Pieces of ‘fireball’ meteor that exploded over Mississippi are being found, NASA says

NOLA.com ^ | 2 May 2022 | MARK PRICE

[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.”

[Monkey Face]

Friday Eve it is, and it couldn’t happen to a better bunch of epople!

For what it’s worth:

Wordle 369 3/6

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[zzeeman]

Good Morning!

Wow, ‘Face, you are on a roll!!

Had I paused to actually sip some of this coffee, I may have done a bit better...

Wordle 369 5/6

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[Allegra]

Wow!! You’re killing it, ‘Face! You GO!!

Happy Thursday, everyone! Work has been crazy - I haven’t done Wordle yet.

[Monkey Face]

But you didn’t get the dreaded X/6, so happy day!!

Good job!

My sister and my FS both get their early morning caffeine hit with Coke Zero or Pepsi. Not me. I don’t want anything sweet to drink, except maybe once a year!

[Monkey Face]

Thanks! I can’t figure out what’s wrong! LOL!

It feels really weird, though. ;o]

[Allegra]

Back on the four-train. Better than the five-train I’ve been riding for a while.

Wordle 369 4/6

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[Monkey Face]

Good job! Anything over X/6 is a good day! LOL!

Now I have to take my silly self and go sort pills. See ya in a while!

[ArGee]

Priorities!

[HKMk23]

G’day, all. Another middling 4.

I just figured out that, when I copy my game to post the results here, the link (that I usually delete) actually gives YOU the same puzzle, so you can see if you can do better in an equal contest.

Kinda cool, I think.

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Can you guess this word?
https://wordlegame.org?challenge=cGlnZ3k

[Monkey Face]

I kept trying but it kept telling me the words I put in weren’t words. A lot they know! LOL!

Interesting. Thanks for the link!

[null and void]

I guessed this 5-letter word in 4/6 tries.

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[Tax-chick]

Afternoon. Hot day today. There might be a thunderstorm. We put all the archery targets away, just in case.

[Monkey Face]

Good job!

I shudder to think what mine will be tomorrow... :o|

[Monkey Face]

No shooting arrows in the rain? Or soggy targets? ;o]

Will you have a full day tomorrow?

[Tax-chick]

The targets are difficult to move when they’re wet. The range staff will get them out again in the morning. I don’t think that will include me, but you never know for sure until you get there.

[Monkey Face]

I guess there’s really nothing better than straw bales for target practice when the ammo is an arrow!

Bales are heavy when they’re dry, my memories as a pre-teen in the hay/straw fields remind me.

[Tax-chick]

We have circular, molded foam targets about 6” thick.

[Monkey Face]

Ah! Where have I been since my brothers took archery?

[Monkey Face]

How often do those targets need to be replaced?

[Monkey Face]

Mine?