What's the chance that a rock smash near you from space?

Question

a rock,not bigger than my fist(duke)

example: 1 to 68900000

Answer 1

If you stay in the same place for long enough, it wil happen. So 1 to 1.

Answer 2

Micrometeorites float down through the atmosphere all the time.  They're often magnetic, so you should be able to collect some with a magnet.

The bigger the object, the more time between strikes.  You really need to specify how big, and how long.

Answer 3

Happens to me all the time.

Answer 4

Very unlikely.  Any odds I would give you would be made up.  Either by me or whoever I quoted, so why bother looking for someone else's guess?  If you should be so lucky to survive such an event, do the following:

1.  Obtain the meteorite, keeping it in a sealed vessel.  Meteorites are valuable.  

2.  Contact the media.  Here is your chance for fame.

You may have to make choices though.  If the meteor crashes on your property its yours.  Money and fame are yours.

If it lands on someone elses property they have a claim on it.  So do you want to keep the meteorite and get cash, or do you want a chance at fame.  Think carefully, grasshopper!!  

Answer 5

the probability is very small

almost zero probability

Answer 6

I would say about 1 in 100,000,000 during an average lifespan.

A woman's car was hit by a meteorite and damaged the front left wheel. Another person had one hit his house, go through the roof and hit his bathtub. These are documented cases and famous because of the rarity. There are more cases than I could list here.

Answer 7

1 in 1000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000

don't bet on it

Answer 8

very unlikely. 1 in 900 million.  I've never heard of anyone even witnessing the fall of a space rock.  I know someone that found on after it fell and burned the grass around it.