Posted on 05/03/2022 7:07:46 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Meteorites are not ‘flaming rocks of doom,' NASA says
The “bright fireball” was traveling at 35,000 mph when it exploded at 8:03 a.m. with the “energy equivalent of 3 tons of TNT,” according to NASA Meteor Watch, the agency's project that tracks fireball activity.
“Existing law states that any meteorites belong to the owner of the property on which they fell; out of respect for the privacy of those in the area, we will not disclose the locations of these finds,”
And finding anything of value is likely harder than you think.
“The pieces from this object were way too small to leave a crater. Unlike what you see in the movies, meteorites are not ‘flaming rocks of doom’ that blast holes in the ground. In fact, you can pick one up right after it hits ground. So no smoking rocks in small craters.”
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I haven’t gotten chicken from Walmart lately. I had a nap and then left Jake in charge of the bed. Not sure what I’ll do next.
I’m either too early to get chicken at Walmart or too late and it’s all gone. I don’t have room in my freezer for a roasting hen, so some things just don’t get done.
For some reason, I just got sad. I hate when that happens. Mood swings suck.
A priest, a rabbit and a minister walk into a bar.
The bartender asks the rabbit ‘What would you like to drink?’
The rabbit says ‘Nothing for me, thank you. I’m only here because of auto-correct.’
Awww...fangs!
Just what I needed!
I don’t know whether to expect fireworks or not tonight, but I hope I can sleep through them, if there are any. It’s for sure I’m a tired person!
*groan*
Lol!
There were a few bangs here last night, but I expect the neighbors are saving up for July 4.
Google says Little Rock AFB will have fireworks on the 4th.
Too late for me to stay up and watch! I think the last time I REALLY got into the 4th, pulling out all the stops was in’76. After that, they were all a let-down. We even had Tall Ships from all over the world come to visit that time.
The only other fireworks display of note was globally in 2000 and always, on the Strip on New Year’s Eves.
I just can’t function being up that late, these days.
Good (Early) Morning!
Congrats on that one!!
Must be something in the Central Texas air...
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What a sweet little floof!
Good morning.
How was the grilled chicken? Did you used up all the leftovers?
I may go to Kroger today, but if I do, I’ll probably walk. Or, I may just stay home and continue to be a slug.
Good morning. The grilled chicken was tasty. I’ll have some leftovers for lunch.
After supper we played mini-golf. DP did best, which is always good. Those who made a hole-in-one, including Kathleen, got ice cream. I didn’t want any ice cream.
Frank came home from his frontier living friends with a dozen weird-colored eggs and a frozen chicken. We’ll have to look up a good recipe for the organic chicken!
Good morning. Happy Twosday!
I hope everyone had a good Memorial Day. We had hot. Princess got an upset stomach yesterday morning but it did not lead to a seizure, so that was good.
After 2 days of guessing the Wordle in 3, I’m back to a more normal 4.
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Good morning. It was hot here, too. I’m glad the dog didn’t have a seizure.
Oh, look, it’s time to abuse the young persons by telling them to get up and eat breakfast. Someone call social services!
Not as good as yesterday, but not as bad as a few days ago! LOL!
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Good morning, everyone! I hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend. The unofficial start to summer here was (is) appropriately hot.
I’m glad Princess didn’t have a seizure.
After a surprising two yesterday, I am back on the four-track.
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Did anyone see the meteors last night?
It was, of course, clouded over here in the high desert...
That’s so ghey.
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