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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Thanks! I like it!
It looks like a sweater. I had one somewhat like that a million years ago. I loved it! Soft and stretchy. I’d love to afford that kind of yarn so I could make another one. Probably angora, if I recall. I think my sister absconded with it. Or my mother did. LOL!
Not as bad as yesterday, but maybe not as good as tomorrow!
Wordle 405 5/6
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It looks so soft and warm ... and I’m so hot and sweaty!
I may have the cold that Vlad’s been moping around with all week.
Ohno! Not the VladCold! ICK!
I hope it’s just a glitch in your system and not a real problem.
I need to go shower. I hope, for just a few minutes, that I can be warm while I’m under the shower spray.
Good morning. Happy Friday!
Rain is foreguessed and then warmer weather. It was fun while it lasted.
From a 6 to a 3. I don’t seem to be getting better at this so much as surviving it.
Wordle 405 3/6
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Just when we think we know how to play the game, they change the rules.
Good job!!
Good morning and Happy Friday!
I’m ridin’ the four-train today.
Wordle 405 4/6
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What is this “rain” you speak of? I don’t know if I’ve heard of this phenomenon.
Wow. That third line was something else!
Good job!
Good Friday Morning!
Hoping that everyone has a nice weekend lined up...
Been a long time since I rode the three train, I almost forgot what it is like...
Good thing I caught a three train ride today, as all of those five train rides were adding up... only a difference of 2 between their tallies... (51 three train rides, 49 five train rides)...
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LOL - yep, I was trying to shake out letter placements. When I put that in and it came up, I knew what the word was. In fact, if I’d had my coffee, I might have been able to pull off a three, but hey, it’s all good. :)
Good on ya! 👍
You ain't kidding... late yesterday afternoon a couple of dark clouds blew in from the East... as they passed over, a few dozen rain drops fell out... I stood there just watching them hit the ground and feeling them fall on me... Been so long that is was a unique and strange experience...
With all the money problems this blue state has, I’m surprised they haven’t figured out how to sell rain to some red states.
And then refused to do so, because liberals.
I’m at 47 3’s and 52 5’s.
I haven’t been playing as long as you have, but I have 43 5’s and 41 4’s, 21 3’s, 2 2’s and 15 6’s. And then there are the three bombs! ;o]
That’s funny, that is.
Before I ran into the rut of daily five train travel, my three train rides outnumbered the five train rides by about 20... four train rides still have a pretty good lead at 78...
I assume Vlad has a real cold and not just an excuse for not mowing the lawn.
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