Your house is about to be hit by a meteorite!

[LimaDelta]

But you've seen it coming with your McGuffin brand meteorite detector. Fortunately the kids and pets are safe, and the OH has grabbed the photo albums and important paperwork, and you are fully insured. You only have time to save one item before everything is smashed to dust.

What do you grab and why?

[Riley Blue]

My phone, it's more useful than any other single item.

[Baldchap]

My van. It has all my tools in it that I'll need to rebuild my house.

[Bear-n]

My McGuffin meteor minimiser.

[vikingaero]

My boxes of torches from the garage. I have some of earliest LED torches.

Mrs V. and The Vikingettes can be replaced with younger models

[LankyFreak]

think i've got half a tub of ice cream in the freezer. probably grab that on my way out. need something to do while picking through the rubble
.

[dxg]

A ladder.

I would climb onto the roof, and lay out there, face up and eyes wide open. I would finally relax.

Then, I would welcome the blessed relief.

[AdeTuono]

dxg said:

A ladder.

I would climb onto the roof, and lay out there, face up and eyes wide open. I would finally relax.

Then, I would welcome the blessed relief.

U OK, hun?

[Spare tyre]

iPad laptop docs car keys

Small filing cabinet

Maybe my wife and kids

[Greshamst]

Spare tyre said:

iPad laptop docs car keys

Small filing cabinet

Maybe my wife and kids

Might be better to grab one of your children’s school books so you can learnt to read or count.

One item.

[Spare tyre]

Greshamst said:

Spare tyre said:

iPad laptop docs car keys

Small filing cabinet

Maybe my wife and kids

Might be better to grab one of your children’s school books so you can learnt to read or count.

One item.

Balls

Filing cabinet in that case

[Skyedriver]

I'd spend so long procrastinating then looking for whatever I decide......it must be in this room, no, the bedside cabinet, no, garage, no, upstairs, no, other garage, no. splat.

I do know what Brian May would save though:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EllYgcWmcAY

[hammo19]

Just my wife. Everything else is worthless life distractions.

[Dog Star]

As long as I’ve got my cats, and I suppose Mrs DS, I don’t really care.

Ah - no. My Xbox.

[valiant]

Well, obviously a big net to try and catch it.

[Richard-D]

My McGuffin brand meteorite detector. That thing turned out to be a good purchase.

[AB]

Richard-D said:

My McGuffin brand meteorite detector. That thing turned out to be a good purchase.

That was my first thought.

[Scarletpimpofnel]

Instead of taking one thing out, how about calling an impromptu house party for annoying neighbours, MIL etc?

[captain_cynic]

The smallest meteor recorded to have hit someone's house was 340 grams (about two chicken breasts) and all that did was penetrate the roof.

If you're taking something that has the kinetic energy to destroy an entire house, chances are you're entire neighbourhood will be going with it.

Also how much warning? It takes about 4 hours for something to fall from geosynchronous orbit. This will vary depending on a lot of factors but if it's detected an imminent collision of a rock large enough to completely destroy a house, will you even have time to reach a minimum safe distance?

But this

Riley Blue said:

My phone, it's more useful than any other single item.

If I had a meteorite detector then I'd presumably have insurance against the unplanned insertion of a near earth object.

I'd need the phone to call the insurance company.

[Richard-D]

captain_cynic said:

The smallest meteor recorded to have hit someone's house was 340 grams (about two chicken breasts) and all that did was penetrate the roof.

If you're taking something that has the kinetic energy to destroy an entire house, chances are you're entire neighbourhood will be going with it.

Is it not possible to have something in between these two sizes?