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Pieces of ‘fireball’ meteor that exploded over Mississippi are being found, NASA says
NOLA.com ^ | 2 May 2022 | MARK PRICE

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.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Chit/Chat; Outdoors; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; catastrophism; meteor; meteorite; meteors; mississippi; science
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To: Monkey Face

-000!

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.


1,001 posted on 05/30/2022 12:22:47 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick

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.


1,002 posted on 05/30/2022 1:01:53 PM PDT by Monkey Face (There are no limits to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else.)
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To: Monkey Face
I sympathize. Have a kitteh!


1,003 posted on 05/30/2022 1:33:52 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Darksheare

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.’


1,004 posted on 05/30/2022 1:41:00 PM PDT by null and void (We're trapped between too many questions unanaswered, and too many answers unquestioned...)
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To: Tax-chick

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!


1,005 posted on 05/30/2022 1:42:30 PM PDT by Monkey Face (There are no limits to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else.)
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To: null and void

*groan*


1,006 posted on 05/30/2022 1:43:04 PM PDT by Monkey Face (There are no limits to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else.)
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To: null and void

Lol!


1,007 posted on 05/30/2022 1:45:44 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Monkey Face

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.


1,008 posted on 05/30/2022 1:47:01 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick

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.


1,009 posted on 05/30/2022 2:09:46 PM PDT by Monkey Face (There are no limits to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else.)
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To: Allegra; Monkey Face; ArGee; null and void; Tax-chick

Good (Early) Morning!

Congrats on that one!!

Must be something in the Central Texas air...

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1,010 posted on 05/30/2022 11:12:41 PM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
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To: zzeeman; dakine; GOPJ; fanfan; ColdOne; Cyber Liberty; null and void; Tax-chick; Anoreth; ...

1,011 posted on 05/31/2022 2:18:50 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick

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.


1,012 posted on 05/31/2022 3:47:24 AM PDT by Monkey Face (There are no limits to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else.)
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To: Monkey Face

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!


1,013 posted on 05/31/2022 4:18:58 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face; NicknamedBob; null and void; no-to-illegals; Silentgypsy; ColdOne; ...

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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1,014 posted on 05/31/2022 4:30:55 AM PDT by ArGee (Well, this year's a bust. I guess I need to start hoping for a good 2023.)
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To: ArGee

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!


1,015 posted on 05/31/2022 4:44:20 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick
Oh, look, it’s time to abuse the young persons by telling them to get up and eat breakfast.


1,016 posted on 05/31/2022 5:43:54 AM PDT by ArGee (Well, this year's a bust. I guess I need to start hoping for a good 2023.)
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To: zzeeman; Allegra; ArGee; Tax-chick; null and void

Not as good as yesterday, but not as bad as a few days ago! LOL!

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1,017 posted on 05/31/2022 6:04:18 AM PDT by Monkey Face (There are no limits to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else.)
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To: Monkey Face; zzeeman; ArGee; Tax-chick

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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1,018 posted on 05/31/2022 6:19:57 AM PDT by Allegra
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To: Allegra; All; y'all

Did anyone see the meteors last night?

It was, of course, clouded over here in the high desert...


1,019 posted on 05/31/2022 6:27:18 AM PDT by null and void (We're trapped between too many questions unanaswered, and too many answers unquestioned...)
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To: ArGee

That’s so ghey.


1,020 posted on 05/31/2022 6:27:47 AM PDT by null and void (We're trapped between too many questions unanaswered, and too many answers unquestioned...)
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