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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: Monkey Face
Several people are not happy with the idea of me having a cat, but it’s not about them. It’s about me.

Yep. It’s about you.

And the kitty.

All of those other people just don’t know what they’re missing.

2,521 posted on 07/18/2022 3:39:12 PM PDT by Allegra
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To: Monkey Face
We’ll get it turned around, for sure!

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

2,522 posted on 07/18/2022 3:40:35 PM PDT by Allegra
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To: Allegra

Yep, I’m tired of being told what I can and can’t do. The kitteh needs a home, and I have one (sorta.)


2,523 posted on 07/18/2022 8:25:26 PM PDT by Monkey Face (~~ Animals would never allow the dumbest of the lot to be the leader of their pack. ~~ Facebook)
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To: zzeeman; ArGee; ColdOne; Conspiracy Guy; Cyber Liberty; Darksheare; Dead Corpse; fanfan; ...

Beat the tricky thing this evening with the four.

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🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨
🟨🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Can you guess this word?
https://wordlegame.org?challenge=Y2FyYXQ


2,524 posted on 07/18/2022 9:26:59 PM PDT by HKMk23 (https://youtu.be/LTseTg48568)
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To: dakine; GOPJ; fanfan; ColdOne; Cyber Liberty; null and void; Tax-chick; Anoreth; Monkey Face; ...
Good morning. Happy Twosday.

For those who like to take morning naps:


2,525 posted on 07/19/2022 4:31:21 AM PDT by ArGee (It's years like this that explain why presidential campaigns start so early. COME ON 2024!)
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Today’s effort.

Wordle 395 4/6

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2,526 posted on 07/19/2022 4:32:37 AM PDT by ArGee (It's years like this that explain why presidential campaigns start so early. COME ON 2024!)
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To: ArGee

Wordle in 4 here as well


2,527 posted on 07/19/2022 4:35:47 AM PDT by null and void (No world is so large that it can't fit within the pages of a book)
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To: ArGee

Zager and Evans post number...


2,528 posted on 07/19/2022 4:39:53 AM PDT by null and void (No world is so large that it can't fit within the pages of a book)
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To: null and void

I knew the song, but not the singers.


2,529 posted on 07/19/2022 5:02:23 AM PDT by ArGee (It's years like this that explain why presidential campaigns start so early. COME ON 2024!)
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To: ArGee

Good morning. Kitteh has the right idea!

Sorry. I was bein’ a slug.


2,530 posted on 07/19/2022 5:37:54 AM PDT by Monkey Face (~~ Animals would never allow the dumbest of the lot to be the leader of their pack. ~~ Facebook)
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To: null and void; ArGee

Who could forget THAT song??


2,531 posted on 07/19/2022 5:38:36 AM PDT by Monkey Face (~~ Animals would never allow the dumbest of the lot to be the leader of their pack. ~~ Facebook)
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To: ArGee; Allegra; zzeeman; null and void; Tax-chick

Excellent! I’ve yet to wake up enough to try it.

I had a slight bout of insomnia last night and when I finally began to drift off, I heard this horrible music, really loud. Thinking it’s some yayhoo in a car, I wait for it to diminish.

It doesn’t. I sit up and listen. Then I get out of bed, come into the living room and the stereo, which I had finally hooked up yesterday, was on, and playing at a volume I would only use to irritate the neighbors.

Spooky. It was unsettling enough that it took me a while before I could relax enough to go back to sleep.


2,532 posted on 07/19/2022 5:52:59 AM PDT by Monkey Face (~~ Animals would never allow the dumbest of the lot to be the leader of their pack. ~~ Facebook)
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To: Monkey Face

They’re here.


2,533 posted on 07/19/2022 5:55:54 AM PDT by ArGee (It's years like this that explain why presidential campaigns start so early. COME ON 2024!)
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To: Monkey Face; zzeeman

Good morning!
Wow - managed a three!

Wordle 395 3/6

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⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩


2,534 posted on 07/19/2022 5:57:31 AM PDT by Allegra
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To: Monkey Face

That’s bizarre. 😱


2,535 posted on 07/19/2022 5:58:20 AM PDT by Allegra
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To: ArGee

Obviously!

Creepy.


2,536 posted on 07/19/2022 6:02:47 AM PDT by Monkey Face (~~ Animals would never allow the dumbest of the lot to be the leader of their pack. ~~ Facebook)
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To: Allegra; ArGee; zzeeman; Tax-chick; null and void

Good job!!

Maybe the wits were scared outta me last night:

Wordle 395 5/6

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🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩


2,537 posted on 07/19/2022 6:04:35 AM PDT by Monkey Face (~~ Animals would never allow the dumbest of the lot to be the leader of their pack. ~~ Facebook)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
I forget who it was that said that cats are the visible soul of the house but they were right.

Oh, I like that.

2,538 posted on 07/19/2022 6:18:14 AM PDT by Allegra
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To: Monkey Face

I’m back. The package arrived. I won’t open it until Friday.

The people who were here didn’t finish their wash in the 48 hours between their arrival and my arrival, but oh, well.

Off to the shower as soon as I get a load of our laundry on!


2,539 posted on 07/19/2022 6:18:51 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: ArGee

Happy Tuesday!

Cute, relaxed kitteh!


2,540 posted on 07/19/2022 6:50:42 AM PDT by Allegra
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