Top 10 Craziest Things That Have Fallen From the Sky
Top 10 Craziest Things That Have Fallen From the Sky
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And you thought cats and dogs were bad. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the Top 10 craziest things that have fallen from the sky. For this list, we’ll be looking at various bizarre and unforeseeable items that have historically rained down from the sky.
#10: 3 Tons of Gold
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Watching gold raining from the sky is quite literally the stuff of dreams. Turns out, the dream came true...sort of. On March 15, 2018, a Siberian aircraft carrying bars of gold and silver was taking off when the cargo hatch tore open, resulting in 3.4 tons of gold dropping onto the runway below. While most of the ingots fell onto the runway, the police were quick to lock down the surrounding area to prevent any citizen injury or theft. As a result, the plane was then forced to circle around back to the airport. Luckily for them, all the fallen gold was promptly recovered.
#9: Coffee Creamer
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And just when you forgot to add cream to your coffee, the coffee Gods smiled down upon you and sent creamer in the form of rain. Unfortunately, it wasn’t coffee Gods - but a factory in Chester, South Carolina. On one unfortunate day in 1969, the plant’s exhaust system was malfunctioning and spewing creamer into the air. The creamer subsequently mixed with rain and dew, resulting in a goopy snow that fell onto the town below. The company paid a $4,000 fine for the incident, and city Councilman Odell Williams recalled that the company cleaned cars as a form of restitution.
#8: Worms
And you thought thick, juicy earthworms burrowing in the dirt was gross. PE teacher David Crichton and his students were playing football at Scotland’s Galashiels Academy when they were pelted by earthworms falling from the sky! After checking the field and the nearby tennis court, Crichton and his colleagues found upwards of 120 earthworms scattered on the ground. The school’s head, Kenny McKay, stated that the earthworm phenomenon was likely “the result of an unusual meteorological event.” Similar incidents have occurred in various parts of the world, including the state of Louisiana in 2007, when inclement weather lifted worms from a river and rained them down on the citizens below.
#7: Frogs
If you ever see frogs raining from the sky, don’t freak out. Turns out that this is actually quite a common occurrence. There have been many instances of frog rain, going all the way back to Ancient Greece. Greek historian Heraclides Lembus reports in his “Histories” that the roads of Paeonia and Dardania were one day filled with frogs. Japan, Hungary, and Uruguay have also reported instances of raining frogs and toads. And back in August of 1921, frogs rained down onto Calgary’s 11 Avenue, where it is said that neighborhood cats had a glorious feast. While this sounds positively Biblical, it’s usually just the result of frogs getting sucked up and deposited by tornadoes.
#6: Frozen Iguanas
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As if Florida wasn’t creepy enough with its alligators, the citizens also have to contend with frozen iguanas! When it gets unseasonably cold in Florida, the local, cold-blooded iguanas literally freeze in place. The frozen iguanas are left particularly vulnerable if seeking shelter in trees, as a powerful gust of wind or awkward balancing could send them tumbling to the ground below. These falls pose a significant danger to the iguanas, but should they remain unscathed, they are usually good as new when the temperatures rise and thaw them out. The National Weather Service has a fitting name for this peculiar phenomenon - “iguana rain.” Go figure.
#5: Human Body Parts
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Fair warning - this one gets graphic. Do you remember that scene in “Breaking Bad” when the planes crashed over Walt’s house and rained bodies onto his driveway? Well, that actually happened on September 25, 1978 when Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 collided with a private aircraft over San Diego. Both crashed into the North Park neighborhood, creating an unbelievable and surreal scene of Hellish carnage. The falling 182 aircraft struck the street at such an incredible speed that the impact brought upon a mushroom cloud and shredded both the plane and its occupants. Sadly, there were no survivors and it remains one of the most devastating aircraft accidents in history.
#4: “Blood” Rain
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In the fall of 2014, citizens in the northwest portion of Spain were hit with the phenomenon known as “blood rain.” Blame was immediately placed on contaminants and even a Biblical plague, until a resident sent samples of the water to the University of Salamanca. The researchers deduced that the water had been contaminated with a freshwater algae called Haematococcus pluvialis. This algae produces a distinct red pigment whenever it’s stressed, resulting in the bloody-looking waters of Spain. It’s hypothesized that this algae was carried to Spain by the wind, where it promptly mixed with the rainwater.
#3: Spiders
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If raining gold is the stuff of dreams, then raining spiders is the stuff of nightmares. Unfortunately for us all, raining spiders have been reported all over the globe. In January 2019, hundreds of spiders could be spotted in the skies over southeast Brazil. According to a local biology professor, what appeared to be spiders in the skies was in fact a result of a large group of social spiders having built a massive collective web to catch airborne prey. In a similar incident back in 2015, Goulburn, Australia was hit with a host of migrating spiders who left tunnels of webs in the skies above the city. It was also reported that tiny baby spiders were falling into people’s hair and beards. Have fun getting that image out of your head.
#2: Fish
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As common as falling frogs and spiders are, they have nothing on fish. There have been dozens of reported cases of raining fish dating back to 1861, when fish were said to have fallen in Singapore during winter. Since then, reports have been scattered all over the world, ranging from New Jersey to Lajamanu, Australia. There has been little scientific study conducted on the matter, but the consensus puts the blame on waterspouts. Waterspouts travel over bodies of water and suck up fish, and when the wind decreases, gravity takes them back down to Earth. So don’t be surprised if you get smacked in the face by a fish while going for a walk or if one lands in your drink. That’s just nature doing its thing.
#1: A Shark
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To all Sharknado fans: it’s not what you think. So it’s typical for golf balls to rain from the sky at golf courses. We even invented a word for warning people about it! But no one has even seen a shark rain down from above. That is, until October 22, 2012, when a two-foot-long leopard shark was found on the 12th tee of San Juan Hills Golf Club. The bloody shark was quickly retrieved by a staff member and found to have puncture wounds on its fin, indicating that it had most likely been pierced and subsequently dropped by a bird of prey. Luckily, it was still alive and was quickly driven to the ocean by the course’s staff and released back into its natural habitat.
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