Russian Meteor Shower Injuring 1,000 Jars Twitter Users Awake

When a meteor exploded early Friday above the Chelyabinsk region of Russia, lighting up the sky and injuring at least 1,000, Twitter users were roused from their slumber.

The news broke in the United States just before midnight and it was hours before experts said the Russian meteor strike wasn't related to Friday's near-Earth flyby of 150-foot asteroid.

BREAKING: Explosions over Russia’s Urals region, reportedly a meteor shower, sparked panic in three major cities on.rt.com/qn2v57

— RT (@RT_com) February 15, 2013

One user was quick to point out some astrological semantics.

OK, since it burned up in the atmosphere, technically it was a meteor, not a meteorite. No less dramatic, though.

— Matt Cuthbert (@MCuthbert) February 15, 2013

Many looked to the Bible for explanations.

Russian meteor! Fearful sights from the heavens, as the Bible tells. Could it be Armageddon has started. Good thing I have my Hot Tub.

— Richard Lee James (@RhinoTheHunter) February 15, 2013

The pope resigns. Lightning strike to the Vatican wasn't enough so we get a meteor! Hell hath no fury like a god scorned.

— lucy (@lula_1987) February 15, 2013

.@andrewlilico Pope resigns, Vatican struck by lightning, meteor strikes and now four horsemen in my ready meal. It's the end of days

— Richard Evans (@richarevans1) February 15, 2013

Not going to lie, the #RussianMeteor has made me VERY nervous for the meteor tonight thats meant to 'narrowly' miss earth.. The end is nigh!

— Aimee Kettle (@Aimee255) February 15, 2013

Scientists said a meteor wouldn't hit, god's intentions were opposite, because one did hit Russia.

— Francisco (@iron_mman) February 15, 2013

Its the end of the world as we know it...via BBC Meteor shower over Russia. bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

— vickey curtis (@raginspice) February 15, 2013

Pope retires, lightning hits Vatican, meteor shower strikes? Is the end nigh? Yeah, that would be a shame.

— John Nolte(@NolteNC) February 15, 2013

Any reason why God missed the target with the meteor? I'm sure he was going for the #Atheist Nordic nations. #Atheism

— Kris Sreekanth (@krissreekanth) February 15, 2013

Others connected the meteor to other current events for laughs.

RT reporting that Putin took a running leap and punched the meteor out of the sky

— max read (@max_read) February 15, 2013

It could have been worse, folks. The meteor shower could have hit the cruise ship.

— Siva Vaidhyanathan (@sivavaid) February 15, 2013

Shame the meteor didn't fall on Assad's hide out in Syria.

— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) February 15, 2013

Does anyone remember the bit in Deep Impact when the politicians step down just before the meteor?! #ThePope #UhOh

— Unnamed Insider (@Unnamedinsider) February 15, 2013

"In closing, if anything I've said in my State of the Union speech is untrue, then may a giant meteor fall from the sky and hit Russia."

— NotKennyRogers (@NotKennyRogers) February 15, 2013

The source of the meteor blast at Chelyabinsk Oblast found: twitter.com/CiphersSon/sta…

— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) February 15, 2013

Curious how insurance companies avoid paying damages for meteor strikes. "Your fault for choosing to live so close to the exosphere."

— Ethan Zuckerman (@EthanZ) February 15, 2013

And others decided it was time to prep for something larger.

If anyone needs me, I'll be in my yard digging a meteor bunker.

— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) February 15, 2013

currently building my meteor shelter and never resurfacing.news.yahoo.com/possible-meteo…

— Deede Thompson (@DeedeThompson) February 15, 2013

If you think this Russian meteor shower is nothing to be alarmed about: good for you! (--sent from my Apocalypse Shelter)

— Justin d'Londres (@londonjustin) February 15, 2013