragment of rock or iron from outer space that survives passage through the atmosphere to impact the surface of the Earth.
Definitely sounds like a 2020 thing.
But it was later revealed that the flashing object was actually a party lantern… because this is a year well worth celebrating.
Of course this prompted hilarious reactions and jokes about the mind-boggling things we’ve come across this year.
Here are a few of them:
A video of a flaring object crashing into a field in Akkar, North Lebanon last night was circulating on social media, with many speculating that it was a meteorite, or a fragment of rock or iron from outer space that survives passage through the atmosphere to impact the surface of the Earth.
Video of the thing. Not sure if we should laugh or cry
— Beirut.com (@BeirutCityGuide) November 8, 2020
Source: @LBCI_NEWS https://t.co/g7dCnhsX17 pic.twitter.com/p3mE27gNTI
Definitely sounds like a 2020 thing.
But it was later revealed that the flashing object was actually a party lantern… because this is a year well worth celebrating.
IT’S JUST A PARTY LANTERN. 🤦🏽♀️ 🤦♂️ go back to studying/your diet everyone.
— Beirut.com (@BeirutCityGuide) November 8, 2020
Of course this prompted hilarious reactions and jokes about the mind-boggling things we’ve come across this year.
Here are a few of them:
End-of-the-world films lied to you. It doesn’t all start in the US, it starts here in Lebanon. https://t.co/SEqG0YqK32
— Malāk Jaafar – (@malakyz) November 8, 2020
Saraha I’m not surprised ma dal shi ma sar this year😃 https://t.co/HM6uvFouGJ
— Mira (@mirawithredhair) November 8, 2020
2020 things💁♀️ https://t.co/yhrwBsh4R9 pic.twitter.com/DiJCjK8YZs
— Diya☄ (@heyoitsdiya) November 8, 2020
2020 really said SEE U NEXT YEAR OR NOT https://t.co/eIY5FUogxg
— abed (@abedzox) November 8, 2020
EJA EL NAYZAK CHABEB https://t.co/xss681DhkT
— ᴮᴱceli ⁷ (@bloo_seok) November 8, 2020
