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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.”
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Chit/Chat; Outdoors; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; catastrophism; meteor; meteorite; meteors; mississippi; science
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To: ArGee
I love the autumn kitties!
To: Allegra
Good morning.
Thanks. Monday nights are always like that.
I hate all those yellows! LOL! I do an inward grimace when I have all the letters but the wrong word two or three times.
Good job, though!
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08/30/2022 7:12:13 AM PDT
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Monkey Face
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To: Allegra
4,063
posted on
08/30/2022 7:12:33 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
( ~~ God is still writing your story. Quit trying to steal the pen and trust the Author. ~~ FB)
To: Monkey Face; ArGee; Allegra; Harmless Teddy Bear; Tax-chick; Silentgypsy; null and void; HKMk23
Good Morning!
I got a bit more sleep today, and a (lucky) three spot... maybe there is something to that...
Wordle 437 3/6
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🟨⬛⬛🟩⬛
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4,064
posted on
08/30/2022 7:20:00 AM PDT
by
zzeeman
("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
To: zzeeman
Looks like you actually did better than I did! Good job! I had too many letters that fit too many other words. ;o]
4,065
posted on
08/30/2022 9:33:56 AM PDT
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Monkey Face
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To: zzeeman
Congrats on the three!
We’ve got rain! Nice, lovely, steady rain. Yay!
To: Monkey Face; Allegra
Thanks, it was a very lucky guess!
Looks like rain for a good part of the day...
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08/30/2022 10:07:13 AM PDT
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zzeeman
("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
To: zzeeman; Allegra
Congrats on the rain. I wish it wasn’t quite so prevalent here, but I’m always glad to share! ;o]
4,068
posted on
08/30/2022 12:06:31 PM PDT
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Monkey Face
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To: zzeeman; Monkey Face; Allegra
I ready today that one problem that could lead to Alzheimer’s is ... is ... oh, yeah, not getting enough hours of sleep.
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posted on
08/30/2022 1:00:52 PM PDT
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ArGee
(It's years like this that explain why presidential campaigns start so early. COME ON 2024!)
To: ArGee
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08/30/2022 2:04:32 PM PDT
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Monkey Face
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To: ArGee
I used to read... before I got too much sleep... or is it not enough sleep?
🤔
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08/30/2022 5:34:23 PM PDT
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zzeeman
("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
To: ArGee; ColdOne; Conspiracy Guy; Cyber Liberty; Darksheare; Dead Corpse; fanfan; ...
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08/31/2022 12:57:22 AM PDT
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HKMk23
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To: Monkey Face
Good morning. Tour if horse farms today!
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08/31/2022 3:09:41 AM PDT
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Tax-chick
(Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
To: HKMk23
HKMk23,
I had a few moments to try another Wordle...
I guessed this 5-letter word in 3/6 tries.
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛
🟩⬛🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Can you guess this word?
https://wordlegame.org?challenge=ZW1jZWU
Thanks for the opportunity!
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posted on
08/31/2022 3:21:36 AM PDT
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zzeeman
("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
To: Monkey Face; ArGee; Allegra; Harmless Teddy Bear; Tax-chick; Silentgypsy; null and void; HKMk23
Gut Mittwoch Morgen!
On the regular Wordle front, it is a four train ride for me today...
Wordle 438 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩
⬛⬛🟩🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Hoping all is well, with all of you!
4,075
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08/31/2022 3:25:47 AM PDT
by
zzeeman
("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
To: Tax-chick; dakine; GOPJ; fanfan; ColdOne; Cyber Liberty; null and void; Anoreth; Monkey Face; ...
4,076
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08/31/2022 4:16:19 AM PDT
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Monkey Face
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face; NicknamedBob; null and void; no-to-illegals; Silentgypsy; ColdOne; ...
Good morning. Happy Humph Day.
Dasn’t squoosh da kitteh.
Mrs. ArGee is now wondering if our dog got something in her system when she was licking someone’s hand at Home Depot over the weekend. Maybe said someone had just put Purelle on or something. She seems to be eating better.
It took me 5 today.
Wordle 438 5/6
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⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
4,077
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08/31/2022 4:27:34 AM PDT
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ArGee
(It's years like this that explain why presidential campaigns start so early. COME ON 2024!)
To: ArGee
Good morning! Another Wednesday? Already?
Some places won’t let me paste da floofy kitteh.
Good to know the Dog Princess is eating better. This is the anti-seizure food, right?
Five seems to be a good number...
Wordle 438 5/6
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⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
4,078
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08/31/2022 4:43:46 AM PDT
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Monkey Face
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To: Monkey Face
Right now she’s eating chicken and rice until we get her weight back up a little. We’re putting in a little of the anti-seizure food with it, but it will be a week or so before she’s back on her normal diet.
4,079
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08/31/2022 4:58:51 AM PDT
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ArGee
(It's years like this that explain why presidential campaigns start so early. COME ON 2024!)
To: zzeeman
Good job!
Same to you on this Mittwoch Morgen!
4,080
posted on
08/31/2022 5:22:50 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
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