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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

$500 is nothing to sneeze at... hopefully you will get a refund in short order...


3,581 posted on 08/16/2022 6:43:07 PM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
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To: Monkey Face
Sorry that you are not feeling chipper today.

So far the only thing I have accomplished this week is I did get the cauliflower, blanched and riced and frozen. Almost thirty pounds of it.

I am going to pickle the rest, should be about 12 quarts.

But my brain also appears to be pickled as I hit a X/6 on Wordle and can't solve a connect three to save my life.

3,582 posted on 08/16/2022 7:26:23 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: Tax-chick; dakine; GOPJ; fanfan; ColdOne; Cyber Liberty; null and void; Anoreth; Monkey Face; ...

3,583 posted on 08/17/2022 2:59:11 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Don’t feel bad — I never was able to connect three. Elusive things. Today is another day, and it sounds like you were very busy yesterday!

You’ll be back to getting things right with the Wordle again today. I’ve never seen anyone miss two in a row - not even me!


3,584 posted on 08/17/2022 3:11:32 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ If you don't heal what hurt you, you'll bleed on people who didn't cut you. ~~)
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To: Tax-chick

Seems to me, once upon a time in west, I had a kitten that looked like that!

Good morning. I hope you had a good night.

The sound and light show woke me up. Unngh. As if I had been asleep very long.

I’ll go to Kroger today and that’s it.


3,585 posted on 08/17/2022 3:14:17 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ If you don't heal what hurt you, you'll bleed on people who didn't cut you. ~~)
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To: Monkey Face

Good morning. Not bad. Sorry about your sound and light show!

I will go to Walmart today, but first, I need to go through the pantry, refrigerator, and freezer and see what we already have. The other person who shops always skips that step, resulting in an accumulation of things nobody wants.


3,586 posted on 08/17/2022 3:39:34 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick

Hoo-boy. I had one of those persons for a while. I’m really glad I don’t any more because I just don’t have room for Stuff.

I didn’t fall asleep until after 2200, and was uneasy and restless the rest of the night.

Now I’m going to go take my shower, hoping I feel better when I’m done.

Ice pick headaches are starting my day off. Unngh.


3,587 posted on 08/17/2022 4:13:30 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ If you don't heal what hurt you, you'll bleed on people who didn't cut you. ~~)
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face; NicknamedBob; null and void; no-to-illegals; Silentgypsy; ColdOne; ...

Good morning. Happy Humph Day!

We may get some rain today.

The Princess is going to see her doctor. We’ll find out if her reduced eating has impacted her weight, among other things. At lest we’re into the next seizure “zone”. If she keeps to past patterns we don’t have to worry for a while. But then, those patterns aren’t a promise.

Pretty good guesses today.

Wordle 424 3/6

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3,588 posted on 08/17/2022 4:23:14 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

Sorry about the headache. I hope the shower helps!

Jake and Shannon are bickering this morning.


3,589 posted on 08/17/2022 4:24:20 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Monkey Face

Ice Pick Headache

Never heard of it. Looked it up and it appears to be
very uncomfortable and unpredictable. good luck


3,590 posted on 08/17/2022 4:27:54 AM PDT by deport
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To: deport

Thanks!

It’s just another one of the symptoms of CFIDS.

Unpredictable it right, and uncomfortable is too mild a descriptor.

But! It’s time to do the Wordle, so maybe they’ll leave me alone while I do it!

‘Face

;o]

PS: Welcome to the Undead Thread!


3,591 posted on 08/17/2022 5:01:31 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ If you don't heal what hurt you, you'll bleed on people who didn't cut you. ~~)
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To: Tax-chick

Thanks!

It’s not just one headache. It’s a bunch of headaches that feel just like the name implies.

The shower felt good, the rain is still raining and I don’t want to go anywhere.

Maybe Jake and Shannon need to go play in the rain.


3,592 posted on 08/17/2022 5:07:17 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ If you don't heal what hurt you, you'll bleed on people who didn't cut you. ~~)
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To: ArGee; Tax-chick; Allegra; Harmless Teddy Bear; zzeeman; Dead Corpse; HKMk23

I wouldn’t know it’s raining except for hearing it come down the drain pipe. It’s giving us a good soaking.

I hope Princess Dog is OK, and that the food has made the difference.

Here’s my effort for the day.

Wordle 424 3/6

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3,593 posted on 08/17/2022 5:18:01 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ If you don't heal what hurt you, you'll bleed on people who didn't cut you. ~~)
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To: Tax-chick

Oh, those little toe beans. What a cute babycat!


3,594 posted on 08/17/2022 5:53:44 AM PDT by Allegra
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To: Monkey Face; ArGee; zzeeman; Harmless Teddy Bear

Happy Hump Day! 🐫

I sincerely hope that ice-pick headache is gone, ‘Face.

And I continue to pull for the Princess.

I hope everyone is well and has a great day.

Well done on all those 3s!

Ridin’ the four train today.

Wordle 424 4/6

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3,595 posted on 08/17/2022 6:32:27 AM PDT by Allegra
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To: Monkey Face; ArGee; Tax-chick; Allegra; Harmless Teddy Bear; HKMk23

Good Morning!

And good job to you two three-spotters!

Row five effort for me today...

Wordle 424 5/6

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3,596 posted on 08/17/2022 6:34:05 AM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
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To: zzeeman

Ya gotta see this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQs5VxNPhzk

[60 fps] The Flying Train, Germany, 1902


3,597 posted on 08/17/2022 6:49:04 AM PDT by null and void (they promise the jetsons but deliver the flintstones)
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To: Allegra

She will show you her claw.


3,598 posted on 08/17/2022 8:01:35 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Monkey Face

Good job! We’ve done some school activities. And some cooking activities. AND *drum roll* James and His Hair have an interview tomorrow with the town parks department!!!


3,599 posted on 08/17/2022 8:02:42 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick

Oh, excellent for James and His Hair! Knock ‘em dead, James and His Hair!

I’ve been a slug because rain.


3,600 posted on 08/17/2022 8:05:03 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ If you don't heal what hurt you, you'll bleed on people who didn't cut you. ~~)
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