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Do you still remember the news of a North Sumatran who made a scene calling his home a meteor? The man is now reported to have made a fortune after the meteor stone that struck his home last August was bought at a fantastic price by a collector in the United States.
(To updateWhen contacted by detikcom, Joshua denied the news that the stone was being sold for 26 billion rupees. He claimed that the stone was sold for 200 million rupees and the buyer was a foreigner who was in Bali)
The man named Josua Hutagalung. He claimed that his home in Sitambarat Hamlet, Kolang, Tapanuli Tengah (Tapteng) was hit by a meteorite on Saturday 1 August at 16.30 WIB.
“Yes, it’s true, there was a meteor falling,” Josua told reporters at the time.
The owner of the coffin revealed that he initially heard a commotion in the sky while behind his house. Not long after, a loud bang was heard right next to his house. When checked, the roof of the house between the living room and the kitchen was hollow.
After being searched, he discovered that the floor of his house had holes about 6 inches deep, or the size of an adult. The ground around the hole, he said, also appeared to be drying out.
Several British media such as The Sun reported on Tuesday (11/17) that the meteorite was bought by a collector in the United States for 1.4 million pounds (about Rp 26 billion). According to The Sun, after analysis, the meteorite was classified as CM1 / 2 Carbonano Chondrite, an extremely rare variety that scientists believe contains a unique amino acid and other primordial elements believed to be the seeds of life in the system. early solar.
As The Sun reported in an article titled“Indonesian coffin maker DEAD LUCKY instantly becomes a millionaire after £ 1.4 million from SPACE ROCK crashed through its roof”, a meteorite expert from Bali-based Jared Collins, was dispatched by an American collector named Jay Piatek to obtain the rare meteorite and negotiate a price.
“My cell phone lit up with a crazy offer to get on the plane and buy the meteor,” Collins said.
