I'd think that standing that close to all those fumes might not be too smart...

Meteor Shit!!!

I'd have claimed the metorite.. universities pay through the nose for them. Especially large ones.

Of course... if an infant crawled out of the crater (Superman).. then obviously it would be a different situation.

Not at all! I'm sure you could find any number of universities that would pay through the node for an infant that crawled out of the crater. Probably even more so than for just the meteorite...

This is being called a hoax now because the hole apparently looks too tidy to be caused by a meteor.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33479916/ns/technology_and_science-space/

As cool as it is, It is a "Fake"

"Latvian mobile operator Tele2 was involved in staging a hoax on a meteorite allegedly falling in the country on Sunday, the operator's marketing and sales director said Monday.
Latvian mobile operator Tele2 was involved in staging a hoax on a meteorite allegedly falling in the country on Sunday, the operator's marketing and sales director More.. said Monday."
- http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3b5_1256594548

... or are they just saying it's a hoax because they found some cool alien shit and want to hide it from everybody???

Nope, it's a hoax. Meteorites are not hot, the are actually very cool when hitting the ground.

Yes meteorites are very cool, but if it were some cool alien shit it would be even cooler!