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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If you don’t see your cat, he’s probably throwing up on something you care about.
My starter word came up nil.
My second word gave me 1 letter in the right place.
So with one letter in the right place and 9 eliminated letters, my third guess was right.
I’m either extremely lucky or very good. I’ll let you decide.
Exactly. Dogs at least give a warning when they’re about to spew. Cats go someplace out of sight, find your favorite thing in that room and spew on it. Then come out looking for approval.
If mine is on the hardwood floor or on tile, *he will run to the nearest carpet* to offload. And then look smug about it.
It’s a good thing he’s so sweet and affectionate.
Dang! Good job on the Wordle!
G'daft, y'all!
You have nailed the kitteh caption.
True dat.
Hi.
“If you don’t see your cat, he’s probably throwing up on something you care about.”
True.
Female cat (calico), somehow finds my shoes to hurl various hairballs etc into. Yes, I try and hide my shoes.
People you love or love you sometimes, well the First lady threw up on me on a party bus in DC one time. Totally nasty.
Ford’s theater.
No more info to follow. (The King and I).
5.56mm
Thank you. It’s an unexpected world out there.
LOL! Great story.
Today’s Wordle-venture was one of “those”...
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MANY candidates. Leave it to me to save the right one for last.
Ours do that, too.
“I had a cat on my pillow when my alarm went off.”
Sweet.
I think cats are somehow attuned, and respond, to human emotional conditions; they have a significant “EQ.”
The old saying is: “You’ve got to be good, to be lucky!”
The T-storms have passed, the power is back on and so, thankfully, is the Interwebs.
Golly. I wonder what tomorrow will bring...?
Locusts: Ex. 10:1–20
Wow. The First Lady. 😳
You got rain? I’m jealous.
Glad the storms have passed, though; I know you don’t like thunder and lightning.
Thanks. This part of AR gets “57 inches” of rain a year and I think they all fell since February. The only other place I remember having so much was in Puget Sound, with 100”, but rarely if ever, any sound and light shows. More is forecast for the rest of this week. Every day. *sigh*
I know people around here who sleep through this stuff, but not me. I can’t help but wonder if I’ll learn how to deal with it.
Thanks for the reminder.
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