No the take-away of this story will be that this is fake.
Think about it. First - a meteor this size would have made a hell of an impact, probably emptying the lake. Second - had this occurred before recorded history, the thing would likely been long submerged under lots of mud, not laying on the lake floor. Third - upon impact they usually break up.
Another possible “Russian” explanation could be this was recent, but it landed slowly, did not make the news and was just waiting on the lake floor like a BOULDER.
The Russians have genetic propensity for make outlandish claims of the biggest, fastest or whatever, of course without any independent non-Russian confirmation.
Looks like a meteorite to me. Go to the 41 minute mark on the video.
So it did in February. Chelyabinsk meteor
Second - had this occurred before recorded history, the thing would likely been long submerged under lots of mud, not laying on the lake floor.
This is not the case.
Third - upon impact they usually break up
They believe it exploded while airborne.
The Russians have genetic propensity for make outlandish claims of the biggest, fastest or whatever, of course without any independent non-Russian confirmation
The fragment is reported as 'probable piece of the meteor' so I see no reason to accuse Russians of all these things in the case. It was a natural phenomen, and no advance notice had been sent to invite international public on time.