scannon Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 On my way to Home Depot just after dark this evening in the Caterham, I was slowing for a red light probably doing 35 - 40 mph when something hit my glasses from the right. It hit hard enough to knock my head back and to the left. I didn't see it coming in the headlights and the car has the Brookland screens on. The passenger side screen was folded flat. It was a good thing I had on the wrap around type glasses as had I had my regular specs on I'm sure some of it would have ended up in my eye. As it was there was some on my cheek, a few bits on my hat and shirt. I couldn't find any trace anywhere on the car. From the remains on the lens I have no idea what kind of critter it was. No body parts remain. Maybe it was something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancylad Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 You took out an alien!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notakit Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Are you sure somebody didn't throw an avacado at you?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 It didn't have any odor at all. By the time I got home whatever it was had hardened but washed off quickly with warm water and Dawn dish soap. The darker green spots are little spheres like maybe it was carrying eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off Road SHO Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 You took out an alien!!! Yep, a Cephalapod from the planet Ubeenahita. Those weren't eggs, they were miniature barbeque'd hamburger patties she was carrying back to the Memorial Day party they were holding. That'd be my guess. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMike Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Yuk! Good thing you didn't swallow it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1Steve Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Skip, Lucky for you that you were wearing your safety glasses. I think you need to call the " Men in Black", cause that bug is not from this planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi7ot Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Ok, One last time...You're absolutely sure that you weren't parked on a Nicolodeon set? m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 Ok, One last time...You're absolutely sure that you weren't parked on a Nicolodeon set? m Wasn't parked, but I may have been driving through it via time warp. :jester: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee break Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Call the Ghost Busters! Thanks for the reminder about eye protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlumba81 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Were you in an area where a kid with a paintball gun could be hiding? Had a problem with kids sniping passing cars at a nearby park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 Were you in an area where a kid with a paintball gun could be hiding? Had a problem with kids sniping passing cars at a nearby park. It was an open area approaching an interstate on ramp. No place to hide but it was dark. I didn't find any pieces of the the paint ball shell in the car and there was no green paint splatter anywhere on me or the car. Do paint balls have a paint type odor when they impact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slomove Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 If you watched some of the 50's B-movies you would know that the next phase is your skin starting to go green and acting in a strange fashion. Like that --> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 That bird had good aim! Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James A Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Hey, your bug splat matches my son's race car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowss7 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 James, off topic, but where did he get that roll cage? Looks like a pretty robust one. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Your alien might have been a Locust - like a 17-year type, but I think they're white on the inside (full of fat). I'll bet a local college teacher whose area is entomology could ID it for you given the locale, the size and the more obvious bits in the splat. I was on my Ducati years ago and caught a June bug square in the forehead between my goggles and helmet and which, at 60 MPH, made me glad my clip-ons and lean-fwd riding position kept me on the bike . Then later, talking to a biker, he said he was truckin along on his chopper and caught a crow square on his chest - at least he thought it most probably was a crow - said he found himself sliding along on the ground taken clean off his bike with blood and feathers all over his chest (no sissy bar of course). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeb Hoge Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 It was an open area approaching an interstate on ramp. No place to hide but it was dark. I didn't find any pieces of the the paint ball shell in the car and there was no green paint splatter anywhere on me or the car. Do paint balls have a paint type odor when they impact? It's not a paintball hit. I've played for 20 years and can say with a high degree of confidence that it's not. Paintball fill is more liquid than that and a typical paintball would have more volume than that as well, plus you'd definitely have thin paintball shell debris. And yes, paintballs do have a distinct smell...they're kind of stinky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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