This Viral ¡®Cosmic Crater¡¯ Found By Irish TV Turns Out To Be Hole Dug By Grown Men On Dublin Beach, See Now
Bizarre news going around the internet revealed that the Dublin Beach crater that was being treated as a cosmic impact site was just a hole dug by three grown men.
No, not the universe, but just men being men! A mysterious "meteorite crater" that made headlines in the Irish media has turned out to be a hole dug by three men from Dublin.
Dublin Beach 'Meteorite Crater' Revealed To Be Just A Hole Dug By Men
This hole, jokingly referred to as the "cosmic meteorite," caused quite a stir on social media until a video revealing its true origin surfaced online. The incident began when Virgin Media News reported a video of this seemingly "out of this world" dent.
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In the video, the reporter described the crater as "mysterious," with onlookers hoping it might be a once-in-a-lifetime cosmic event. The news segment also included an interview with a local astrophysics enthusiast named Dave Kennedy, who appeared convinced that the rock found inside the crater was an asteroid from space.
Back then, the astrophysics enthusiast wasn't certain about the rock's composition, but he was determined to discover its origin.
#WATCH A mysterious hole on a beach has caused a stir in North Dublin.
¡ª Virgin Media News (@VirginMediaNews) September 13, 2023
A local astronomy enthusiast is hoping the crater in Portmarnock, could be the aftermath of a cosmic event. @Hanelizaa reports ??#VMNews pic.twitter.com/cGJiyd3eZj
Dave Kennedy explained, "Only about a month ago I was watching a documentary from NASA on exactly what you¡¯re looking at behind you, so when I looked at it and saw how uniform it is, I knew immediately that what I was looking at is an impact site."
The news agency featured a portion of his interview on X, which stated how a mysterious hole on a beach has caused a commotion in North Dublin. The report continued, ¡°A local astronomy enthusiast is hoping the crater in Portmarnock could be the aftermath of a cosmic event.¡±
The 'Expert' Made Many Claims Which Were Proved False Just A Day Later
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In the media report, the astrophysics enthusiast claimed, ¡°As you can tell by here, there¡¯s a scorch mark on this side here, so that would have been at the angle that it came down at, and it is weighty.¡± Then footage of him explaining the possible flight path of the rock from space ran over the screen.
He added, "I¡¯m not sure of its composition, but we¡¯re definitely going to have to find out."
Merely a day later, another video emerged, depicting three men using plastic shovels to dig the crater, and it rapidly gained immense popularity on social media platforms.
? Meteorite mystery solved! ?
¡ª Virgin Media News (@VirginMediaNews) September 14, 2023
The mystery of the hole on a north Dublin beach has apparently been solved - denting the hopes of a local space enthusiast, who had hoped it was the site of a meteor strike.#VMNews pic.twitter.com/zhqKbhzvNY
The video showcases this small group having fun on a sunny weekend day, completely unaware that their playful escapade would end up making national news headlines. Virgin Media wasted no time in reporting that the mystery surrounding the crater had been resolved.
lads I¡¯m in bits. Virgin Media news is after reporting on a hole on portmarnnock beach that ¡®Could be the aftermath of a cosmic event¡¯. Some fellas literally dug it the day before with a kid¡¯s shovel
¡ª spochad¨®ir (@spochadoir) September 14, 2023
The way your man was talking about the rock being an asteroid had me in tears https://t.co/dNFNanF8Mn pic.twitter.com/GoTTNkcA5U
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