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 ...
Happy Fourth of July to all! Have a wonderful and safe holiday.
‘Face, I hope you’re feeling better?
I had to go and use a different word from my normal starter word. Turns out three of the letters were in my normal starter word. LOL
Wordle 380 5/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨
⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I did that twice and decided the odds were against it! LOL!
Good job!
I’m very tired, but the family is having a get-together this afternoon, so I have to try and hang in there until I finally fall over.
I don’t know what is planned but probably some X-Box games. My phone doesn’t like them...
And thanks! 💖
Back from a nice, if hot, walk in the woods. Now I’m going to take a shower, and then I’ll go to Walmart with Vlad. We’re out of milk.
I hope the shindig turns out to be not terrible!
Thanks!
I spent a while this morning cleaning out the cupboards so I could lay down some diatomaceous earth. I’m doing what I should never ever do in a relapse — taking advantage of a day when I feel semi-good.
But I don’t have a job, so the only thing on the docket is laundry as far as the eye can see...
Anyway, it’s almost time to go, as soon as FS shows up. I’ll let you know when I get home! I’m sure I’ll have plenty of things to write in the log.
Good luck!
Too late...
Too late for luck? Sorry to hear that!
Yep.
Amazing how quickly CFIDS can destroy things.
Thank ye! Wrenching on my ‘63 — a very American thing to do.
BTW, just this past week, I may have run across my #2 favorite version of the Bible; it’s just, too... well... just read it for a bit.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john+1&version=HWP
That’s interesting! And looks like fun, too.
I guessed this 5-letter word in 5/6 tries.
🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Can you guess this word?
https://wordlegame.org?challenge=bG9naWM
Emmm maybe I should not be trying to do word games after running around all day in the hot sun.
Hope you had a lovely day and, unlike me, did not forget to stock up on ice cream. Only ONE root beer float per person. Oh the HUMANITY!
To benefit fully from it, it helps to read aloud. Unfortunately, accents and speech patterns stick w/me like glue. It’s gonna take awhile before this ebbs. Thank you, though—it’s an illuminating experience.
Here's hoping that y'all have had a splendid Fourth!
You’re welcome. I hope you had a good day, too!
Five tries seems to have been the order of the day!
I always keep ice cream on hand, AND have an industrial sized container of chocolate syrup, so I’m good! I try to be frugal and limit myself to one helping a day, though!
Looks like kitteh just woke up!
Good morning. I hope your night was restful.
Nothing is planned for today except to put away the laundry. I wanted to sleep in but FD saw to it that I was awake. I’m just not ready for the day.
Good morning. Happy Twosday that feels like a Monday.
We had a quiet Independence Day weekend except for the loud noises. The Princess is less tolerant of that stuff with each passing year, but she survived.
Not the best Wordle day, but I squeaked by.
Wordle 381 6/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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