Stones falling from the sky made the poor man rich.

 

Stones falling from the sky made the poor man rich.

Imagine what you would do if a meteor from the sky or a space rock suddenly broke the roof and approached you.

It's hard to believe, but such an event can change your life, that is, make you rich.

This is what happened to a coffin maker in Indonesia whose roof was shattered by meteorite.

Joshua Hawatagaling, a 33-year-old man, sold the stone for just 14 14,000 (over 2,254,000 Pakistani rupees), although the actual price was much higher.

Joshua, from Kolang, North Sumatra, was making a coffin when he heard a loud explosion.

With the blast, a 2.1kg space rock left the tin roof of his house and fell into the room.

This meteorite is 4 and a half billion years old and contains a rare carbon stone called Chondrite which costs 85 853 per gram.

Joshua sold it for 200 million Indonesian rupees and later said in an interview that he felt cheated.

The incident took place in August and is now the focus of international media attention.

"I spent all this money helping my family and orphans and building a church," Joshua said.

The man uploaded a video of his discovery on his Facebook page with the caption, "A black mountain fell from the sky on my house.

After falling, the rock sank to a depth of 15 cm, which Vishwa dug out.

Joshua told the BBC: "When I picked it up, it was still hot. At the time, I thought it was a meteorite, because no one could throw such a big rock with such force.