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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

Scroll down to section 4B of this FR thread:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3999744/posts

It has all that you need.


4,021 posted on 08/28/2022 8:59:18 AM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
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To: Allegra
And boy howdy, you can sure tell that the college kids are back.

When I am in a Waco H-E-B, I like to talk to random Baylor students... ask them about their classes... majors... campus life.... how they like living in Waco...

Most of them are pretty much tilted back on their heels trying to figure out why this old Texas dude is talking to them in a supermarket.... It can be fun!

😂

4,022 posted on 08/28/2022 9:03:10 AM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
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To: zzeeman
Most of them are pretty much tilted back on their heels trying to figure out why this old Texas dude is talking to them in a supermarket.... It can be fun!

LOL - Keep ‘em on their toes! I do find most of them to be decent, polite kids.

That H-E-B just off the Circle has great stuff, but it’s always a zoo. I only go there about once a month to get stuff I can’t get anywhere else.

4,023 posted on 08/28/2022 9:12:09 AM PDT by Allegra
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To: Monkey Face
Now I’ve started to ask myself why I’m even playing the game. And then I come up with about 15 answers! 😊

LOL - I figure it’s a nice, mellow morning thing to do. Even if I bomb one, it’s kind of fun.

4,024 posted on 08/28/2022 9:13:57 AM PDT by Allegra
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To: Allegra

Yes, they are mostly very polite, somewhat shy kids...


4,025 posted on 08/28/2022 9:35:31 AM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
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To: Monkey Face

Afternoon! Church, a little shopping, nap. We saw a big alligator.


4,026 posted on 08/28/2022 11:20:27 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: zzeeman; Allegra

The thing I loved about Del Rio was the meat I got at H-E-B. I’ve never been able to find meat as good, before or since. And that was 20 years ago.


4,027 posted on 08/28/2022 11:25:20 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ God is still writing your story. Quit trying to steal the pen and trust the Author. ~~ FB)
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To: Monkey Face

Yes, they still mostly have pretty good meats... but quite a bit more pricey now days....


4,028 posted on 08/28/2022 11:31:51 AM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
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To: zzeeman

Thank you!

I’m sure you would never believe that I aced HTML when I went to business college. Then I got sick, and the result is gray ling for brains. So thank you very much for this link!

XO


4,029 posted on 08/28/2022 11:32:09 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ God is still writing your story. Quit trying to steal the pen and trust the Author. ~~ FB)
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To: zzeeman

If it’s good meat, I don’t mind paying for it.


4,030 posted on 08/28/2022 11:32:56 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ God is still writing your story. Quit trying to steal the pen and trust the Author. ~~ FB)
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To: Monkey Face

You are welcome, it should help get some pictures posted...


4,031 posted on 08/28/2022 11:33:56 AM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
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To: Tax-chick; zzeeman; ArGee; dakine; Allegra; GOPJ; fanfan; ColdOne; Cyber Liberty; null and void; ...

Trying to fill in for T-c who is on vay-cay.

'Face

4,032 posted on 08/29/2022 2:58:23 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ God is still writing your story. Quit trying to steal the pen and trust the Author. ~~ FB)
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To: Tax-chick; Allegra; ArGee; zzeeman; null and void; Harmless Teddy Bear; HKMk23

I wasn’t sure I could do the kitteh pic, especially since this is Monday, but when I did, I figured Wordle should be a breeze. Not so much.

Now, I may or may not go take a nap. ;o]

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4,033 posted on 08/29/2022 3:08:07 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ God is still writing your story. Quit trying to steal the pen and trust the Author. ~~ FB)
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face; NicknamedBob; null and void; no-to-illegals; Silentgypsy; ColdOne; ...

Good morning. Happy Monday.

Nice work, Face.

We’re off to another uneventful week here. Well, relatively uneventful. F-i-l wants to insist on going to see m-i-l get her blood pressure taken, which will surely elevate it. But that’s not until Friday. On Thursday the Princess will get her ultrasound and we can see if they spot anything obviously wrong with her liver. But for now, all is well.

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4,034 posted on 08/29/2022 4:31:28 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; Monkey Face

Good morning. We’ll probably go to Homosassa Springs today. I need to check the website. Mom finds it confusing and hard to see!


4,035 posted on 08/29/2022 5:14:03 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: ArGee

Good job on the triple, ArGee!

Wouldn’t it be easier to have M-i-L take her B/P at home? Mine is always higher in the doctor’s office than home.

I’ll keep the princess in my prayers.


4,036 posted on 08/29/2022 5:44:50 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ God is still writing your story. Quit trying to steal the pen and trust the Author. ~~ FB)
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To: ArGee

Thanks!


4,037 posted on 08/29/2022 5:45:27 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ God is still writing your story. Quit trying to steal the pen and trust the Author. ~~ FB)
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To: Tax-chick

Sounds like a fun day! How is Kathleen liking the visit so far?

Goodness. I got that way when the cataracts were bad. I’m glad I had them removed.


4,038 posted on 08/29/2022 5:47:18 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ God is still writing your story. Quit trying to steal the pen and trust the Author. ~~ FB)
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To: Monkey Face

M-i-l can’t really hear, but insists she can take her BP with her old stethoscope and sphygmomanometer. When Mrs. ArGee tried to take it with our machine last time f-i-l got extremely agitated. We think it’s because he fears there might be something wrong with her and he might have to become a bachelor again. Naturally, the readings are a little abnormal.

At this point we’re going with, “She doesn’t have a blood pressure problem but you won’t be able to measure that at the Dr. Office.” We’ll see how that goes.


4,039 posted on 08/29/2022 5:51:35 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

Nice kitteh pic!


4,040 posted on 08/29/2022 5:58:37 AM PDT by Allegra
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