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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: Tax-chick

W00t!!!

I’m hoping he feels better soon, lawn or no lawn. There are other bros who know how to mow!

The door guys are here/were here, and there is such a difficulty trying to bridge the language gap. I know how to say a lot of things in Spanish but “wrong type of threshold” isn’t one of them.

I’m afraid to see what’s going to happen, now that they’ve let in all the flies. Perhaps, by the time the new door begins to sag on the hinges, I won’t have to worry about it. GAH!!


2,901 posted on 07/29/2022 10:18:35 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ We can't all be George Washingtons, but we can all be patriots. ~~ FB )
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To: Tax-chick

w00t!


2,902 posted on 07/29/2022 10:21:41 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

Maybe you could get some pet frogs?


2,903 posted on 07/29/2022 10:22:57 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

Speaking of which, when I came back from the laundry room on Monday early morning, there was a cute little toad about 2” long, just where the siding meets the grass by the door frame. I tried to convince him to stick around, but he was looking for something else. No flies at that hour of the day...


2,904 posted on 07/29/2022 10:30:16 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ We can't all be George Washingtons, but we can all be patriots. ~~ FB )
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To: Monkey Face

It’s true that others could mow, but I already paid Vlad.


2,905 posted on 07/29/2022 10:31:11 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick

Ah. Then I guess the grass can grow a little more...

;o]


2,906 posted on 07/29/2022 10:35:56 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ We can't all be George Washingtons, but we can all be patriots. ~~ FB )
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To: Tax-chick

The door has been replaced, but it needs a new door handle. Still, it took three men about 90 minutes and 30 flies to do the job.

I’ll see if FS can install a peephole for me.


2,907 posted on 07/29/2022 11:55:54 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ We can't all be George Washingtons, but we can all be patriots. ~~ FB )
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To: Monkey Face

Ask him to get you one of these.

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2,908 posted on 07/29/2022 12:26:18 PM 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

It’s 4:00 p.m. now, and he still hasn’t started mowing. Sigh.


2,909 posted on 07/29/2022 1:05:35 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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2,910 posted on 07/29/2022 1:08:42 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

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2,911 posted on 07/29/2022 1:21:36 PM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: ArGee

I have a doorbell, and I don’t want anything more “smart” in my apartment. Alexa is bad enough.

Besides, he needs to do something else for his mom that he can complain about. I won’t be around forever, ya know! 🚚


2,912 posted on 07/29/2022 1:25:08 PM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ We can't all be George Washingtons, but we can all be patriots. ~~ FB )
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To: Tax-chick

Oh, darn. Maybe you could suggest he give the money to one of his brothers since he doesn’t seem too enthusiastic about earning it. 😉


2,913 posted on 07/29/2022 1:26:41 PM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ We can't all be George Washingtons, but we can all be patriots. ~~ FB )
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To: gitmo

That’s really good!!

‘Face

;o]


2,914 posted on 07/29/2022 1:27:22 PM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ We can't all be George Washingtons, but we can all be patriots. ~~ FB )
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To: Monkey Face

He says it’s done now. It would have been a lot easier if he had done it four days ago, like I told him.

Also, he’d already spent the money ;-).


2,915 posted on 07/29/2022 1:53:00 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick

Typical! LOL!

This is the same young man who wants a job? One with regular hours and a real paycheck?

Kids! Always surprising us, one way or the other! ;o])

They don’t change when they leave home, either.


2,916 posted on 07/29/2022 2:42:20 PM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ We can't all be George Washingtons, but we can all be patriots. ~~ FB )
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To: Monkey Face

Or when they come back, sigh.


2,917 posted on 07/29/2022 2:56:18 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Monkey Face

*tagline*


2,918 posted on 07/29/2022 2:57:52 PM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Dove chocolate tastes better than their soap. ~~ FB)
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To: Tax-chick

That, too...


2,919 posted on 07/29/2022 2:58:31 PM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Dove chocolate tastes better than their soap. ~~ FB)
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To: Monkey Face

*revision*


2,920 posted on 07/29/2022 2:59:11 PM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Dove chocolate tastes way better than their soap. ~~ FB)
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