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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W00t!
Thanks! It’s just slower than I’m used to but I’ll make it. Take care of you. ;o]
Good morning. That would be worth trying if my cat’s weren’t so old.
Mom Cat is going to lock herself in the bathroom until the kids grow up.
Or she’s just shoving her butt in the camera...
Sally’s cat does that.
Mom Cat has the right idea.
Good morning. Did you sleep well?
I was mostly in that not-quite awake, not-quite asleep world for most of the night. I don’t feel too worse for wear but that pain in the left side of my neck is still there.
Nothing on the docket but writing to Charlie today. Not sure when the Other Folks are coming in but I’ll probably be the last to know, anyway.
Not very well. Another resident’s phone beeped several times around 2:00 a.m., causing me to feel like a total sap for making an effort to be considerate of others. “It was downloading a map.”
It’s hard for a technology expert to admit that he doesn’t know how to work his own phone. It’s easy for me!
I’m about to go get the youth’s up. It’s a nice morning. We’ll probably go to the park. Kathleen has a riding lesson later.
w00t!
Good morning. Happy Friday!
The rain ended. We don’t have triple digit forecasts.
I found out last night why one doesn’t schedule a meeting with our CIO at the end of the day. She needs a reason to stop talking.
But, at least that day is done.
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Arrgh.
I have trouble with mine because I don’t know where to look for all the things I need. My sweet granddaughter, Abbie, showed me how to block the calls on my new number. That girl that had it before me was very irresponsible. CitiBank calls several times a day, including on Sundays.
More sound and light shows due this morning. I’m going to go take a shower. Then I’ll see how I feel.
w00t!
We’ve been de-icing the refrigerator for the last couple of days. It should be okay by now, but a few more hours can’t hurt. Then I’ll have the bros put it all back together!
Good Friday Morning!
(Another week that has raced by...)
Well, they are holding true to form (so far)... the weather folks have pushed our triple digit seasonal debut off another day again...
Now supposed to be tomorrow...
They can keep doing this all Summer as far as I am concerned.
A surprise respite from the four row grind came today:
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Good morning. It’s quite pleasant here, so far. I’ll drag some oppressed Youth to the park in a little while.
Sounds nice... a late Spring morning in the park... Enjoy!
I’m waiting to hear from a friend who might join us.
Happy Friday!
More house shakers this morning. But there IS this bright spot:
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I didn’t bomb out again! ;o])
A day in the park sounds great. There are parks here, but I don’t know when they’re usable.
I’m getting a post card in the mail today from the Other Folks — posted in Deutschland! It looks like it may have been posted in Weurzburg! Way cool!
Happy Friday! I hope everyone is doing well.
Well, I didn’t bomb it. LOL Letter eliminations pulled this through.
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