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 ...
All of that is very true, I’m sure, especially the last part. And he will love every minute of it, as well!
Kitteh says “You no go New York wifout me!”
Happy Friday the 13th! It’s FD birthday today!
Did you sleep well last night?
What exciting things are happening today?
Happy birthday to your daughter.
Not bad, thanks. I don’t recall Jake on the pillow. I have a phone call with Steve later this morning, and I might go to a funeral in the afternoon.
Good morning. Happy Friday!
We did indeed have summer temps yesterday. They are foregnosticated to be a little cooler today with some rain.
Princess is going to get some blood drawn today to see if her liver numbers have improved since we started giving her milk thistle. And from there we’ll decide whether to do an ultrasound to look for a tumor that might (slight chance) exist and cause the seizures.
Good 3rd guess on Wordle today.
Wordle 328 3/6
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Good Friday Morning!
Hoping that everyone is lined up for a nice weekend!
I am envious of you current foregnostication of “a little cooler with some rain!” We need some soon...
Hoping that all goes well with Princess’ lab work...
I seemed to have made the same good guess... let me break out of the “four row rut” that I have been in:
Wordle 328 3/6
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Good luck breaking out.
I was in a 5 rows rut with some exceptions. I have 35 wins at 5 and 49 wins at 4. I was working on the 4’s doubling the 5’s, but that’s gone for a while.
Good morning. We’ve had a little rain.
What with everything else that’s happened, I finally found a few minutes and this is what I got:
Wordle 328 4/6
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FD says, “Thanks, T-c!” I think she was pleased! ;o]
Maybe she’ll like this. My f-i-l’s Russian Orthodox Church sings this after announcing birthdays.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAquW5NTT8Q
Getting to our age is an accomplishment.
Good on y’all! And Happy Friday!
It took me a minute.
Wordle 328 5/6
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Thanks!
Personally, I’d like to increase the frequency of the three row solutions... currently 33 of 114 played...
Consider it a blessing!
Good show!
👍🏻
I try to remember that rain is a miracle that we wouldn’t survive without.
It’s hard to remember when it’s falling hard and the dog needs to go out.
Yes, I can be guilty of silently cursing the rain when it is inconvenient... I usually bite my tongue soon thereafter...
We need a break in this high pressure dome... before it gets really bad...
And now I’m hearing Sam Kinison screaming (because that was his schtick, “This is SAAAAAAAND. This is a DESERT. Nothing GROWS here. Nothing’s GONNA grow here.”
I know, SA is not in the West Texas desert, but it’s close.
Thanks!
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