Ah youth, the magical time when we are discovering the world and have few responsibilities; where each day brings new adventures, and for some new dangers. As I recall, when I was around the age of 14, some time in the mid-90’s, I was concerned about getting hit by stray bullets, cars, getting knifed or hit with bomb shrapnel. But alas, that time was long ago. These days kids have to worry about different dangers, like catching the clap from Suzie Masterson down the block, getting caught selling grand pa’s pain killers for the arthritis in his knees from when he was with the 82nd, or dying while masturbating with a rope tied around the neck. However, for some kids there is the danger of getting hit with a meteorite while on their way to school… I shit you not.
Gerrit Blank, a German teenager, was hit by a pea sized chunk of space while walking to school in Essen, Germany. It is amazing to think that Garret survived getting hit with what can be affectionatley dubbed a “space bullet” hurtling towards him from the dark abyss of the beyond with just a small injury to the hand. What is more disturbing, however, is that Gerrit did not receive any super powers from his brush with the cosmos. Well, none that we know of anyway… But I will be watching the news from Germany looking for the headline ‘Meteor Boy foils Nazi coup!” and smile knowing that Gerrit is out there using his powers for good.
