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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: Tax-chick; Monkey Face; NicknamedBob; null and void; no-to-illegals; Silentgypsy; ColdOne; ...

Good morning. Happy Humph Day!

Nothing really to report this morning. Just lots of work.

I could have had another 3 today, but I decided to consider other possibilities first.

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1,321 posted on 06/08/2022 4:22:27 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

Well - er - um -

Look. Squirrel!


1,322 posted on 06/08/2022 4:24:51 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’s Wednesday here.


1,323 posted on 06/08/2022 4:29:00 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Monkey Face

Interestingly they have been predicting triple digits (from a few days out) since last Saturday... each day it gets pushed out further by a day or so...

At the moment, they are now predicting 101° for Friday, 104° for Saturday, and 106° for Sunday. It will be interesting to see if they pan out...

Of course, it has been hot (upper 90s) and very humid... the past week or so... just never touching those triple digits here..... yet...


1,324 posted on 06/08/2022 5:27:11 AM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
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To: ArGee; Tax-chick; Monkey Face; Allegra; null and void; HKMk23

Good Morning!

Nothing much to report here either, other than a lot of watering needs to be done...

Of course, it is a four spot:

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1,325 posted on 06/08/2022 5:31:55 AM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
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To: Tax-chick

So you found a good recipe? Or just adapting what you have on hand?

I just saved another 25 photos of the London Escapades with Edd China. My FS must be having the time of his life!


1,326 posted on 06/08/2022 5:38:49 AM PDT by Monkey Face (You can't see your face in boiling water.You can't see truth when angry.Clarity comes in calm waters)
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To: Monkey Face

Yes, we found a recipe online. It will go in the crockpot.


1,327 posted on 06/08/2022 5:41:41 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick

Yummy! Crock potted chicken is awesome with the right seasonings.


1,328 posted on 06/08/2022 5:48:47 AM PDT by Monkey Face
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To: Monkey Face

*tagline*


1,329 posted on 06/08/2022 5:50:05 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of the day that says "I'll try again tomorrow." TM)
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To: Monkey Face

National just sent me the summer dress ad. I have to remember that I’m going to be at camp staff a good part of the summer, and I don’t need new dresses!


1,330 posted on 06/08/2022 6:02:00 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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1,331 posted on 06/08/2022 6:19:43 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

Great shirt!

The late Igor worked in aerospace, helping to get the now disintegrated Skylab into orbit and also worked on other space things.


1,332 posted on 06/08/2022 6:38:03 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of the day that says "I'll try again tomorrow." TM)
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To: Monkey Face
It would make a great shirt, but it's an XKCD.com cartoon.

Dad built several valves for the shuttle.

1,333 posted on 06/08/2022 6:42:49 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

That’s great!


1,334 posted on 06/08/2022 6:43:00 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Monkey Face

The chicken is ready to cook, but we don’t want to turn it on until about noon, because the recipe says to cook it for 5 hours.


1,335 posted on 06/08/2022 6:43:36 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick

I like skirts and tops because I can have lots more outfits that way. 😁

More T-storms. We got wet going into Kroger, but it passed us in a hurry and now we’ve got the sound and light shows.

I was very grateful for the ride, but by the time I took care of business and we got back to the car, I was worn out.


1,336 posted on 06/08/2022 6:43:43 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of the day that says "I'll try again tomorrow." TM)
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To: Monkey Face; zzeeman; ArGee

Good morning! It looks like our weekend weather might be approaching Baghdad levels - something I do not miss. 🥵

I’m joining everyone on the four-track:

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1,337 posted on 06/08/2022 6:46:53 AM PDT by Allegra
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To: Monkey Face

At least you have your things!

We need to pick something up at Hobby Lobby, but it will have to be done on the way to the library for Kathleen’s art class, because I’m not willing to drive to Matthews and back twice, with gas so expensive.

I guess I’m saving the planet, yay me.


1,338 posted on 06/08/2022 7:33:45 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick

I just order my Hobby Lobby stuff online because the stores are always so far away from me.

When I was telling my friend yesterday that I got delivery from Walmart, I got the feeling that it wasn’t the “right” thing to do. But then I explained the situation with CFIDS and the lack of a car and having to get rides with cranky people and she backed off. I don’t think she was being mean. I think she had just never thought about the reasons why someone would want to do it.


1,339 posted on 06/08/2022 8:16:05 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of the day that says "I'll try again tomorrow." TM)
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To: Allegra; ArGee; zzeeman; Tax-chick; null and void

Well, it’s better than yesterday, and I consider myself lucky to be in an elite group. At least for today!

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1,340 posted on 06/08/2022 8:44:30 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of the day that says "I'll try again tomorrow." TM)
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