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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: null and void

Comin’ right up...


3,781 posted on 08/22/2022 3:36:46 AM PDT by pookie18 (You don’t have to be high on crack to enjoy Pookie’s Toons! - Tell It Right)
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To: Monkey Face

Not that I know of...


3,782 posted on 08/22/2022 3:37:13 AM PDT by pookie18 (You don’t have to be high on crack to enjoy Pookie’s Toons! - Tell It Right)
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face; NicknamedBob; null and void; no-to-illegals; Silentgypsy; ColdOne; ...

Good morning. Happy Monday.

Temps are creeping back up.

We finally decided to start putting a little chicken broth on the food that the Princess doesn’t really like to eat. She’d lost about 3 pounds so we figured we should do something. She’s back on her meal schedule now.

Her liver numbers weren’t great, so we’re probably going to have her get an ultrasound of her abdomen. I can remember when people didn’t do things like that for dogs, but we do now.

Decent start to the Wordle week.

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3,783 posted on 08/22/2022 4:27:21 AM PDT by ArGee (It's years like this that explain why presidential campaigns start so early. COME ON 2024!)
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To: ArGee

Sorry about the dog health issues. One of the children had an ultrasound of his liver. James? Vlad? Anyway, he was fine.


3,784 posted on 08/22/2022 4:38:24 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick

I wuv dat kitteh!

Good morning. I hope you had a good no-pillow-cat night.

Mine was full of interruptions again. Then a meager six hours of sleep before I got up to do the laundry.

Now I have tinnitus, among other things. How distracting!


3,785 posted on 08/22/2022 5:16:26 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
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To: pookie18

*Whew!*

Thanks!


3,786 posted on 08/22/2022 5:17:30 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
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To: Monkey Face

Pillow cat was around for a while, but then he left. I understand why you feel you have to be available 24/7, but it sure would be nice if other people would let you sleep!


3,787 posted on 08/22/2022 5:21:36 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: ArGee

Awww...poor Princess Dog. If it ain’t one darn thing, it’s two darn things.

I don’t think I mentioned this, but the Good Luck Kitteh hasn’t been swinging in the luck since just before I moved and suddenly, one day last week, it was earning its spot in the limelight again!

I love it!


3,788 posted on 08/22/2022 5:21:39 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
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To: Tax-chick

Long story about the interruptions last night.

Even though I signed up for and got the link for church services through Facebook, I couldn’t always get them on the laptop. I finally relented and installed Facebook on my phone because for whatever reason, it was more reliable for the church services on the phone.

So every time there is a message alert on Facebook, I get it on the phone. That’s what last night was, after FD sent photos of her new peach and apple trees.

FD doesn’t think about the time difference and on Facebook, unless it’s my family scattered around the country no one else does, either. But then, I’ve got acquaintances on Facebook from Ireland, Scotland Poland and Britain, so...


3,789 posted on 08/22/2022 5:32:46 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
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To: Monkey Face

You can probably turn off the sound for Facebook notifications on your phone. Vlad knows how to fix all the sounds! Or you could even shut off the notification function in Facebook.


3,790 posted on 08/22/2022 5:47:54 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick

I’m not usually bothered by Facebook, but that’s probably a good idea!


3,791 posted on 08/22/2022 5:52:33 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
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To: Tax-chick

In view of last night!


3,792 posted on 08/22/2022 5:53:51 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
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To: Monkey Face

You’re welcome, Monkey Face!


3,793 posted on 08/22/2022 5:55:14 AM PDT by pookie18 (You don’t have to be high on crack to enjoy Pookie’s Toons! - Tell It Right)
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To: Monkey Face

Yes. That reminds me, I need to get Vlad to show me some tech things.


3,794 posted on 08/22/2022 6:00:04 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Monkey Face

I silence my phone at night because of things like that. I’ve been in too many weird time zones and had texts wake me in the middle of the night. Depending on what kind of phone you have, you can also put on “do not disturb” at night.

I hope you have a nice nap!


3,795 posted on 08/22/2022 6:40:05 AM PDT by Allegra
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To: Monkey Face; zzeeman; ArGee

Good morning and Happy Monday! 😖

I hope everyone has a good week.

I managed another three today! 😃

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3,796 posted on 08/22/2022 6:42:40 AM PDT by Allegra
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To: Monkey Face; pookie18
Is Pookie on vacation?

For some silly asterisk reason, pookie takes weekends off.

The noive of some people!

3,797 posted on 08/22/2022 7:14:25 AM PDT by null and void (they promise the jetsons but deliver the flintstones)
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To: null and void; pookie18

Yeah, I noticed that! I don’t get weekends off! The noive is right!


3,798 posted on 08/22/2022 7:33:49 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
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To: Allegra

I’ll have to look for that. I usually have my granddaughter show me all the stuffs I can do with the phone, but I haven’t seen her in almost three months. I’ll see what I can find!


3,799 posted on 08/22/2022 7:36:10 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
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To: Allegra; Harmless Teddy Bear; Monkey Face; Tax-chick; ArGee; null and void; HKMk23

Good Morning All!

Wow, that is quite a streak of threes, Allegra!

For me today, happy to get it in five after the awful start...

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3,800 posted on 08/22/2022 7:46:29 AM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
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