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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
Whatever she eats, with luck it’s enough to keep her healthy and hopefully, stop her seizures. Poor baby. I feel so bad for her each time you tell us she’s had another.
I know they must confuse her terribly.
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posted on
08/31/2022 5:25:44 AM PDT
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Monkey Face
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To: ArGee; Monkey Face; zzeeman
Good drizzly morning!
I hope everyone is doing well today.
I pulled a fiver. Too many possibilities and luck wasn’t my friend. 😏
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To: Allegra
Hoo-boy! I hate when that happens!
But you pulled it off and that’s great! Good job!
👍
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posted on
08/31/2022 7:36:15 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
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To: Monkey Face
Horse farms were great. I’ll send pictures later.
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posted on
08/31/2022 10:02:32 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
To: Tax-chick
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posted on
08/31/2022 10:13:53 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face
Not having much luck imagining horse seeds, but it would be kinda cool to pick horses.
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posted on
08/31/2022 1:26:02 PM PDT
by
ArGee
(It's years like this that explain why presidential campaigns start so early. COME ON 2024!)
To: ArGee; Tax-chick
Horse seeds probably come from meadow muffins. Or not.
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posted on
08/31/2022 1:42:49 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
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To: ArGee; Tax-chick; Monkey Face
"Not having much luck imagining horse seeds, but it would be kinda cool to pick horses." Quite a few people just go by the color choices on the jockies.
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posted on
08/31/2022 2:29:19 PM PDT
by
NicknamedBob
(If you can't do something well, you won't do anything good.)
To: zzeeman
Nicely done.
Guessing the triplet was the key, but the idea seemed so out there I nearly didn’t.
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posted on
08/31/2022 11:40:12 PM PDT
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HKMk23
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To: Monkey Face
Good morning. We might go to the pool this morning. The cat was feeling a little better by bedtime yesterday.
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posted on
09/01/2022 2:59:01 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
To: Tax-chick; Harmless Teddy Bear; dakine; GOPJ; fanfan; ColdOne; Cyber Liberty; null and void; ...
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posted on
09/01/2022 4:18:35 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 Friday Eve!
I got up at 4 this morning so the Princess could have a 12-hour fast before her ultrasound. She seems to have gotten over her confusion.
Not bad today. I’ll share credit tomorrow since I’m afraid it might give a hint to someone.
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posted on
09/01/2022 4:28:38 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(It's years like this that explain why presidential campaigns start so early. COME ON 2024!)
To: ArGee
Good Friday Eve’s day!
Confusion is a fun expression to see on any animal. though some of the reasons for it are not worthy of the amount of fun it is.
Good luck on her ultrasound. She’ll be in my prayers.
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posted on
09/01/2022 5:11:30 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
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To: Tax-chick; Allegra; ArGee; NicknamedBob; zzeeman; Silentgypsy; null and void; ...
Talk about surprised!
That would be me when I pulled this one out of the hat! What a word!
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09/01/2022 5:14:12 AM PDT
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Monkey Face
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To: Monkey Face; ArGee; zzeeman
Good morning and Happy Holiday Weekend Friday Eve! My 9/80 off-Friday at that!
I’m glad the Princess is more lucid. I feel for her having to fast, poor girl.
Pulled a three also. I stared at the letters I had for a few minutes moving them around in my head and then it clicked.
Way to go, y’all!
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To: HKMk23
Your comment on the multiple letter was very helpful to me!
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posted on
09/01/2022 7:06:13 AM PDT
by
zzeeman
("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
To: Monkey Face; Tax-chick; Allegra; ArGee; Harmless Teddy Bear; HKMk23; Silentgypsy; null and void
Good Morning!
Like ArGee, I must be silent about the source of “credit” for now... Congrats on all of the 3 spots!
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posted on
09/01/2022 7:10:48 AM PDT
by
zzeeman
("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
To: Allegra; Tax-chick
I think T-c would have enjoyed this one, were she playing the game!
So, you’re having a long weekend, eh? Good for you!
Good job on the triple!
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posted on
09/01/2022 7:13:18 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
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To: zzeeman
Good job! I’m in good company, today!
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posted on
09/01/2022 7:14:44 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
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To: Monkey Face
We are all in very good company!
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posted on
09/01/2022 7:15:55 AM PDT
by
zzeeman
("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
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