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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: null and void

Dang it - no, I missed the meteors.


1,021 posted on 05/31/2022 6:31:58 AM PDT by Allegra
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To: Allegra; Monkey Face

I actually hit a 3-spot both Sunday and yesterday. I probably should have hit a 3-spot this morning but in my 3rd word I didn’t include a letter that I knew should have been there so I wasted a guess.


1,022 posted on 05/31/2022 6:42:42 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: Allegra; null and void

Fortunately, they also missed you. ;)


1,023 posted on 05/31/2022 6:43:23 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


1,024 posted on 05/31/2022 6:58:37 AM PDT by null and void (We're trapped between too many questions unanaswered, and too many answers unquestioned...)
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To: null and void

The real question for evolution is why did we give up everything that got us to the top of the food chain once we got there? We’re to slow, too weak, and too big to really fend for ourselves if we ever lost the brains advantage. And our camo isn’t worth squat.


1,025 posted on 05/31/2022 7:44:47 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: null and void

Good one Nully! Makes so much sense!


1,026 posted on 05/31/2022 7:45:00 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: ArGee

I blame space aliens...


1,027 posted on 05/31/2022 7:50:24 AM 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

It sounds like an enjoyable day.

I can eat ice cream at any time, winter or summer!

Walmart used to have some reasonably-priced organic chickens but I think they were local. I love roast chicken! I may have to put one on my list for this week and get it roasted up. No crockpot, this time. I want the crust!


1,028 posted on 05/31/2022 7:58:02 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: ArGee

Memorial Day was quiet, as they always are, but that’s OK. I’ve learned, over the years, how to entertain me on holidays as well as non-holidays.

But I’m always happy to hear how other have spent theirs.

SO happy Princess Dog didn’t have a seizure.

Good job on the Wordle!


1,029 posted on 05/31/2022 8:00:51 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: Allegra

Good morning!

The best I ever got on Wordle was a three. I’ll take it!


1,030 posted on 05/31/2022 8:02:12 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

Roast chicken ...

I’ll have to think about it.

I went to Weight Watchers. Oh, look, here are James and his hair. I thought maybe he was dead.


1,031 posted on 05/31/2022 8:16:05 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: null and void

That’s what Richard Dawkins said.


1,032 posted on 05/31/2022 8:24:33 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: Monkey Face

I read somewhere that those roasted chickens were a good bargain. They’re actually loss-leaders to get people into the store so if you just want the chicken you get good food for a relatively low price.


1,033 posted on 05/31/2022 8:25:31 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: Monkey Face
I can eat ice cream at any time, winter or summer!

Wait, what??? You have to get permission?

It's Joe Biden, isn't it. He wants to control everything.

OK, where does one go to get one's year-round ice cream eating permit?

1,034 posted on 05/31/2022 8:26:42 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: Tax-chick
Oh, look, here are James and his hair. I thought maybe he was dead.

Maybe he is and his hair is alive?

1,035 posted on 05/31/2022 8:27:30 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

I think he spoke, but I couldn’t see his face, so it might have been his hair ...


1,036 posted on 05/31/2022 8:48:42 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: ArGee
The real question for evolution is why did we give up everything that got us to the top of the food chain once we got there? We’re to slow, too weak, and too big to really fend for ourselves if we ever lost the brains advantage. And our camo isn’t worth squat.

On the other hand, the other extant hominid...


1,037 posted on 05/31/2022 9:00:26 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

Yes, there was a recent article on the rotisserie chickens that some stores offer, and the stores are taking the chance that once a person has got to the roaster kiosk, they’ll have to buy something to go with it. Works for me!


1,038 posted on 05/31/2022 9:04:13 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: Tax-chick

I was happy to find that I had lost another two pounds, down from the four I gained recently. I really have to stop eating at other people’s homes...😎


1,039 posted on 05/31/2022 9:06:53 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: Tax-chick

Yes, James gave up the other James to make room for hair. My goodness. What a tradeoff.


1,040 posted on 05/31/2022 9:08:24 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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